Evaluation of the first skin contact father with their preterm infants admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) ward of Shohada Kargar Hospital on their anxiety

Evaluation of the first skin contact father with their preterm infants admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) ward

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20200107046040N1

Enrollment

Registered

2020-12-14

Start date

2020-02-27

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-01-05

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Conditions

Skin-to-skin contact.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: After introducing and presenting the necessary explanations about the goals and methods of research and ensuring the confidentiality of information, written and inf

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

2 Days to 5 Days

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Calendar age (2 to 5 days) The baby has physiologically stable conditions Fetal age under 37 weeks Absence of nicotine or caffeine by the father one hour before enrollment (due to the possible effect of these substances on anxiety)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Fathers Anxiety Level. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study before the intervention and immediately after the intervention in both groups. Method of measurement: The level of anxiety in the experimental and control groups before and after the intervention was determined using the Spielberger Anxiety Questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public Contactkhadijeh dehghani

Yazd University of Medical Sciences

dehghanish@ssu.ac.ir+98 35 3824 1751

Outcome results

None listed

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