Skin-to-Skin care may boost energy efficiency in preterm infants
NCT ID NCT07548229
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 04, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at how kangaroo mother care (skin-to-skin contact) affects energy use in preterm babies born at 32-36 weeks. Researchers will measure urine markers of energy and stress, along with heart rate, breathing, and temperature. The goal is to understand if this simple, gentle care method helps babies use energy better and reduces stress for both baby and mother.
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Study facts
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- 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 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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Aug 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 day to 1 month
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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: * Preterm neonates (32-36 weeks) * Vitally stable * On room air or low ventilatory support Exclusion Criteria: * Neonates requiring surgery * Intraventricular hemorrhage * Receiving sedatives (morphine, fentanyl, midazolam) * Renal impairment * Congenital anomalies * Cyanotic heart disease * Severe respiratory distress * Hemodynamic instability * Hypothermia * Parental refusal
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ain Shams university
Cairo, Salam City, 14456, Egypt