Kangaroo Care Training: Knowledge, Skills, and Empathy

NCT07413783 | Completed

• 2 other identifiers: AgriICecen123C170
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 99
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The research is designed as a methodological and randomized controlled experimental study and will be conducted in five stages with final-year midwifery students at Atatürk University (N=120). First, the Turkish validity and reliability of the Kangaroo Care Knowledge, Skill and Confidence Scale will be established. Subsequently, an 8-hour kangaroo care training will be provided to the intervention group, and students' clinical performance, empathy levels, and kangaroo care competencies will be evaluated.

Conditions

Kangaroo Care Trainig; Empathy Training of Healthcare Professional Students

Keywords

midwifery; kangaroo care; education; empathy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Kangaroo Care Knowledge

  Pre- and Post-Training Questionnaire: Designed to assess the knowledge level of students participating in the training before and after the training. It consists of a total of 20 multiple-choice questions appropriate to the training content and topics.

  immediately after training

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Kangaroo Care Knowledge, Skill, and Confidence Scale

  three months after training

• Midwifery Empathy Scale

  three months after training

Study Arms (2)

control group

NO INTERVENTION

Students who did not receive kangaroo care training

Kangaroo care education group

EXPERIMENTAL

kangaroo care education

Behavioral: Kangaroo care education

Interventions

Kangaroo care education BEHAVIORAL

Kangaroo care education

Kangaroo care education group

Eligibility Criteria

• Gender Eligibility Details: Since only female students are accepted into the midwifery program, female students will be considered for research.
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Students who were in their final year of the midwifery department,
• had successfully completed their practical courses,
• agreed to participate in the study

You may not qualify if:

• students who did not successfully complete their practical courses
• did not agree to participate

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Agri Ibrahim Cecen University: lead
• The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Atatürk University

Erzurum, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Almutairi, W. M., & Ludington-Hoe, S. M. (2016). Kangaroo care education effects on nurses' knowledge and skills confidence. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 47(11), 518-524.

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Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 6, 2026
• First Posted: February 17, 2026
• Study Start: February 18, 2025
• Primary Completion: August 30, 2025
• Study Completion: September 30, 2025
• Last Updated: February 17, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)