The Effect of Kangaroo Care on Father-Baby Attachment

Attachment Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of Kangaroo Care Training Given to Expectant Fathers in the Antenatal Period on Postpartum Father-Baby Attachment: Randomized Controlled Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06266884
• Other study ID #: AgriIbrahimCecen
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: December 15, 2022
• Est. completion date: November 15, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: February 2024
• Source: Agri Ibrahim Cecen University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

Description:

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 50
• Est. completion date: November 15, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: June 15, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Male
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Attachment
• Kangaroo Care

Intervention

Other:
• 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.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Agri Ibrahim Cecen University	Agri

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Agri Ibrahim Cecen University	Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Fathers' Attachment Level	Father-infant attachment scale	from birth to 4 month after birth