Skin-to-skin Contact to Promote Bacterial Decolonization in Preterm Infants

NCT ID: NCT01498133

Last Updated: 2011-12-23

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

102 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-05-31

Brief Summary

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BACKGROUND Decolonization with topical antibiotics is necessary to prevent and / or control outbreaks of multidrug-resistant bacterial infection in the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit), but can trigger bacterial resistance. The objective of this study was to determine whether skin-to-skin contact of newborns colonized with MRSA (Methicillin-Oxacillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) with their mothers could be an effective alternative for biological control of bacterial colonization.

METHODS: The investigators studied 102 newborns admitted to NICU in three public hospitals in São Luís, Brazil. Inclusion criteria were birth weight from 1300 to 1800g, length of stay \>4 days, newborns colonized by Staphylococcus aureus and/or Staphylococcus coagulase-negative methicillin-oxacillin resistant and mothers not colonized by these bacteria. Randomization was performed using a computer generated random numbers algorithm. Allocation to intervention and control groups was performed for each eligible newborn using a sealed opaque envelope. In the intervention group (n = 53) mother-infant skin-to-skin contact was held twice a day. The control group (n = 49) received routine care without skin-to-skin contact. There was no masking of newborn's mothers or researchers, but the individuals who carried out bacterial cultures and assessed results were kept blind to group allocation.

The primary outcome was decolonization of newborns' nostrils after 7 days of intervention. Safety was assessed by monitoring vital signs of newborns during the intervention. The secondary outcome was emergence of late onset presumed sepsis until the end of hospitalization period or 28 days of life, whatever happened first.

FUNDING: CNPq (Brazilian Research Council) and FAPEMA (Maranhão Research Foundation)

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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PREMATURITY

Keywords

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Skin-to-skin contact Decolonization MRSA

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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skin-to-skin contact

Newborns in the study group had skin-to-skin contact with their mothers in the NICU, twice a day (morning and evening) for 60 minutes, for seven days (including weekends).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

skin-to skin contact

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Skin-to-skin contact consisted of placing the infant slightly worn (only diapers) in prone decubitus, upright against the mother's breast. The infant was restrained in position by a track that involved him with his/her mother. The mother sat in a chair positioned beside the infants' bed. A team member that accompanied the intervention monitored infants' temperature, heart rate and oxygen saturation.

control group

The control group (n = 49) received routine care without skin-to-skin contact.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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skin-to skin contact

Skin-to-skin contact consisted of placing the infant slightly worn (only diapers) in prone decubitus, upright against the mother's breast. The infant was restrained in position by a track that involved him with his/her mother. The mother sat in a chair positioned beside the infants' bed. A team member that accompanied the intervention monitored infants' temperature, heart rate and oxygen saturation.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Other Intervention Names

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Kangaroo mother care

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* singleton neonates,
* born in the three institutions of the study
* birth weight from 1300 to 1800g
* length of stay \>=4 days,
* newborns colonized by Staphylococcus aureus and/or Staphylococcus coagulase-negative methicillin-oxacillin resistant and mothers not colonized by these bacterias.

Exclusion Criteria

* infants below 1300g and over 1800g,
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

Universidade Federal do Maranhão

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Fernando Lamy Filho

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Fernando Lamy Filho, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Universidade Federal do Maranhao - Programa de Posgraduação em Saúde Coletiva

Locations

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Hospital Universitario Da Universidade Federal Do Maranhao

São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil

Site Status

Countries

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Brazil

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Other Identifiers

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