Hair Cortisol as Marker of Chronic Stress in Preterm and Term Fathers - Fathair-study
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age1-7
SponsorUniversity of Cologne
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 hair sample to analyse the cortisol level and fill out questionnaires at three time points. At six months of the infant's age, the investigators will also measure the paternal sensitivity.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
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
Disqualifiers
adoptive or foster paternity
hair length below 3 cm at the posterior vertex region of the back of the father's head
endocrine disorders, especially of the adrenocortical system (e.g. Cushing syndrome, adrenal insufficiency)
taking steroidal medications or other drugs that affect the activity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical system
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- measurement of cortisol level
Treatment groups
120 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
University of Cologne
Lead sponsor
University of Siegen
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov