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Kangaroo care could slash sepsis risk in tiny newborns

NCT ID NCT05993442

Recruiting now Prevention Sponsor: PENTA Foundation Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether increasing kangaroo care (skin-to-skin contact) in neonatal intensive care units can reduce severe infections and antibiotic-resistant bacteria in very premature infants (born before 32 weeks). Over 3,000 babies across multiple hospitals will be involved. The goal is to see if a simple, low-tech intervention can make a big difference in preventing hospital-acquired infections.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

optimised kangaroo care (skin-to-skin contact)

What this could lead to

If it works, this could provide a simple, low-cost way to prevent life-threatening infections in vulnerable premature babies.

What could go wrong

This is a large trial, but kangaroo care is already standard in many settings; the benefit may be modest or hard to implement consistently across units.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

bacterial infectious disease neonatal sepsis prevention target nosocomial infection prevention target

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

INFECTION PREVENTION INFECTION, BACTERIAL

Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

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Locations

  • Aglaia Kyriakou Children's Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Athens, Greece

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  • Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria S.Anna di Ferrara

    RECRUITING

    Ferrara, Italy

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  • Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Modena

    RECRUITING

    Modena, Italy

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  • Birmingham Heartlands Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Birmingham, United Kingdom

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  • Children's Hospital of Eastern Switzerland St.Gallen

    COMPLETED

    Sankt Gallen, Switzerland

  • City St George's, University of London

    RECRUITING

    London, United Kingdom

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  • Cruces University Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Bilbao, Spain

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  • Hippokration Hospital - Thessaloniki

    COMPLETED

    Thessaloniki, Greece

  • Hospital General Universitario Alicante

    RECRUITING

    Alicante, Spain

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  • Hospital Regional Universitario de Málaga (Carlos Haya)

    RECRUITING

    Málaga, Spain

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  • Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève

    COMPLETED

    Geneva, Switzerland

  • Inselspital - University Hospital of Bern

    COMPLETED

    Bern, Switzerland

  • Ioannina University Hospital

    COMPLETED

    Ioannina, Greece

  • Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

    RECRUITING

    Norwich, United Kingdom

    Contact Email: •••••@•••••

  • Ospedale San Bortolo di Vicenza

    RECRUITING

    Vicenza, Italy

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  • Ospedale Universitario Policlinico Paolo Giaccone

    RECRUITING

    Palermo, Italy

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  • Papageorgiou Hospital

    COMPLETED

    Thessaloniki, Greece

  • St Mary's Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    Contact Email: •••••@•••••

  • University General Hospital Attikon

    COMPLETED

    Attiki, Greece

  • University General Hospital of Patras

    RECRUITING

    Pátrai, Greece

    Contact Email: •••••@•••••

  • University Hospital of Heraklion

    COMPLETED

    Heraklion, Greece

  • University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire

    RECRUITING

    Coventry, United Kingdom

    Contact Email: •••••@•••••

  • University of Basel Children's Hospital

    COMPLETED

    Basel, Switzerland

  • Universitätsspital Zürich - University Hospital Zurich

    COMPLETED

    Zurich, Switzerland