Study of effect of early kangaroo mother care on babies with birth weight less than 1500grams
Not Applicable
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2021/10/037264
- Lead Sponsor
- A
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Preterm babies weighing <= 1500 grams
Age: within 7 days of life
Mother or any other caregiver available and willing to provide KMC
Babies with stable cardio-respiratory parameters i.e. requirement of one inotrope, <=2 apnea episodes in 24 hours, babies on respiratory support (MAP < 8 cms and FIO2 < 60%) both invasive and non-invasive ventilation.
Exclusion Criteria
1.Neonates with major congenital anomalies and syndromic babies.
2.Neonates on high-frequency ventilation.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To study the effect of early KMC in babies weighing â?¤ 1500 grams on hospital stay compared with standard care.Timepoint: AT 40 WEEKS OF GESTATIONAL AGE <br/ ><br>AT 18 MONTHS OF AGE
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. To study the incidence of sepsis, necrotizing enterocolitis, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, intraventricular hemorrhage, apnoea, and feed intolerance. <br/ ><br>2. To study the growth at 40 weeks corrected age in both the groups for extra-uterine growth retardation (EUGR). <br/ ><br>3. To study neurodevelopmental outcome at 18 months of age <br/ ><br>4. To study the mortality ratesTimepoint: at the time of discharge and at 18 months of age. <br/ ><br>