Promoting Kangaroo Care for Preterm or Low Birthweight Infants in Rural India (NCT07231432) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Promoting Kangaroo Care for Preterm or Low Birthweight Infants in Rural India
United States190 participantsStarted 2025-06-18
Plain-language summary
The goal of this study is to develop ways to help mothers of preterm or low birth weight infants do Kangaroo Care at home after discharge from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in rural India.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years
SexFEMALE
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AIM 1
Mothers
* Mothers of former low birthweight (\<2500 grams at birth) infants who were hospitalized in the Shree Krishna Hospital NICU
* Performed Kangaroo Care during their infant's hospitalization
* Live in a village that is "adopted" by and within a 50-kilometer radius of Shree Krishna Hospital
* At least 18 years old
* Speak Gujarati
Healthcare Providers- Physicians:
* Physicians and nurses who work in either the Shree Krishna Hospital NICU or in community settings within a 50-kilometer radius who provide newborn care to at least 3 newborns each week
* At least 18 years old
* Speak Gujarati
Village Health Workers:
* Village health workers who operate in one of the "adopted" villages within a 50-kilometer radius of Shree Krishna Hospital
* We will aim to recruit one health worker from 10 of the 15 subregions of the district of Anand, based on geography
* At least 18 years old
* Speak Gujarati
AIM 2
Mothers:
* Mothers of an infant born with low birthweight (\< 2500g) who is hospitalized in the NICU at Shree Krishna Hospital with an anticipated discharge weight of less than 2500g
* Must reside in a village "adopted" by and within a 50-kilometer radius of Shree Krishna Hospital and plan to live there for at least 6 weeks after NICU discharge
* Speaks Gujarati
* At least 18 years old
AIM 3
Mothers:
* Mothers of an infant born with low birthweight (\< 2500g) who is hospitalized in the NICU at Shree Krishna Hospital with an anticipated discharge weight of less th…