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Assessment of parent compliance to kangaroo mother care in low birth weight babies between 1.5-2.5kg using the BEMPU device and KANGA sling as compared to the conventional care-A theee arm hospital based randomised control Trial

IMPACT OF HYPOTHERMIA ALERT DEVICE(BEMPU) AND WRAP (KANGA SLING) IN LOW BIRTH WEIGHT BABIES BETWEEN 1.5-2.5KG ON PARENT COMPLIANCE TO KANGAROO CARE COMPARED TO THE CONVENTIONAL KANGAROO MOTHER CARE. A ONE YEAR HOSPITAL BASED THREE ARM RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/05/052960
Enrollment
90
Registered
2023-05-19
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-05-29

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: P071- Other low birth weight newborn

Interventions

Intervention1: BEMPU DEVICE: THIS IS THE SECOND INTERVENTION GROUP IN WHICH ONLY THE BEMPU DEVICE IS PROVIDED AND THE PARENT COMPLIANCE IS OBSERVED IN THEM BY THE NUMBER OF HOURSOF KMC PROVIDED.Durati

Sponsors

ANISH GOURISARIA
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ALL NEW BORN INFANTS WHOSE BIRTH WEIGHT IS BETWEEN 1.5-2.5KG

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: INFANTS NOT CLINICALLY STABLE OR WHO HAD A MAJOR CONGENITAL MALFORMATION WILL BE EXCLUDED. MOTHERS WITH DEBILITATING ILLNESS WHO WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PROVIDE KMC

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Assess parent compliance to kangaroo mother care with kanga sling and BEMPU device in low birth weight babies between 1.5-2.5kg compared to conventional kangaroo mother care.Timepoint: Babies followed up until they reach 2.5kg weight or 40 weeks period of gestation.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To assess the correlation between compliance to kangaroo mother care and growth parameters of babies. To assess the correlation between compliance to kangaroo mother care and early breastfeeding.Timepoint: Babies followed up until they reach 2.5kg weight or 40 weeks period of gestation.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactANISH GOURISARIA

JNMC BELGAUM

principal@jnmc.edu9448157237

Outcome results

None listed

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