Parent power: Family-Centered care may speed recovery for sick infants
NCT ID NCT07183553
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a family-centered care approach—where parents are trained and actively involved—improves vital signs and shortens recovery time in infants (28 days to 2 years) with lower respiratory tract infections who need high-flow nasal oxygen. Sixty infants participated, and researchers measured parents' satisfaction with care and the babies' physiological stability. The goal is to see if this approach leads to better outcomes and shorter hospital stays.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- family-centered care approach (training and support for parents)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this approach could help infants on oxygen therapy recover faster and more comfortably by involving parents more in care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 60 infants, so results may not apply to all hospitals or babies. The intervention is a care approach, not a drug, so benefits may be modest.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The study included babies and their mothers who were treated in baby wards and received high-flow nasal oxygen therapy.
- Ages
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18 to 50 years
- 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: * 18 years of age or older, * Literate, * Agreeing to participate in the study, * Oriented to person, place, and time, * No visual (except for those with improved vision using visual aids) or auditory communication difficulties (except for those with improved hearing using hearing aids) that would prevent them from understanding and expressing the information provided, * No speech impairments/communication problems, * Mothers of infants aged 28 days to 2 years, receiving high-flow oxygen therapy due to a lower respiratory tract infection, and without any chronic disease. Exclusion Criteria: * Mothers who did not speak or read Turkish, * who were participating in a different study conducted at the clinic, were not included in the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hitit University
Çorum, Merkez, 19030, Turkey (Türkiye)
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