Comparison of Skin to Skin Contact against Cloth to Cloth Contact in maintaining temperature of small babies.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: P818- Other specified disturbances of temperature regulation of newborn
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2020/09/027988
- Lead Sponsor
- Shree Krishna Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 23
Inclusion Criteria
All eligible newborns for KMC with weight at the time of enrollment between 1500grams to 2499 grams admitted in step down neonatal ward will be enrolled in the study provided they are expected to stay in step down neonatal ward for minimum 5 days after enrollment. The eligibility criteria for KMC are ââ?¬â?? low birth weight newborns who are physiologically stable and whose mothers are willing to give KMC.
Exclusion Criteria
1) Newborns with congenital anomalies, 2) Newborns with history of birth trauma and 3) Newborns whose mothers are physically unfit due to any medical illness.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare efficacy of Skin to Skin Contact (SSC) versus Cloth to Cloth Contact (CCC) in thermoregulation of low birth weight newborns. <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Timepoint: From admission to discharge in step down neonatal unit <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To assess the feasibility of this intervention (CCC) by asking structured questions to mothers with regards to issues of privacy and comfortability and to nursing staff with regards to issues of facility environment, resources and workload with CCC compared to SSC.Timepoint: From admission to discharge in step down neonatal unit