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A study to document the long-term benefits of Kangaroo Mother Care (skin to skin contact and exclusive breast feeding) initiated at home during neonatal period on brain development at 6-7 years of child age.

Long term neurodevelopment in low-birth-weight babies who received Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) compared to those who did not: A follow-up study from community initiated KMC Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2021/09/036103
Enrollment
2660
Registered
2021-09-01
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Centre for Health Research and Development Society for Applied Studies
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children aged 6-7 years Children part of the primary trial (CTRI/2016/01/006524) Children in whom the consent for participation is available from parents/primary caregiver(s)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Those with documented developmental delays e.g. autism, cerebral palsy Children with documented neuro-psychological problems For eye tracking assessments, those with documented vision problems e.g. vision impairment, blindness or squint

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Mean Cognitive (IQ) Score Mean Higher Executive Function Score Timepoint: At child age 6-7 years At child age 6-7 years

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Mean language score Mean socio-emotional score Proportion of children with basic reading and arithmetic skills Eye tracking parameters (Mean saccadic reaction time and mean fixation duration) in a sub-sample of children Timepoint: At child age 6-7 years At child age 6-7 years At child age 6-7 years At child age 6-7 years

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Sunita Taneja

Centre for Health Research and Development, Society for Applied Studies

ravi.upadhyay@sas.org.in011-46043751-55

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026