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
Active Locations (1)
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Women and Newborn Hospital - University Teaching Hospitals
Lusaka, Lusaka Province, Zambia, 10101