Kangaroo Care in the Operating Room

NCT07223775 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: STUDY00148361
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 158
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The study was done to learn how kangaroo care in the operating room help mothers and infants.

Conditions

Cesarean Section; Skin to Skin; Kangaroo Care

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (6)

• Maternal C-section Satisfaction

  Assess maternal Cesarean section (C-section) satisfaction using Likert-scale surveys. Survey scale was one to five, a higher score is better as it indicates the participants were satisfied/content about the procedure; response legend is the following: 1 = Very Unsatisfied, 2 = Unsatisfied, 3 = neutral, 4 Satisfied, and 5 = Very Satisfied. Maximum potential score for the survey is 5 and 1 is the minimum score. Reporting Likert's median score per participants' scores at delivery.

  Delivery

• Maternal Pain Level

  Assess maternal pain using Likert-scale surveys. Survey scale was one to five, a lower score is better as it indicates the participant experienced no pain to mild, annoying pain; responses legend is the following: 1 = No pain, 2 = Mild, annoying pain, 3 = Nagging pain, 4 = intense pain, and 5 = Unbearable pain. Maximum potential score for the survey is 5 and 1 is the minimum score. Reporting Likert's median score per participants' scores at delivery.

  Delivery

• Maternal Pain Medication Need

  Assess maternal need for additional pain medication for their cesarean section delivery by collecting pain medication provided during their labor and delivery from the patients' chart.

  Delivery

• Cesarean Section Blood Loss

  Assess quantitative blood loss (QBL) of the cesarean section by collecting QBL in milliliters (mL) from the patients' chart delivery note.

  Delivery

• Neonatal Morbidity APGAR Test

  Assess neonatal morbidity by collecting neonatal 5-minute Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, and Respiration (APGAR) test scores from the patients' chart. Each of the five criteria can be scored 0-2 with a possible total test score ranging from 0-10 with three subcategories; reassuring: score 7-10, moderately abnormal: 4-6 and low: 0-3. A higher score indicates better neonatal outcomes.

  Delivery

• Neonatal Morbidity

  Assess neonatal morbidity by collecting neonatal ICU (NICU) admissions rate from the patients' chart.

  Delivery

Study Arms (2)

Kangaroo Care

EXPERIMENTAL

This group received immediate post delivery via Cesarean section skin-to-skin interaction.

Procedure: Kangaroo Care

Standard OR care

NO INTERVENTION

This group received standard care post delivery via Cesarean section.

Interventions

Kangaroo Care PROCEDURE

Patients undergoing a planned cesarean section and assigned to the intervention group would get to hold their infant skin to skin immediately after delivery.

Kangaroo Care

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 47 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Singleton pregnancy
• Scheduled Cesarean Sections at KUMC
• Term delivery

You may not qualify if:

• Priority, urgent and emergent Cesarean sections
• Planned general anesthesia
• Fetal anomalies
• Fetal aneuploidy/genetic syndrome
• Abnormal fetal dopplers
• Placental previa/accreta
• Multiple gestations
• Preeclampsia with severe features

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Kansas Medical Center: lead

Study Sites (1)

The University of Kansas Medical Center

Kansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Kangaroo-Mother Care Method

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Patient Positioning; Patient Care; Therapeutics; Infant Care; Child Care; Health Services; Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Meredith Gray, MD
• Organization: The University of Kansas Medical Center

mgray6@kumc.edu

913-588-6200

Study Officials

• Meredith Gray, MD

  University of Kansas Medical Center

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: No
• Restrictive Agreement: No

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 10, 2025
• First Posted: November 3, 2025
• Study Start: May 16, 2022
• Primary Completion: October 24, 2024
• Study Completion: October 24, 2024
• Last Updated: June 8, 2026
• Results First Posted: June 8, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-06

Locations

US (1)