# Kangaroo Mother Care to Prevent Hypothermia in Preterm Infants

> **NCT02189746** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **University of Alabama at Birmingham** · enrollment: 140 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Hypothermia, Newborn

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Continuous Kangaroo Mother Care to 1 hour after birth
- **OTHER:** Standard Kangaroo Mother Care to 1 hour after birth
- **OTHER:** Continuous Kangaroo Mother Care to discharge
- **OTHER:** Standard Kangaroo Mother Care to discharge

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02189746
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Alabama at Birmingham
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2014-06
- **Primary completion:** 2017-08
- **Final completion:** 2017-08
- **Target enrollment:** 140 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2018-01-10


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02189746

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02189746, "Kangaroo Mother Care to Prevent Hypothermia in Preterm Infants". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-01 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02189746. Licensed CC0.

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