Neonatal health Neonatal Diseases
Conditions
Interventions
There are three recruitment arms for the study to address the primary and secondary outcomes outlined. All three parts will require participants to give informed consent, and researchers will follow t
Sponsors
University of Nottingham
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Infants who are deemed clinically stable enough to receive kangaroo care by the usual clinical care team 2. Infants requiring vital sign monitoring 3. All infants must have written informed consent from the parent Feedback and visual attention study: Parents/carers over 16 years old and healthcare providers who can provide informed written consent are eligible for the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Infants who are undergoing end-of-life comfort care 2. Infants undergoing body cooling as part of their treatment 3. Infants who are deemed by clinical staff to be too unstable for kangaroo care
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The accuracy and reliability of the KangaCare Monitoring System at measuring heart rate (bpm), oxygen saturation (%) and temperature (oC) compared with predicate pulse oximetry, ECG and temperature measurement devices currently used in practice. This will be measured by obtaining measurements of heart rate, oxygen saturation and temperature using the KangaCare monitoring system device alongside measurements of heart rate using ECG, oxygen saturation and temperature from monitoring devices currently used in neonatal clinical practice, recorded during each episode of routine Kangaroo care. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Parent and staff feedback on the wireless device, collected using a paper-based questionnaire after using the KangaCare Monitoring system over the study recruitment period. 2. Visual attention of parent/carer during kangaroo care based on percentage time looking at their infant, clinical space and other people in their clinical area. This will be collected using visual attention glasses during an episode of routine Kangaroo care. | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed