Kangaroo Care TrainigKangaroo CareNCT07413783
Kangaroo Care Training: Knowledge, Skills, and Empathy
A study testing Kangaroo care education in people with Kangaroo Care Trainig and Empathy Training of Healthcare Professional Students, run by Agri Ibrahim Cecen University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial 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. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any age, women onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Kangaroo Care Trainig, Empathy Training of Healthcare Professional Students
- What is being tested?
- Kangaroo care education
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 99 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 18 Feb 2025to 30 Sep 2025
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages Any age
- Women only
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Students who were in their final year of the midwifery department,
- had successfully completed their practical courses,
- agreed to participate in the study
Who cannot join
- students who did not successfully complete their practical courses
- did not agree to participate
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: The Effect of Kangaroo Care Training Provided to Midwifery Students on Their Knowledge, Skills, Confidence, and Empathy Levels
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.
Read the detailed description
With this research, it is aimed to evaluate the effect of kangaroo care training given to midwifery students on their knowledge, skills, confidence and empathy levels. The research is in methodological and randomized controlled experimental design. The research will be carried out in five stages and two different research methods will be used gradually. Accordingly, a methodological method will be used to analyze the validity of the kangaroo care knowledge, skills and confidence scale, and a randomized controlled experimental design will be used to provide the students with kangaroo care training and to apply the scales after the kangaroo care training after the training. The population of the research will be Atatürk University Health Sciences Faculty Midwifery Department final year students (N:120). The first part of the research will involve conducting a Turkish validity study of the "Kangaroo Care Knowledge, Skills, and Confidence Scale." The second part will involve providing 8 hours of kangaroo care training to students assigned to the training group, prepared by the researcher. The third part will evaluate the clinical practices of students who received and did not receive kangaroo care training, and assess their empathy levels and knowledge, skills, and confidence levels using the midwifery empathy scale and the kangaroo care knowledge, skills, and confidence scale. The research will conclude with a Turkish validity study of the Kangaroo Care Knowledge, Skills, and Confidence Scale and the acquisition of Turkish-language resources.
- Being tested
- Kangaroo care education
- Keywords
- midwifery, kangaroo care, education, empathy
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Kangaroo care educationBehavioural
Kangaroo care education
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| control group | No intervention | Students who did not receive kangaroo care training |
| Kangaroo care education group | Experimental | kangaroo care education Receives: Behavioral: Kangaroo care education |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
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.
Measured: immediately after training
Secondary outcomes (2)
Kangaroo Care Knowledge, Skill, and Confidence Scale
The scale was developed by Almutairi et al. (2016) to assess nurses' knowledge, skills, and confidence in kangaroo care training. Researchers conducted Turkish validity and reliability studies. The Turkish version of the scale consists of 21 items and four subscales. The scale is evaluated on a five-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 = strongly disagree to 5 = strongly agree. The minimum score is 21, and the maximum score is 105. A high score indicates high knowledge, skills, and confidence in kangaroo care.
Measured: three months after training
Midwifery Empathy Scale
The Midwifery Empathy Scale (MES) was developed in Greece in 2016 by Vivilaki and colleagues, and its validity and reliability in Turkish were assessed by Sevinç and Ergin in 2019. The scale consists of 22 questions that assess empathic skills and empathic tendencies. Each item is scored from 1 to 6. Items 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 19, 20, and 21 are scored as 6 if the "strongly agree" option is selected and 1 if the "strongly disagree" option is selected. Questions 5, 7, 8, 9, 13, 15, and 22 are scored in the opposite manner. The maximum score on the scale is 132, and the minimum score is 22.
Measured: three months after training
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted17 Feb 2026
- Study start18 Feb 2025
- Primary completion30 Aug 2025
- Study completion30 Sep 2025
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Kangaroo Care TrainigStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 99 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Agri Ibrahim Cecen University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Emine Serap ÇAĞAN, Agri Ibrahim Cecen University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07413783
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- AgriICecen
- Other IDs
- 123C170
- Acronym
- Kangaroo Care
- Status last verified
- Feb 2026
- First submitted
- 6 Feb 2026
- Last updated
- 17 Feb 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No: Individual patient information will only be used for research purposes.
Publications
Almutairi WM, Ludington-Hoe SM. Kangaroo Care Education Effects on Nurses' Knowledge and Skills Confidence. J Contin Educ Nurs. 2016 Nov 1;47(11):518-524. doi: 10.3928/00220124-20161017-11.
PubMed 27783834
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 17 Feb 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effect of Kangaroo Care Training Provided to Midwifery Students on Their Knowledge, Skills, Confidence, and Empathy Levels
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07413783
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- Kangaroo Care / AgriICecen
- Keywords
- midwifery, kangaroo care, education, empathy
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 99 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Agri Ibrahim Cecen UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
- Study start
- 18 Feb 2025 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 Aug 2025 (actual)
- Study completion
- 30 Sep 2025 (actual)
- First posted
- 17 Feb 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
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.
Detailed description
With this research, it is aimed to evaluate the effect of kangaroo care training given to midwifery students on their knowledge, skills, confidence and empathy levels. The research is in methodological and randomized controlled experimental design. The research will be carried out in five stages and two different research methods will be used gradually. Accordingly, a methodological method will be used to analyze the validity of the kangaroo care knowledge, skills and confidence scale, and a randomized controlled experimental design will be used to provide the students with kangaroo care training and to apply the scales after the kangaroo care training after the training. The population of the research will be Atatürk University Health Sciences Faculty Midwifery Department final year students (N:120). The first part of the research will involve conducting a Turkish validity study of the "Kangaroo Care Knowledge, Skills, and Confidence Scale." The second part will involve providing 8 hours of kangaroo care training to students assigned to the training group, prepared by the researcher. The third part will evaluate the clinical practices of students who received and did not receive kangaroo care training, and assess their empathy levels and knowledge, skills, and confidence levels using the midwifery empathy scale and the kangaroo care knowledge, skills, and confidence scale. The research will conclude with a Turkish validity study of the Kangaroo Care Knowledge, Skills, and Confidence Scale and the acquisition of Turkish-language resources.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| control group | No intervention | –Students who did not receive kangaroo care training |
| Kangaroo care education group | Experimental | Behavioral: Kangaroo care educationkangaroo care education |
Who may qualify
- Sex
- Female only
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Students who were in their final year of the midwifery department,
- had successfully completed their practical courses,
- agreed to participate in the study
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- students who did not successfully complete their practical courses
- did not agree to participate
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Kangaroo care educationKangaroo care education | Behavioural | Kangaroo care education group |
Primary outcome
Kangaroo Care Knowledge
Time frame: immediately after training
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.
2 secondary outcomes
Kangaroo Care Knowledge, Skill, and Confidence Scale
Time frame: three months after training
Midwifery Empathy Scale
Time frame: three months after training
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 17 Feb 2026.
- Background: PubMed 27783834Almutairi WM, Ludington-Hoe SM. Kangaroo Care Education Effects on Nurses' Knowledge and Skills Confidence. J Contin Educ Nurs. 2016 Nov 1;47(11):518-524. doi: 10.3928/00220124-20161017-11.
- Related InfoLink provided by the sponsor.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No. Individual patient information will only be used for research purposes.
Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Kangaroo care education in people with Kangaroo Care Trainig and Empathy Training of Healthcare Professional Students, run by Agri Ibrahim Cecen University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 17 Feb 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Kangaroo Care Knowledge (time frame: immediately after training). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT07413783, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 17 Feb 2026.