Status:
COMPLETED
Mindful Kangaroo Care: Mindfulness Intervention for Mothers During Skin-to-skin Care
Lead Sponsor:
University of Alberta
Conditions:
Stress
Anxiety
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-50 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Very high levels of stress have been reported in parents with their infants admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Review of literature shows that the symptoms are consistent with Post-Traum...
Detailed Description
BACKGROUND Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) was developed to complement neonatal care for premature and low birth weight infants in areas where there were fewer resources. During KMC, a baby is positioned ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Mothers would be eligible to participate
- if they speak, read and write English,
- if their baby is anticipated to require a NICU stay of at least 4 weeks following recruitment,
- if the baby's medical condition allows for skin-to-skin care at recruitment,
- if the mother is available to do regular kangaroo care during the next 4 weeks after recruitment and
- if the mother is agreeable to receive some teaching for 30-45 minutes weekly during those four weeks.
Exclusion
- Mothers whose baby is experiencing imminent risk of death at recruitment will be excluded.
- Mothers who reported current mental illness issues, current or prior substance abuse/addiction will be excluded.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
32 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04696770
Start Date
April 1 2019
End Date
March 1 2020
Last Update
January 7 2021
Active Locations (1)
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Royal Alexandra Hospital, NICU
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T5H3V9