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NCT00271115 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Kangaroo Holding and Maternal Stress

A NA study, sponsored by Christiana Care Health Services.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
20
Enrollment target

NCT00271115: Completed NA study, sponsored by Christiana Care Health Services.

NCT00271115 is a NA study that has completed, run by Christiana Care Health Services. The registered enrollment target is 20 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (99% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00271115, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Christiana Care Health Services.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
20 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The primary objective is to determine if kangaroo holding in the first week after birth influences the stress levels of mothers who have delivered their infants prematurely and who require admission to the Special Care Nursery (SCN). Hypothesis: There will be a decrease in maternal stress levels as perceived by mothers and as reflected in their blood pressures and heart rates after kangaroo holding their premature infants in the SCN.

Interventions

  • BEHAVIORAL Kangaroo Holding

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 20 participants
Start Date 2005-09
Est. Completion 2008-01
Phase NA
Christiana Care Health Services

82 total trials

What the finished NCT00271115 record still lists

NCT00271115 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 20 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (99% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which Kangaroo Holding is the first listed.

NCT00271115 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00271115 about?

NCT00271115 is a clinical study titled "Kangaroo Holding and Maternal Stress". The primary objective is to determine if kangaroo holding in the first week after birth influences the stress levels of mothers who have delivered their infants prematurely and who require admission to the Special Care Nursery (SCN). Hypothesis: There will be a decrease in maternal stress levels as...

What is the current status of trial NCT00271115?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 20 participants. The study started on 2005-09. Estimated completion is 2008-01.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00271115?

The interventions under investigation include: Kangaroo Holding (BEHAVIORAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00271115?

This trial is sponsored by Christiana Care Health Services, which has 82 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00271115's enrollment target sits among peer trials

20 1768th of 2000 higher than 140 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00271115, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT00271115 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.