Status:

RECRUITING

Admission to Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) Ward and Maternal Postpartum Depression

Lead Sponsor:

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Collaborating Sponsors:

University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia

University of Zambia

Conditions:

Low Birth Weight

Kangaroo Mother Care

Eligibility:

All Genders

1-89 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if extended admission to the Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) ward helps to prevent postpartum depression in mothers of low birthweight infants in a low-resource ...

Detailed Description

The overarching objective is to determine whether initiation of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) at the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) followed by admission to the KMC ward for continued support for mo...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • AIM #1-2 and #5
  • Mothers to newborns who are:
  • 1\) Birthweight between 1000-2000gm 2) Admitted to the Women and Neonates Hospital-University Teaching Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (WNH-UTH NICU) (\>48hrs) 3) Stable preterm eligible for continuing kangaroo mother care (KMC) in the NICU or NICU discharge 4) 18+ years of age (Mother) 5) Residing within Lusaka with no intensions to relocate in the coming 12 months
  • AIM #3
  • Parents (mothers and fathers) whose newborn has been enrolled in the study
  • Trusted family member or friend of the mother whose newborns is enrolled into the study
  • 18+ years of age
  • AIM # 4:
  • Fathers whose newborn has been enrolled into the study
  • 18+ years of age (father)

Exclusion

  • AIM #1-2 and #5
  • Mothers who are on treatment for depression and/or anxiety
  • Mothers who did not consent
  • AIM #3
  • 1\) Family members of parents who do not consent to study participation
  • AIM # 4:
  • Fathers who are on treatment for depression and/or anxiety
  • Fathers who did not provide informed consent

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

February 28 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

1908 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06545760

Start Date

December 1 2024

End Date

February 28 2027

Last Update

March 5 2025

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Women and Newborn Hospital - University Teaching Hospitals

Lusaka, Lusaka Province, Zambia, 10101