Status:
COMPLETED
Cobedding in Daily Weight Gain of Neonate Twins
Lead Sponsor:
Nantes University Hospital
Conditions:
Preterm Newborn Twins
Eligibility:
All Genders
Up to 4 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Cobedding consists of associating twins in a common cocoon in order to maintain links developed in utero and reduce the stress of premature birth. The aim of this randomized, controlled prospective st...
Detailed Description
Randomization will occur during the first 96 hours after birth.Twins randomized in the cobedding arm will be kept in the same cocoon until maximum 37 amenorrhea weeks. Each day, parameters (weight gai...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- At time of inclusion, twins must have been separated since less than 96h following birth.
- twins born between 30 to 34 weeks of gestation
- no severe congenital pathology
- hospitalized at the intensive neonates care unit
- Parents having given their non-opposition to this study within the 96 hours following twins birth -Time length of cobedding estimated by the investigator to be of three weeks -
Exclusion
- Inclusion criteria not fulfilled
- safety reasons
- prolonged lack of comfort clinically harmful for the newborn as per investigator conclusion.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
64 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01480856
Start Date
September 1 2008
End Date
February 1 2014
Last Update
October 15 2014
Active Locations (1)
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Universitary Hospital Center
Nantes, Loire atlantique, France, 44093