The Effect of Kangaroo Care on Parents' Perceived Parenting Self-Efficacy, Infant Attachment and Newborn Vital Signs

Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Mother-Infant Interaction; Premature Infant; Kangaroo Care; Fathers

Treatments: Other: Kangaroo care practice only mother; Other: Kangaroo care practice by both mother and father

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06320587

AEŞH-EK1-2023-508

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study was planned to determine the effect of kangaroo care applied by parents of premature newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit on the newborn's vital signs, perceived parenting self-efficacy level and attachment to the baby.

Full description

The research is a randomized controlled trial and an experimental research design will be used. The research will be carried out with two groups as experimental (newborns given kangaroo care by both mother and father) and control (newborns given kangaroo care only by the mother) groups.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 28 to 37 weeks old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Parents who volunteered to participate in the research
• Parents who are Turkish citizens and speak Turkish
• Preterm baby born between 28-37 weeks staying in the neonatal intensive care unit
• The mother and father do not have any obstacles in taking care of the kangaroo.
• Mothers and fathers who can come to the hospital regularly on the specified days will be included in the study.

Exclusion criteria

• Not volunteering to participate in the research
• Parent's inability to speak Turkish
• Presence of a life-threatening major malformation or serious perinatal complication in the premature baby
• Babies with umbilical catheters and central venous catheters will not be included in the study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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100 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Experimental group

Experimental group

Description:

Newborns in this group will be given kangaroo care by both their mother and father.

Treatment:

Other: Kangaroo care practice by both mother and father

Control group

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Newborns in this group will be given kangaroo care by only the mother.

Treatment:

Other: Kangaroo care practice only mother