A mother's embrace as medicine: kangaroo care put to the test for tiny newborns
NCT ID NCT07736274
First seen Jul 30, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial investigates whether kangaroo mother care—prolonged skin-to-skin contact and exclusive breastfeeding—improves outcomes for low birth weight infants (1500–2000 grams). Over 40 days, researchers will measure weight gain, head growth, and rates of hypothermia in babies receiving kangaroo care versus standard care. The goal is to see if this simple, nurturing approach can reduce complications and speed recovery in vulnerable newborns.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Kangaroo Mother Care (prolonged skin-to-skin contact and exclusive breastfeeding)
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this simple, low-cost method could become a standard way to help low birth weight babies gain weight, stay warm, and leave the hospital sooner.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-center trial with 100 infants, so results may not apply to all settings. The intervention relies on consistent maternal participation, which may be challenging for some families.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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1 hour to 6 hours
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Neonates of age 1-6 hours, both genders Delivered \>32 weeks of gestation (as per maternal record) Delivered either via cesarean section or vaginal delivery With low birth weight (1500-2000 grams) Exclusion Criteria: * Children with major congenital disorder, cleft lip and palate, cyanotic heart disease, congenital anomaly, * Having chromosomal abnormality or Down's score \>7 at admission * Neonates of birth weight \<1500 grams, need NICU admission for surfactant or resuscitation
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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PNS Shifa Hospital Karachi
Karachi, Sindh, 75557, Pakistan