NCT02231801

Monitoring of Vital Signs During Skin-to-skin Holding by Mothers of Their Preterm Babies

Vital Sign Monitoring of Mother-Infant Dyads During Kangaroo Care in Preterm Infants

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 30 Weeks – 35 Weeks
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This observational study aims to monitor the vital sign changes in both mother and baby that occur during kangaroo care in preterm infants and to investigate any potential correlations between maternal measurement values and those of the infant. The purpose of this observational study is to look for a method to track the earliest responses that could, theoretically, be considered as 'social responses' in hopes of providing developmental interventions earlier to at-risk infants.

Detailed description

The goal of this observational study is to identify any signs of early "social response" in order to be able to assist infants that lack this response with early neurobehavioral modifications.

Conditions

• Other Preterm Infants

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Mother-Infant Dyad	Skin-to-skin holding of preterm infants by their mothers

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-09-01
• Primary completion: 2015-09-01
• Completion: 2015-09-01
• First posted: 2014-09-04
• Last updated: 2015-12-31

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States