To assess the feasibility of use of Kangaroo Mother Care for transport of neonates in Sub-Saharan Africa

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Improving outcomes of transported preterm and low-birth-weight neonates in Sub-saharan Africa; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN98748162
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Cape Coast

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2023-05-30
• Study Start: 2024-09-02
• Last Update Posted: 9 September 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 77

Inclusion Criteria

1. Newborns <2500 grams and/or 28 to 37 weeks gestation at birth
2. Newborns less than 28 days old
3. Apgar score of at least 5 in the first and fifth minutes of life
4. Not requiring any ventilatory support, intravenous fluids, or vasopressors
5. Participants who provide informed consent to take part in the study. Fathers or family members willing to participate in situations where the mother was medically unwell for the transfer.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Apgar score of less than 5 at 10 minutes of age
2. Term neonates or neonates >28 days of age
3. Preterm/LBW requiring prolonged resuscitation and oxygen therapy after 4 hours of life
4. Newborns with major congenital malformations
5. Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy/prenatal asphyxia
6. Mothers with postnatal complications who were unable to give consent and had no dedicated family member to consent for inclusion in the study

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified