Status:
COMPLETED
Effect of Skin-to-Skin Contact on Father-Infant Bonding: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Lead Sponsor:
Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University
Conditions:
Newborn Basic Care Training
Newborn Infant
Eligibility:
MALE
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This randomized, parallel-group clinical trial evaluates whether father-infant skin-to-skin contact improves bonding among healthy term newborns and their fathers in Türkiye. Fathers are randomly assi...
Detailed Description
Rationale: Early skin-to-skin contact may facilitate father-infant bonding; experimental evidence in Türkiye is limited. Design: Interventional, randomized, parallel assignment with three arms: * Ea...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Fathers ≥18 years old
- First-time fathers
- At least primary school graduates
- Able to provide ≥15 minutes of skin-to-skin contact within 4 hours of birth
- No communication problems
- Co-resident with their spouses
- Infant: single, healthy newborn at 38-42 weeks' gestation and present with the mother
- (If applicable) Infant birth weight between 2500-4000 g
Exclusion
- Fathers who could not be reached during data collection or follow-up
- Separation from the infant for more than one week during follow-up (e.g., hospitalization of the father or infant, long-term work travel)
- Infants requiring special care or with congenital anomalies/serious illness
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 30 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 5 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
165 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT07159477
Start Date
January 30 2023
End Date
February 5 2025
Last Update
September 8 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Çanakkale Onsekiz MArt University Hospital
Çanakkale, Turkey (Türkiye), 17100