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| University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia | OTHER |
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The purpose of this study is to determine whether the combination of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) as continuously as possible together with the use of a plastic bag in combination with routine World Health Organization (WHO) thermoregulation care reduces the incidence of moderate (32-36° C) or severe (<32.0° C) hypothermia in preterm infants ≥ 32 to 36 6/7 weeks of gestational age (GA) when compared to KMC as continuously as possible together with routine WHO thermoregulation care.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the combination of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) as continuously as possible together with the use of a plastic bag in combination with routine World Health Organization (WHO) thermoregulation care (warm delivery rooms, immediate drying after birth, early and exclusive breastfeeding, postponement of bathing and weighing, and appropriate bundling) reduces the incidence of moderate hypothermia (32-36° C) or severe (<32.0° C) in preterm infants ≥ 32 to 36 6/7 weeks of gestational age (GA) when compared to KMC as continuously as possible together with routine WHO thermoregulation care, as practiced.
The investigators are proposing two trials, one protocol for infants 32-36 6/7 weeks (this one) and one for infants who are ≥37 weeks gestational age. This preterm infant trial will address the effectiveness of KMC in combination with plastic bags in decreasing hypothermia in preterm infants. The proposed trial will determine whether KMC with plastic bags prevents hypothermia in neonates born in a healthcare setting with limited resources where a high risk for hypothermia has been reported. Any intervention that decreases morbidity during the neonatal period has the potential to impact health beyond the neonatal period,and one that is highly cost-effective and easy to use is more likely to be implemented in the developing world.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| KMC & WHO protocol (0-1 hour) | Active Comparator | The combination of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) as continuously as possible together with routine World Health Organization (WHO) thermoregulation care (warm delivery rooms, immediate drying after birth, early and exclusive breastfeeding, postponement of bathing and weighing, and appropriate bundling. |
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| KMC & WHO protocol (1-24 hours) | Active Comparator | The combination of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) as continuously as possible together with routine World Health Organization (WHO) thermoregulation care (warm delivery rooms, immediate drying after birth, early and exclusive breastfeeding, postponement of bathing and weighing, and appropriate bundling. |
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| KMC, WHO protocol & bag (0-1 hour) | Experimental | The combination of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) as continuously as possible together with the use of a plastic bag in combination with routine World Health Organization (WHO) thermoregulation care (warm delivery rooms, immediate drying after birth, early and exclusive breastfeeding, postponement of bathing and weighing, and appropriate bundling. |
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| KMC, WHO protocol & bag (1-24 hours | Experimental | The combination of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) as continuously as possible together with the use of a plastic bag in combination with routine World Health Organization (WHO) thermoregulation care (warm delivery rooms, immediate drying after birth, early and exclusive breastfeeding, postponement of bathing and weighing, and appropriate bundling. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| KMC & WHO protocol (0-1 hour) | Other | WHO thermoregulation care - warm delivery rooms, immediate drying after birth, early and exclusive breastfeeding, postponement of bathing and weighing, and appropriate bundling |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Moderate or severe hypothermia at 1 hour after birth (Phase 1A) | Moderate (32.0-35.9C) or severe (<32.0C) hypothermia at 1 hour after birth (via axillary temperature) | 1 hour after birth |
| Moderate or severe hypothermia at 24 hours or discharge (Phase 1B) | Moderate (32.0-35.9C) or severe (<32.0C) hypothermia at 24 hours or discharge whichever occurs first (via axillary temperature) | 1 to 24 hours after birth |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Any hypothermia at 1 hour after birth (Phase 1A) | Any hypothermia (<36.5C) at 1 hour after birth | 1 hour after birth |
| Any hypothermia at 24 hours or discharge (Phase 1B) | Any hypothermia (<36.5C) at 24 hours or discharge, whichever occurs first |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Colm P Travers, MD | University of Alabama at Birmingham | Principal Investigator |
| Waldemar A Carlo, MD | University of Alabama at Birmingham | Study Director |
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| ID | Term |
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| D047928 | Premature Birth |
| D007035 | Hypothermia |
| ID | Term |
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| D007752 | Obstetric Labor, Premature |
| D007744 | Obstetric Labor Complications |
| D011248 | Pregnancy Complications |
| D005261 | Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications |
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| KMC, WHO protocol & bag (0-1 hour) | Other | In addition infants will be placed in a plastic bag (clear polyethylene non-medical low-cost [3 cents per bag] |
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| KMC & WHO protocol (1-24 hours) | Other | WHO thermoregulation care - warm delivery rooms, immediate drying after birth, early and exclusive breastfeeding, postponement of bathing and weighing, and appropriate bundling |
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| KMC, WHO protocol & bag (1-24 hours) | Other | In addition infants will be placed in a plastic bag (clear polyethylene non-medical low-cost [3 cents per bag] |
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| 1 to 24 hours or discharge |
| Hyperthermia at 1 hour after birth (Phase 1A) | Hyperthermia (>38.0C) at 1 hour after birth | 1 hour after birth |
| Hyperthermia at 24 hours or discharge (Phase 1B) | Hyperthermia (>38.0C) at 24 hours or discharge, whichever occurs first | 1 to 24 hours or discharge |
| Skin rash | Skin rash (at 1hour and before discharge) | 1hour to 24 hours or discharge, or whichever occurs first |
| Neonatal Intensive Care Unit admission | Neonatal Intensive Care Unit admission (at 1 hour and before discharge) | 1hour to 24 hours or discharge, or whichever occurs first |
| Respiratory distress syndrome | Diagnosis of respiratory distress syndrome (at 1 hour and before discharge) | 1hour to 24 hours or discharge, or whichever occurs first |
| Sepsis | Diagnosis of sepsis (at 1hour and before discharge) | 1hour to 24 hours or discharge, or whichever occurs first |
| Hypotension, hypoglycemia or seizure | Diagnosis of any of the following; hypotension, hypoglycemia or seizure (at 1hour and before discharge) | 1hour to 24 hours or discharge, or whichever occurs first |
| Death | Death (at 1hour and before discharge) | 1hour to 24 hours or discharge, or whichever occurs first |
| Maternal body temperature | Maternal body temperature in Celsius | At birth, at 1 hour, every four hours until 24 hours or discharge, whichever occurs first |
| Duration of KMC and plastic bag to infant's body temperature | Correlation analysis between duration of KMC +/- plastic bag in minutes to infant's body temperature in Celsius | During first 1 hour |
| Duration of KMC and plastic bag to infant's body temperature | Correlation analysis between duration of KMC +/- plastic bag in minutes to infant's body temperature in Celsius | During first 24 hours or discharge, or whichever occurs first |
| D000091642 | Urogenital Diseases |
| D001832 | Body Temperature Changes |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |