Comparison of Kangaroo mother care and conventional method in premature of less 2000 grams birth weight in weight gaining, clinical cyanosis, mother confidence, hospitalization and nosocomial infections

Comparison of Kangaroo mother care and conventional method in premature of less than 2000 grams birth weight in weight gaining, clinical cyanosis, mother confidence, hospitalization and nosocomial infections

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT201101091162N16

Enrollment

100

Registered

2011-02-10

Start date

2007-03-07

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Condition 1: nosocomial infection. Condition 2: duration of hospitalization. Condition 3: weight gaining. Condition 4: self confidence of mother. Condition 5: cyanosis. Nosocomial condition Problems related to living in residential institution Other lack of expected normal physiological development Unspecified disorder of adult personality and behaviour Cyanosis

Interventions

kangaroo mother care.

Prevention

kangaroo mother care

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

2 Years to 28 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Babies with birth weight less than 2000 gr which were stabilized in first 72 hr of age Exclusion criteria: babies with requiring ventilator support, suffering from apnea, unstable temperature, and intravenous nutrient

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Weight gaining. Timepoint: daily. Method of measurement: with scale.;Mother confidence. Timepoint: daily. Method of measurement: clinical.;Hospitalization. Timepoint: daily. Method of measurement: at discharge.;Cyanosis. Timepoint: daily. Method of measurement: clinical.;Nosocomial infections. Timepoint: daily. Method of measurement: positive culture of blood, CSF, Urine.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Temperature instability. Timepoint: q 6 hours. Method of measurement: with termometer.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr. Ashraf Mohammadzadeh

Neonatal Research Center

mohamadzadeha@mums.ac.ir+98 51 1852 1121

Outcome results

None listed

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