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Effectiveness of book-reading on stress in fathers of hospitalized neonates

Effectiveness of parent-infant book reading on parental stress in fathers with hospitalized neonates. - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/02/080375
Enrollment
55
Registered
2025-02-12
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-03-03

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Parent-infant book reading: Participants will read storybooks to their neonate in infant-directed speech for 20-30 minutes. Three reading sessions will be administered across one week.

Sponsors

Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Fathers with neonatal hospitalization of at least 1 week

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Fathers whose neonates have been hospitalized for less than 1 week. - Fathers whose infants are in critical, unstable condition.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Parental Stress Scale- NICUTimepoint: 1. At baseline (0 days) 2. At the end of intervention (7 days)—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NATimepoint: NA—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactJeeshma Vijin

Manipal College of Health Professions

jeeshma.vijin@manipal.edu08217723829

Outcome results

None listed

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