kangaroocare: The Effect of Postpartum Kangaroo Father Care on Paternal Attachment

Sponsor

Hitit University (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT05337215

Collaborator

(none)

Enrollment

Location

Arms

12.1

Actual Duration (Months)

7.4

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Objective: This study was conducted in a randomized controlled manner to determine the effect of kangaroo care (KC) on paternal attachment (PA).

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Nursing Caries	Behavioral: kangaroo father care	N/A

Detailed Description

Objective: This study was conducted in a randomized controlled manner to determine the effect of kangaroo care (KC) on paternal attachment (PA).

Design: The data for the study were collected using the introductory information form (IIF) and the father-infant attachment scale (FIAS). T test, Mann Whitney U test and Kruskal Wallis test were used for statistical analysis.

Participants and setting: A total of 90 fathers, including 45 in the intervention group and 45 in the control group who met the inclusion criteria of the study were included randomly.

Keywords: Kangaroo care; father; paternal attachment; Turkey.

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Actual Enrollment :

90 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Factorial Assignment

Masking:

Single (Participant)

Primary Purpose:

Health Services Research

Official Title:

The Effect of Postpartum Kangaroo Father Care on Paternal Attachment: A Randomized Controlled Study Turkey Sample

Actual Study Start Date :

Feb 14, 2020

Actual Primary Completion Date :

Sep 15, 2020

Actual Study Completion Date :

Feb 16, 2021

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Active Comparator: Control group While the IIF was applied to control group at the first meeting in the postpartum ward, FIAS was administered by phone or home visit in the third month after the face-to-face interview.There was any intervention for this group	Behavioral: kangaroo father care The effect of postpartum kangaroo father care on paternal attachment
Experimental: kangaroo father care While the IIF was applied to control group at the first meeting in the postpartum ward, FIAS was administered by phone or home visit in the third month after the face-to-face interview.. the first KC was applied within the first 4-6 hours after birth, and the second KC was applied in the postpartum ward under the supervision of the researcher on the first day after birth. The third KC was performed by the fathers themselves at home on the third postpartum day after discharge. Immediately afterwards, the researcher observed the father and baby from an appropriate distance, and the father and the baby had skin-to-skin contact for mean 15-20 minutes.	Behavioral: kangaroo father care The effect of postpartum kangaroo father care on paternal attachment

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Active Comparator: Control group

Behavioral: kangaroo father care

The effect of postpartum kangaroo father care on paternal attachment

Experimental: kangaroo father care

While the IIF was applied to control group at the first meeting in the postpartum ward, FIAS was administered by phone or home visit in the third month after the face-to-face interview.. the first KC was applied within the first 4-6 hours after birth, and the second KC was applied in the postpartum ward under the supervision of the researcher on the first day after birth. The third KC was performed by the fathers themselves at home on the third postpartum day after discharge. Immediately afterwards, the researcher observed the father and baby from an appropriate distance, and the father and the baby had skin-to-skin contact for mean 15-20 minutes.

Behavioral: kangaroo father care

The effect of postpartum kangaroo father care on paternal attachment

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Father-Baby Attachment Scale The Turkish version [12 months]
Father-Baby Attachment Scale The Turkish version was applied by Güleç and Kavlak (2013) to the fathers of infants aged 6-12 months, and the McDonald coefficient was reported to be between 0.52 and 0.80 (Güleç and Kavlak 2013). The scale consists of 19 items and three sub-dimensions: "patience and tolerance". "pleasure in interaction", and "love and pride". Each item on the scale is scored between 1 and 5 points. The minimum score that can be obtained from the scale is 19 and the maximum is 95. High scores indicate that the attachment level is high.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years to 50 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

Male

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

fathers who are aged 18 and 50,
married,
voluntarily agree to participate in the study,
have healthy babies,
live with their babies.

Exclusion Criteria:

a history of chronic psychiatric illness
antipsychotic medication use
babies with premature / low birth weight / congenital anomalies

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Fatma Yıldırım	Corum	Çorum	Turkey	19600

Sponsors and Collaborators

Hitit University

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

Fatma Yildirim, Principal Investigator, Hitit University

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT05337215

Other Study ID Numbers:

HititU

First Posted:

Apr 20, 2022

Last Update Posted:

Apr 20, 2022

Last Verified:

Apr 1, 2022

Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:

Plan to Share IPD:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Apr 20, 2022