Status:
UNKNOWN
Comparison of Two Different Skin-to-skin Contact Techniques: Sustained Diagonal Flexion vs. Traditional
Lead Sponsor:
Erasme University Hospital
Conditions:
Skin-to-skin
Preterm Birth
Eligibility:
All Genders
24-4 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This is a prospective, controlled randomized study designed to compare the effects of two methods of skin-to-skin positioning of preterm infants: the prone positioning method currently used (according...
Detailed Description
This is a prospective, controlled, randomized, non-blinded trial, recruiting premature infants between 27- 34 weeks of gestational age during the first 4 days of life. 80 parent-infant dyads will be ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Premature infant born between 27 and 34 weeks of gestational age
- Aged between 24 hours and maximum 4 days at the beginning of the study
- Approval from the neonatologist in charge of the patient to participate in the study
- Informed consent of the parents to participate in the study
- At least one of the two parents must have a good knowledge of French.
Exclusion
- Infant with severe secondary neurological or medical conditions, e.g., neurological deficits due to vascular hemorrhage (grade III or IV)
- Infant or parent who requires or has required surgery during their neonatal stay
- Triplets
- Parent who suffers from a physical disability or severe psychological illness, a psychosocial situation that does not allow skin-to-skin care
- Infant with an arterial line
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
September 30 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
80 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06154148
Start Date
October 1 2021
End Date
September 30 2025
Last Update
December 15 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Neonatal Unit Hopital Erasme
Brussels, Anderlecht, Belgium, 1070