An interventional study of Continuous Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) in Low Birthweight Infant and Premature Baby, sponsored by Armed Forces Hospital, Pakistan. Completed at 1 site in Pakistan. Open to participants aged 1 Day to 1 Month. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-11-12.
Sponsored by Armed Forces Hospital, Pakistan · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care
Among 24 studies in Premature Birth with a site in Pakistan — 4 open to participants now, 5 under way, 1 of them phase 3. Premature Birth · Pakistan.
Among the 24 studies in Premature Birth with a site in Pakistan, this one is the 19th largest by enrollment of the 20 interventional ones that give a count, is one of 8 that started in 2025, is one of 15 with no phase, and was the 24th registered.
2,553 studies on the registry are indexed under Premature Birth; 502 are open to participants now.
Browse Premature Birth studies →4 of the 24 studies in Premature Birth with a site in Pakistan are open now. Recruiting first, the newest first:
NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health · Sites in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Democratic Republic of the Congo and 3 more countries
Ages 18–49 · Women only · Healthy volunteers
Aga Khan University · Sites in Pakistan
Ages 18+ · Women only · Healthy volunteers
Indiana University · Sites in Pakistan, United States, Argentina and 30 more countries
Ages 0 min–2 wk
Aga Khan University · Sites in Pakistan
Ages 0 hrs–6 hrs
A study can be open while its sites in Pakistan have not opened yet or have stopped. Only those recruiting at a site in Pakistan →
Of the 315 Premature Birth studies recruiting now, 88 (28%) set no upper age limit and 223 (71%) stop at 75 or younger; 241 take children under 18; 105 take healthy volunteers.
This study: 1 Day to 1 Month · all sexes · no healthy volunteers.
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24 studies; the count open now beside each. This study's row is marked.
First in 2010; this study’s year is marked. 8 started in 2025.
By drug class, each counting the studies that test any of its medicines:
This study's enrollment of 30 is below the median of 84 across 1,669 interventional studies indexed under Premature Birth.
Median enrollment 123 across the 20 interventional studies, 3,613 across the 4 observational. Of the 19 that completed or were terminated, 4 (21%) have results posted.
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None of the 24 has an industry lead sponsor. The 10 most frequent:
Armed Forces Hospital, Pakistan is the lead sponsor of 11 studies on the registry; 2 are open to participants now.
Armed Forces Hospital, Pakistan has 1 study filed under Premature Birth — fewer than ten, so there is no comparison to draw.
3 of the studies in Premature Birth with a site in Pakistan that are under way reach primary completion within a year, 0 of them phase 3. Phase 3 first, then by date:
| Study | Primary completion |
|---|---|
| NCT06823115Indiana UniversityAssessment of Worldwide Acute Kidney Injury Epidemiology in Neonates 2.0 | 2027-01 |
| NCT06957769Aga Khan UniversityBiological Impacts of Rising Temperatures on Maternal, Fetal, and Newborn Health: A Cohort Study (BIRTH Cohort) | 2027-06-30 |
| NCT07837141Aga Khan UniversityNoninvasive High Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation Versus Nasal Intermittent Mandatory Ventilation for Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Preterm Neonates | 2027-10 |
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Among the 24 studies in Premature Birth with a site in Pakistan, from their registry updates:
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This randomized controlled trial compared the effects of continuous versus intermittent kangaroo mother care (KMC) on weight gain in low birth weight neonates weighing less than 2,000 g admitted to the NICU at Pakistan Emirates Military Hospital, Rawalpindi, from December 2025 to February 2026. A total of 59 neonates were randomized to continuous KMC (n=30) or intermittent KMC (n=29). The primary outcome was weight gain. Continuous KMC was associated with significantly greater weight gain than intermittent KMC (341 ± 123 g vs. 142 ± 89.6 g; p
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Exclusion Criteria:
Behavioral: Continuous Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC)
Repeated periods of skin-to-skin contact between the mother and neonate, interrupted by approximately 6 hours of separation per day.
Behavioral: Continuous Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC)
Continuous skin-to-skin contact between the mother and neonate during day and night, with minimal separation, defined in this study as at least 12 hours per day.
Weight gain in low birth weight neonates
Weight gain in low birth weight neonates
Time frame: From initiation of KMC until hospital discharge (approximately 15-20 days of life).
Duration of KMC
Time frame: From initiation of KMC until hospital discharge (approximately 15-20 days of life).
Duration of hospital stay
Time frame: From initiation of KMC until hospital discharge (approximately 15-20 days of life).
Plan to share: Undecided
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Ran from Dec 2025 to primary completion in Feb 2026, 2 months.
Of 744 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Premature Birth, half reached primary completion within 24 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 12 and three quarters within 47. This study's 2 months is below that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 762 studies reached it within 24 months; a quarter within 12 and three quarters within 47.
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