Effect of Kangaroo Care on Test Weighing

The study will be conducted with the Crossover Randomized Controlled Method. The infants who have attained oral feeding in the neonatal intensive care unit will be divided into two groups via randomization in the computer environment. After the randomization, kangaroo care will be applied to the infants in Group 1 during the first feeding hour when they are included in the study and they will be breastfed by their mothers without any other application during the next feeding. On the other hand, no application will be performed on the infants in Group 2 during the first feeding hour when they are included in the study and kangaroo care will be applied to them during the second feeding hour. The infants in both groups will be breastfed by their mothers during the feeding hours.

NCT Number	NCT04252547
Lead Sponsor	Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Conditions	Kangaroo Care, Weight Gain, Oxygen Saturation, Heart Rate
Enrollment	46 participants
Start Date	2024-06-09
Primary Completion	2025-09-09 (estimated)
Study Completion	2026-01-09 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2025-05-02