NCT03004677

Effect of Skin-to-skin Contact on Interaction and Parents' Sleep

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 11 (actual)
• Sponsor: Linkoeping University · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study evaluates the effect of a late intervention of continuous skin-to-skin contact (SSC) in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Half of the participants will receive the intervention and the other half will receive standard care.

Detailed description

The intervention is based on a method developed to facilitate closeness and human touch between parents and preterm infants in neonatal intensive care. Continuous skin-to-skin contact (SSC) means, in this study, that the late preterm infant is cared for skin-to-skin on the parents' chest, instead of in a heating-bed, 24 hours a day. The parents will take turns to care for the infant in SSC.

Conditions

• Sleep Quality
• Communication
• Stress Reaction

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Continuous skin-to-skin contact	Infants will rest in skin-to-skin contact on parents' chest 24 hours a day alternating between the parents. The parents will note who provides the SSC and if and for how long they are off SSC for any reason.
OTHER	Standard Care	Infants will receive regular care in the NICU. Parents may practice SSC if they like. Parents will note if, with whom, and for how long they provide SSC.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-01-01
• Primary completion: 2019-12-31
• Completion: 2019-12-31
• First posted: 2016-12-29
• Last updated: 2020-03-04

Locations

3 sites across 1 country: Sweden