NCT03677752

GP_Posit Intervention for Mothers of Preterm Infants for Maternal Sensitivity : Randomized Pilot Trial

Guided Participation to Positioning (GP_Posit) Intervention for Mothers of Preterm Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for Maternal Sensitivity and Infant's Neurodevelopment: Randomized Pilot Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (actual)
• Sponsor: St. Justine's Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the acceptability, feasibility and preliminary effects a GP\_Posit intervention. GP\_Posit is an intervention where mothers will learn how to participated in their preterm infant's care and positioning while being guided by a nurse. Preliminary effects will be estimated on maternal sensitivity, stress and anxiety as well as preterm infant's neurodevelopment.

Conditions

• Preterm Infant
• Mothers
• Parent-Child Relations
• Child Development
• Interaction, Mother-Infant

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	GP_Posit	Mother-infant dyads allocated to this arm will receive the GP\_Posit intervention. The intervention consists of a guided participation intervention to positioning. Mothers will meet with the intervention nurse twice a week for the two first weeks after birth and then one a week until the infant will reach 35 weeks of gestational age. During these encounters, mothers will learn how to interpret their infant's stress and stability cues and participate in his/her care and positioning while being guided by the intervention nurse.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-08-20
• Primary completion: 2020-02-28
• Completion: 2020-05-29
• First posted: 2018-09-19
• Last updated: 2022-05-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada