New NICU care guide aims to help preemies thrive
NCT ID NCT07052786
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Aug 20, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a new guideline for nurses caring for premature babies in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The guideline groups routine medical tasks into a single care period to give babies longer, uninterrupted rest. Researchers will train some nurses on the guideline and compare their practices to nurses providing standard care. The goal is to see if the guideline changes nurse behavior and improves the developmental care of premature infants.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- clustered care practice guideline (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a simple, low-cost way to improve care for premature babies in the NICU by reducing stress and supporting their development.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 44 nurses at one hospital. It measures nurse behavior, not direct health outcomes for babies, so benefits for infants are uncertain.
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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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49 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- 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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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Working in the NICU of Necmettin Erbakan University Medical Faculty Hospital, * Having at least 3 months of experience in the NICU, * Volunteering to participate in the research. Exclusion Criteria: * The nurse wanting to leave the study during the study * The nurse not participating in the training or not completing the training * The nurse not being able to complete the study, including the final
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Meram Faculty of Medicine
Konya, Turkey (Türkiye)
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