Hair Cortisol as Marker of Chronic Stress in Preterm and Term Fathers - Fathair-study
Recruiting
Observational Study
Stress, Psychological
Father-Child Relations
Premature Birth
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
No Study Drug
Researchers observe your health over time — no experimental treatment is given.
At a Glance
- Age
- 1 Day – 7 Days
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Observational
- Participants needed
- 120 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- University of Cologne · Other
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About This Trial
The goal of this observational study is to compare the paternal hair cortisol as a marker for chronic stress in prematurely born children to maturely born children.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
* How differ the cortisol level between groups?
* How change the cortisol level over time?
* Are there secondary outcomes associated to the cortisol level of fathers? Participants will give a…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Premature or mature infant (22 0/7 to 42 0/7 weeks of gestation)
* For mature infants (37 0/7 to 42 0/7 weeks of gestation) undisturbed neonatal period
* No severe malformations or genetic diseases of the newborn child
* Sufficient knowledge of German of the father
* written c…
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