Kangaroo father care and it’s effect on father & premature newborn cortisol changes
- Conditions
- stress.Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Registration Number
- IRCT2015081513691N5
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice chancellor for research, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 46
inclusion criteria: premature infants 34-37 week; weight 1200-2500 grams; no heart failure and respiratory problems; apgar score in the fifth minute over than 7; non-sedating medicines; Non icteric; 24 hours after birth; one hour after any procedure and infant feeding; no defects in the pituitary - hypothalamic – adrenal and fathers literacy; proven lack of mental health problems; No disability of the in the implementation of care; the absence of renal and hepatic disease; Not taking medications such as: Corticosteroids, Spironolactone, Metoclopramide, Phenytoin and Morphine (from a week ago); Non-smoking and alcohol; No eating, drinking and strenuous physical activity (One hour before the sampling). Exclusion criteria: unstable respiratory condition and temperature; lack of parental consent for re-sampling; the reluctance of parents to continue the study; insufficient volume of sample.
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Cortisol. Timepoint: 5 minutes before and 5 minutes after intervention. Method of measurement: ng/ml.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method eonatal heart rate. Timepoint: Every 15 minutes since the beginning of the intervention. Method of measurement: Pulse Oximeter.;Neonatal breath. Timepoint: Every 15 minutes since the beginning of the intervention. Method of measurement: Observation.;Neonatal Arterial blood oxygen saturation. Timepoint: Every 15 minutes since the beginning of the intervention. Method of measurement: Pulse Oximeter.;Neonatal body temperature. Timepoint: Every 15 minutes since the beginning of the intervention. Method of measurement: Thermometer.