Status:
RECRUITING
Hair Cortisol as Marker of Chronic Stress in Preterm and Term Fathers - Fathair-study
Lead Sponsor:
University of Cologne
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Siegen
Conditions:
Stress, Psychological
Father-Child Relations
Eligibility:
All Genders
1-7 years
Brief Summary
The goal of this observational study is to compare the paternal hair cortisol as a marker for chronic stress in prematurely born children to maturely born children. The main questions it aims to answ...
Detailed Description
For expectant parents, the birth of a child is often a stressful situation. In the case of a premature birth, the psychological stress is usually increased because the parents frequently could not pre...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Premature or mature infant (22 0/7 to 42 0/7 weeks of gestation)
- For mature infants (37 0/7 to 42 0/7 weeks of gestation) undisturbed neonatal period
- No severe malformations or genetic diseases of the newborn child
- Sufficient knowledge of German of the father
- written consent of the custodial parents
Exclusion
- adoptive or foster paternity
- hair length below 3 cm at the posterior vertex region of the back of the father's head
- endocrine disorders, especially of the adrenocortical system (e.g. Cushing syndrome, adrenal insufficiency)
- taking steroidal medications or other drugs that affect the activity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical system
- paternal psychological or severe physical illness
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2024
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 31 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
120 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05969431
Start Date
October 1 2024
End Date
December 31 2025
Last Update
November 27 2024
Active Locations (1)
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University Hospital of Cologne
Cologne, Northrhine-westfalia, Germany, 50931