Effect the skin to skin contact on the sleep and waking status of preterm neonate

Comparison the effect of kangaroo and traditional care on sleep and waking status of preterm neonates in Valiasr Educational-Medical center in Tehran

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT201109157565N1

Enrollment

Registered

2012-01-07

Start date

2011-12-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Sleep and waking status of preterm neonate.

Interventions

Intervention 1: The intervention on the experimental group is a Kangaroo care for 70 minutes. In this intervention, first the mother is washing her hands and reclining in a lounge chair behind a curta

The intervention on the experimental group is a Kangaroo care for 70 minutes. In this intervention, first the mother is washing her hands and reclining in a lounge chair behind a curtain. The neonate

The intervention on the control group is a holding the neonates by their mothers for 70 minutes. In this intervention, first the mother is washing her hands, reclining in a lounge chair and is holding

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

32 Years to 37 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: gestational age of 32-37 weeks according to mother's last period; body weight of neonate at the time of recruitment greater than 1500 grams; don’t consumption of drugs that effect on the sleep and waking cycle of neonate; don’t have illnesses for example: congenital brain malformations, meningitis, seizures, congenital abnormalities, intra ventricular hemorrhage grade III and IV, sepsis; willing of mother for participate in the study. Exclusion criteria: heart rate greater than 180 beat per minute or less than 100 beat per minute; breathing rate greater than 60 or less than 30 breath per minute; arterial O2 saturation less than %88; need to chest tube, breathing support, central catheter; mother refusing from study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Sleep and waking status of preterm neonate. Timepoint: During 20 minutes before the intervention, 70 minutes during intervention and 20 minutes after the intervention. Method of measurement: Observation the behavior of neonate with use of sleep and waking scale of Als, by researcher.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Do not have. Timepoint: Do not have. Method of measurement: Do not have.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactNahid Rajai

Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery

NAHID.RAJAI@YAHOO.COM; N-RAJAI@RAZI.TUMS.AC.IR+98 917 153 3475

Outcome results

None listed

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