Effectiveness of a nurse-led, touch-based intervention in improving informal caregivers’ engagement and perceptions of nurse support during neonatal nursing care in South Ethiopia

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202512767733948

Enrollment

228

Registered

2025-12-10

Start date

2026-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Paediatrics

Interventions

Education

Standard care

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: This study will involve ICG-neonate dyad requiring care and admitted to the NICU for at least one week.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Those ICG-neonate dyad stayed less than one week in NICU.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary outcome for this study is the level of ICGs engagement in neonatal nursing care.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Informal caregiver’s perceptions of nurse’s support is treated as secondary outcome.	—

Countries

Ethiopia

Contacts

Public ContactAsresash Demissie

Assistant Professor

asresash_yy@yahoo.com+251917804206

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026