# The Impact of Holding on Stress and Bonding in Mother-Infant Pairs During Therapeutic Hypothermia

> **NCT03837717** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **MaineHealth** · enrollment: 34 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
- Neonatal Encephalopathy

## Interventions

- **BEHAVIORAL:** Holding
- **OTHER:** Saliva collection
- **BEHAVIORAL:** No Holding

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03837717
- **Lead sponsor:** MaineHealth
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2018-12-04
- **Primary completion:** 2020-02-08
- **Final completion:** 2021-02-08
- **Target enrollment:** 34 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2021-12-17


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03837717

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03837717, "The Impact of Holding on Stress and Bonding in Mother-Infant Pairs During Therapeutic Hypothermia". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-12 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03837717. Licensed CC0.

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