Cues and Care: A trial of an intervention to promote mothers' ability to communicate with their very low birthweight infants

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Anxiety in mothers of very low birthweight infants; Mental and Behavioural Disorders; Other anxiety disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN00918472
• Lead Sponsor: Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital (Hôpital Général Juif Sir Mortimer B. Davis) (Canada)

Brief Summary

2008 study protocol in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18822128

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2008-05-29
• Study Completion: 2009-09-30
• Last Update Posted: 10 December 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 92

Inclusion Criteria

1. Infant birthweight less than 1500g
2. Mother can speak and read either English or French
3. Mother able to sign informed consent form
4. Family resides withing a 90 minute drive of participating hospitals

Exclusion Criteria

1. Mother will not be caring for the infant after discharge (e.g. due to foster placement or adoption)
2. Infant is in a highly unstable medical condition that is likely to result in death, has a major congenital anomaly, or is known to have a major sensory handicap (e.g. blindness)
3. Infant is likely to be transferred or discharged in less than four weeks
4. Multiple birth (twins, triplets)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified