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Intraventricular Hemorrhage in Kangaroo Care vs. Incubator Care
Sponsor: Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Summary
This clinical study aims to find out whether kangaroo care (skin-to-skin contact between parents and their extremely premature newborns) can help protect the babies' brains by reducing the risk of bleeding in the brain during the first days of life. To do this, the extremely premature newborns will be randomly assigned to one of three groups: kangaroo care in a side-lying position, kangaroo care in a face-down position, or standard care in an incubator. Researchers will monitor the babies for signs of brain bleeding and other health measures to determine which approach is safest. The main hypothesis is that kangaroo care in the side-lying position may lower the risk of severe brain bleeding compared with the other positions or remaining in the incubator.
Official title: Kangaroo Care in Extremely Preterm Newborns Versus Incubator Care and Intraventricular Hemorrhage: A Multicenter RCT
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
1 Minute - 72 Hours
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
314
Start Date
2027-01-01
Completion Date
2029-12-31
Last Updated
2026-03-16
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Lateral
lateral Kangaroo care position: The preterm infant will be placed unclothed against the parent's chest in a side-lying position, aligned along the midline.
Prone
prone kangaroo care position: The preterm infant will be positioned prone against the parent's chest, upright, with the head turned 90° to one side.
Incubator care
Kangaroo care will not be provided during the first three days of life, and the infant will remain in the incubator.
Locations (1)
Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Madrid, Spain