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FIGARO - Full-term and preterm infants' stress, gaze and regulation in mother-infant-observations

FIGARO - Full-term and preterm infants' stress, gaze and regulation in mother-infant-observations - FIGARO

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00024921
Enrollment
122
Registered
2021-04-27
Start date
2021-08-09
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

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

Conditions

P07

Interventions

Group 1: An interaction between preterm infants and their mothers is conducted and observed. The interaction ist divided into 5 minutes of free play and the still-face paradigm with 3x 2 minutes. In p

Sponsors

Institut für Experimentelle PsychologieHeinrich-Heine-Unievrsität
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
4 Months to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Preterm infants born between week 26 0/7 of gestation and week 36 6/7 of gestation with a minimum birth weight of 800g, Full-term infants born after week 37 0/8 of gestation, Written informed consent of the participating mother to participate in the study, Age of the mother = 18 years, Sufficient knowledge of the German language to ensure that the information sheet as well as the consent form and the oral information about the study are understood.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Lack of mental, physical or linguistic ability of the mother that does not allow participation, Known serious illnesses or congenital developmental disorders of the infant.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Influence of postnatal maternal stress on the mother-infant interaction and bonding

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Comparison of stress response and self-regulatory mechanisms between preterm and full-term infants; evaluation of the influence of maternal postpartum stress on infant stress response; evaluation of the relationship between maternal long-term and acute stress; evaluation of the influence of infant gender, breastfeeding behaviour and maternal depressive symptoms on maternal and infant stress and mother-infant interaction.

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactNora K. Schaal

Institut für Experimentelle PsychologieHeinrich-Heine-Unievrsität

nora.schaal@hhu.de0211 8113863

Outcome results

None listed

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