Kangaroo Care in the Operating Room
1 other identifier
interventional
158
1 country
1
Brief Summary
The study was done to learn how kangaroo care in the operating room help mothers and infants.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started May 2022
Typical duration for not_applicable
1 active site
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Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
May 16, 2022
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
October 24, 2024
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
October 24, 2024
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
October 10, 2025
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
November 3, 2025
CompletedNovember 3, 2025
October 1, 2025
2.4 years
October 10, 2025
October 29, 2025
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (7)
Maternal C-section satisfaction
Assess maternal satisfaction using Likert-scale surveys (like very satisfied...very unsatisfied)
Delivery
Maternal pain level
Assess maternal pain using Likert-scale surveys (like no pain...unbearable pain)
Delivery
Maternal pain medication needed
Assess maternal pain medications given before, during and after cesarean section delivery from the patients' chart
Delivery
Cesarean section blood loss
Assess quantitative blood loss (QBL) of the cesarean section from the patients' chart
Delivery
Neonatal morbidity
Assess neonatal morbidity by collecting neonatal APGAR scores from the patients' chart
Delivery
Neonatal morbidity
Assess neonatal morbidity by collecting skin to skin from the patients' chart
Delivery
Neonatal morbidity
Assess neonatal morbidity by collecting neonatal ICU admissions rate from the patients' chart
Delivery
Study Arms (2)
Kangaroo Care
EXPERIMENTALThis group received immediate post delivery via Cesarean section skin-to-skin interaction.
Standard OR care
NO INTERVENTIONThis group received standard care post delivery via Cesarean section.
Interventions
Patients undergoing a planned cesarean section and assigned to the intervention group would get to hold their infant skin to skin immediately after delivery.
Eligibility Criteria
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
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
The University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States
MeSH Terms
Interventions
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Meredith Gray, MD
University of Kansas Medical Center
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
November 3, 2025
Record last verified: 2025-10