Status:
COMPLETED
Kangaroo Holding Effects on Breast Milk
Lead Sponsor:
Christiana Care Health Services
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Delaware
Conditions:
Premature Birth
Eligibility:
All Genders
Up to 14 years
Brief Summary
Kangaroo holding is a skin-to-skin method of holding a baby. Many research studies have investigated the maternal and infant benefits associated with kangaroo holding. The purpose of this study is to ...
Detailed Description
This study will address two of the overwhelming challenges in the physiologic care of premature infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) environment. The first challenge is promoting neonata...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Birth weight \</= 2000 grams
- Gestational age 26-34 weeks at birth
- Medically stable at start of study
- \< 14 days old at start of study
Exclusion
- Infants receiving phototherapy
- Suspected congenital abnormalities
- Overwhelming sepsis
- Cardiac Abnormalities
- Suspected infections
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2005
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00418106
Start Date
November 1 2005
End Date
December 1 2006
Last Update
January 18 2008
Active Locations (1)
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Christiana Hospital
Newark, Delaware, United States, 19718