| Trial name or title |
Reducing NICU light and noise during kangaroo mother care: feasibility, acceptability and estimated effects on preterm infants' and mothers' outcomes |
| Methods |
Randomised controlled trial |
| Participants |
30 NICU mother‐infant dyads born between 28 and 32 weeks' PMA |
| Interventions |
Experimental group (KMC + NICU light and noise reduction) or control group (KMC only) |
| Outcomes |
Infants' physiological stability was assessed by heart and respiratory rates and oxygen saturation, and quiet sleep was evaluated via videotaping. Maternal anxiety was assessed by the State‐Trait Anxiety Inventory Scale, and cortisol levels by saliva collection and analysis |
| Starting date |
Study was ongoing in 2014 |
| Contact information |
M. Aita, Faculty of Nursing, Universite de Montreal, Montreal, Canada |
| Notes |
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