Kangaroo Care with Father's protocol: an intervention to reduce pain response in preterm neonates (28 - 36 weeks gestation)
Completed
- Conditions
- Pain response during heel lancingSigns and SymptomsPain response
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN51481987
- Lead Sponsor
- McGill University (Canada)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
1. Born between 28 0/7 and 35 6/7 weeks of gestation, either sex
2. Obtained consent
3. Receiving at least two heel lances prior to discharge
4. Within 10 days of hospitalisation
5. Stable according to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit criteria
Exclusion Criteria
1. Genetic or major congenital disorders
2. Requiring surgery before or during the study period
3. Receiving analgesics or paralysing agents
4. Intra-ventricular haemorrhage (IVH) grade III+ or periventricular leukomalacia (PVL) as confirmed by ultrasound
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method