Swaddle or hold? study finds best way to weigh babies
NCT ID NCT07410910
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 96 healthy newborns to see if how you weigh them affects their comfort, heart rate, and oxygen levels. Researchers compared four methods: routine care, holding, swaddling, and swaddling plus holding. The goal was to find the gentlest way to weigh a baby.
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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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96 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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0 to 28 days
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Body weight measurement is planned as part of follow-up at the Mersin University Hospital Newborn Follow-up Clinic, * The parent gives consent for the baby and themselves to participate in the study, * The parent's body weight is less than 100 kg, * The newborn's birth weight is 2500 g or more, * The newborn's gestational age at birth is less than 37 weeks, * The newborn's postnatal age is 28 days or less, * The newborn is physiologically stable Exclusion Criteria: * The newborn has undergone surgery, * The newborn has a genetic, metabolic, or congenital disorder, * The newborn has a neuroendocrine disorder, * The newborn's gestational age at birth is greater than 37 weeks, * The newborn's postnatal age is greater than 28 days.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mersin University Hospital
Mersin, Province, 33343, Turkey (Türkiye)
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