Community Kangaroo Mother Care for Improving Child Survival and Brain Development in Low Birth Weight Newborns

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

550 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-11-30

Study Completion Date

2017-05-31

Brief Summary

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While newborn and child survival remains a priority, optimal development of survivors is receiving increasing attention. Interventions that impact both survival and development should be prioritized for action. Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) improves survival, and potentially neurodevelopment, in preterm and low birth weight infants in hospital settings but its coverage remains low. Innovation is required to allow the community-based delivery of KMC by front-line workers. This could greatly accelerate scale up and sustainability of this intervention in low resource settings.

The proposed randomized trial is planned in a setting where 40% of births take place at home. Early discharge (as early as within 12 hours of birth) is common for facility births, often at the request of families for social and cultural reasons. Many of the hospitals do not have incubators for the care of very small babies.

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Detailed Description

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Low birth weight (LBW) infants will be identified through surveillance. Eligible infants will be randomized into the intervention and control groups. Mother in the intervention group will be supported by a ANM-like study workers assisted by ASHA-like study workers to provide Kangaroo mother care (KMC) to their babies at home. Breastfeeding support will also be provided to these mothers by ANM-like study workers. Essential newborn care will be delivered through Government workers in both groups. Survival will be measured in all enrolled infants through contacts at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months of age. Information will also be ascertained on initiation of breastfeeding, exclusive breastfeeding rates, incidence of infection in the neonatal and in the 1-5 months period. Development outcomes (Maternal Depression, Maternal sense of competence, Mother-infant Bonding, Mother-infant interaction, Newborn Behaviour, Infant temperament, Brain development) will be measured at enrolment, 6weeks, 6 and 12 months of age. Growth will be measured at enrolment and at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months.

Conditions

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Low Birth Weight

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Intervention KMC

Promotion of, and support for lactation management and skin to skin care as soon as possible after birth by study ANM supported by study ASHA in addition to routine visits by government health workers

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

KMC

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Promotion of, and support for lactation management and skin to skin care as soon as possible after birth by study ANM supported by study ASHA in addition to routine visits by government health workers

Essential newborn care

Intervention Type OTHER

Control

Routine visits by government health workers

Group Type OTHER

Essential newborn care

Intervention Type OTHER

Interventions

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KMC

Promotion of, and support for lactation management and skin to skin care as soon as possible after birth by study ANM supported by study ASHA in addition to routine visits by government health workers

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Essential newborn care

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

\- Mothers and low birth weight ≥1500gms to ≤2250gms

Exclusion Criteria

* Birth weight \<1500gms
* Unable to feed on offering feeds, confirmed by study team
* Infant has breathing problems or less active
* Mother does not intend to stay in study area for the next 12 months

Maximum Eligible Age

3 Days

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes