Status:

COMPLETED

Kangaroo Mother Care to Prevent Hypothermia in Preterm Infants

Lead Sponsor:

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Conditions:

Hypothermia, Newborn

Eligibility:

All Genders

1-8 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The overall hypothesis is that better adherence to Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) in combination with existing WHO thermoregulation care will reduce the incidence of moderate hypothermia (32-36 degrees C)...

Detailed Description

The overall hypothesis is that better adherence to Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) in combination with existing World Health Organization (WHO) thermoregulation care (warm delivery rooms, immediate drying ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Estimated gestational age 32-36 6/7 weeks
  • Delivery in the hospital

Exclusion

  • Abdominal wall defect or myelomeningocele
  • Major congenital anomalies
  • Blistering skin disorder

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

140 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02189746

Start Date

June 1 2014

End Date

August 1 2017

Last Update

January 10 2018

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University Teaching Hospital

Lusaka, Zambia