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Immediate Parent -Infant Skin-to-Skin Study (IPISTOSS)

Not Applicable
Terminated
Conditions
Prematurity
Interventions
Procedure: Skin-to-skin
Procedure: Conventional care
Registration Number
NCT03521310
Lead Sponsor
Björn Westrup, MD PhD
Brief Summary

The World Health Organization recommend all stable low birth weight neonates to have Skin-to-skin-Contact (SSC) after birth. Intermittent SSC is used in Sweden in neonatal units. Observations indicate that SSC makes neonates feel good. However, there is limited research done on SSC treatment on neonates born prior to week 33.

The aim of this study is to investigate whether Skin-to-skin-Contact (SSC) leads to an improved physiological stabilization, altered epigenetic profile and improved longterm psychomotor outcome in neonates born in gestation age between week 28+0 - 32+6. This is a parallel, two-arm, multicentre, randomized controlled superiority trial. The two arms to be compared are a) immediate SSC with one parent/caregiver continous during the first 6 hours after birth and as much as possible during the first 72 hours, and b) conventional method of care during the same time.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
TERMINATED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
91
Inclusion Criteria
  • Born in gestation week plus days 28+0 - 32+6.
  • Born at maternity ward at study center
  • Consent from parents/caregivers
  • Parent or caregiver or substitute are available to start skin-to-skin Contact during the first hour of life.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Born outside the hospital

  • Triplets or more

  • Known malformation which will require immediate surgical action

  • On-going resuscitation or intensive Medical care (mechanic ventilation or inotropy) after the first lifespan

    * Known congenital infection

  • Parent/care giver can not communicate in Swedish/Norwegian or English

  • Not suited for the study for other reasons (according to the principal investigator)

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Skin-to-skin Contact groupSkin-to-skinNeonates in gestational age between 28+0 - 32+6 will get continuous Skin-to-skin contact with one parent/caregiver the first 6 hours after birth and as much as possible the first 72 hours after birth.
Conventional care groupConventional careNeonates in gestational age between 28+0 - 32+6 will get Conventional care - incubators, warmers etc - the first 72 hours after birth.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Cardiorespiratory stabilityAfter six hours

Using the Stability of the CardioRespiratory system In the Preterm-score (SCRIP-score). A higher SCRIP score indicates greater physiological stability

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Need for respiratory supportAfter 3 months

Days in respirator from birth to discharge from hospital

Time to Full enteral nutritionAfter 3 months

Days from birth until Full enteral nutrition

Need for surfactantAfter 3 months

Number of doses of surfactants from birth to discharge from hospital,

Heart Rate VariabilityUp to 3-4 months
Weight gainUp to 12 months

Weight gain from birth

Need of Continuous positive airway pressureAfter 3 months

Days in use of Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)- from birth to discharge from hospital

Need for oxygenAfter 3 months

Days in use of oxygen from birth to discharge from hospital

Body temperatureAt 0 hour (postpartum), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 hours

Axillary body temperature

Sepsis episodesAfter 3 months

Number of Sepsis episodes from birth to discharge from hospital, based on the Medical records

Status of Breast-feedingUp to12 months

Status of Breast-feeding according to a specific questionnaire: Infant Breastfeeding Assessment Tool (IBFAT).

Telomere profiling in blood samplesUp to 24 months

Whole-genome methylation analysis and locus specific analysis of selected stress related genes, will be conducted to investigate telomere length

Microbiota0-6 hours, 72 hours, 3-4 months, 12 and 24 months. Mother is tested at 0-6 hours and partner with skin swabs at 0-6 hours.

The child's colonization with bacteria is identified by DNA-analysis from stool samples, nasal and skin swabs, compared with parents (mother is tested by vaginal, rectal, nasal and skin swabs.

Structural and functional maturation of the infant brainAt term age

Magnetic Resonance Imaging scans will be performed with a 3 Tesla machine. Three-dimensional and diffusion sequences as well as functional MRI (fMRI) sequences will be performed in order to examine structural and functional maturation respectively. Structural sequences are used to study the different tissues of the brain; diffusion images give information about the connections of the brain (white matter) and fMRI gives information on how the brain integrates information to perform a specific function.

Parents' experiencesUp to 12 months

Parents will fill in the following questionnaire: Edinburgh postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)

Number of Antibiotic treatmentAfter 3 months

Number of Days with antibiotic treatment from birth to discharge from hospital based on Medical records

Time in use of Nasogastric tube feedingAfter 3 months

Days from birth in use of Nasogastric tube feeding

Epigenetic profiling in buccal cellsUp to 24 months

Whole-genome methylation analysis and locus specific analysis of selected stress related genes, will be conducted to investigate early, intermediate and long-term epigenetic changes due to the intervention.

Telomere profiling in buccal cellsUp to 24 months

Whole-genome methylation analysis and locus specific analysis of selected stress related genes, will be conducted to investigate telomere length.

Time to recovered birth weightAfter 3 months

Days from birth until recovered birth weight

Epigenetic profiling in blood samplesUp to 24 months

Whole-genome methylation analysis and locus specific analysis of selected stress related genes, will be conducted to investigate early, intermediate and long-term epigenetic changes due to the intervention.

Maturation of EEG-patternPostnatal day 4-10 and postmenstrual age of 40-42 weeks
Maternal brain responsivenessAt 4 months

The maternal brain responses will be evaluated by using structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging to measure structural changes on social, emotional and behavioural networks as well as the cerebral response of mothers viewing neutral, happy and distress face images of their own infant, along with a matched unknown infant. We will use a 3 Tesla machine. We will study cortical and subcortical networks related with the emotional, social and behavioral responses involving the mother-child interactions and responses, such as the insula, the cingulate cortex, the precentral gyrus, the right orbital gyrus, the inferior, middle and superior frontal gyrus the fusiform gyrus, supramarginal gyrus, the superior parietal gyrus, the inferior temporal gyrus, and basal ganglia among others.

Bonding and interaction between parent and childAt 3-4 months

A videotaped mother-infant interaction session will be assessed through the "Still Face situation"

Maternal-Child physiological attunement in stress regulationIn the morning and in the evening at the day of discharge, At the day of discharge before and after diaper change, at 3-4 months, at the same day as Still Face-test before and after, at 12 months.

Saliva Cortisol both mother and child

Neuro Behaviour of ChildAt term age, at 3-4, 12 and 24 months

According to records and to questionnaires for example Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ)

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Stavanger University Hospital

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Stavanger, Norway

Department of Women´s and Children´s Health, Karolinska University Hospital

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Stockholm, Sweden

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