The Effect of Kangaroo Care on Father-Baby Attachment

NCT ID: NCT06266884

Last Updated: 2024-02-20

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-12-15

Study Completion Date

2023-11-15

Brief Summary

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The aim of the research is to evaluate the attachment level of fathers who received kangaroo care training in the antenatal period and applied kangaroo care in the postpartum period to their babies in the first and fourth months.The research will be conducted in a randomized controlled experimental type with educational intervention. The research will be conducted at Islahiye State Hospital with 25 experimental and 25 control group fathers who meet the inclusion criteria. Fathers in the experimental group will be given kangaroo care training during the antenatal period and postpartum kangaroo care will be applied. No intervention will be made to the control group fathers. The Paternal-Infant Attachment Questionnaire (PPAQ) will be applied to fathers in both groups in the first and fourth months and the results will be compared.

Detailed Description

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The aim of the research is to evaluate the attachment level of fathers who received kangaroo care training in the antenatal period and applied kangaroo care in the postpartum period to their babies in the first and fourth months.The research will be conducted in a randomized controlled experimental type with educational intervention. The research will be conducted at Islahiye State Hospital with 25 experimental and 25 control group fathers who meet the inclusion criteria. Fathers in the experimental group will be given kangaroo care training during the antenatal period and postpartum kangaroo care will be applied. No intervention will be made to the control group fathers. The Paternal-Infant Attachment Questionnaire (PPAQ) will be applied to fathers in both groups in the first and fourth months and the results will be compared.In the study, data will be collected using the father information form, postpartum questionnaire, postpartum kangaroo care competency checklist, kangaroo care application follow-up chart and father-baby attachment scale.

Conditions

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Kangaroo Care Attachment

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

The contact numbers of the prospective fathers will be taken and a training video and presentation on kangaroo care will be sent via WhatsApp. Kangaroo care will be applied to the fathers in the experimental group during birth.
Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Kangaroo care group

The contact numbers of the prospective fathers will be taken and a training video and presentation on kangaroo care will be sent via WhatsApp. Kangaroo care will be applied to the fathers in the experimental group during birth.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Kangaroo care

Intervention Type OTHER

Kangaroo care is a safe and effective method in which the baby is placed in an upright position on the parent's bare chest, wearing only a diaper and a hat, and the baby's needs for nutrition, warmth, love and trust are met and provides positive interaction between the parent and the baby.

Control Group

After the fathers are informed that the birth has started, the postpartum questions prepared for the control group will be sent via WhatsApp and filled in by the fathers within the first 24 hours after birth. No other application will be applied to the control group. Father-Baby Attachment Scale questions will be sent to fathers via WhatsApp in the first and fourth months after birth and their answers will be received.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Kangaroo care

Kangaroo care is a safe and effective method in which the baby is placed in an upright position on the parent's bare chest, wearing only a diaper and a hat, and the baby's needs for nutrition, warmth, love and trust are met and provides positive interaction between the parent and the baby.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 36-38. Coming to the hospital with her partner between weeks of gestation,
* Not having any physical and/or mental health problems,
* Not having a contagious disease transmitted by contact,
* Agreeing to participate in the research,
* Knowing Turkish and/or not having communication problems,
* Using Whatsapp application,
* Expecting a single baby

Exclusion Criteria

* Being a foreign national, an immigrant or having communication problems,
* Having any physical and/or mental health problems,Having a transient contagious disease through contact,
* Refusing to participate in the research,
* Not using a phone and/or WhatsApp application,
* Expecting more than one baby
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Agri Ibrahim Cecen University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Emine Serap ÇAĞAN

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Agri Ibrahim Cecen University

Ağrı, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

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AgriIbrahimCecen

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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