Hair Cortisol as Marker of Chronic Stress in Preterm and Term Fathers - Fathair-study
University of Cologne
120 participants
Oct 1, 2024
OBSERVATIONAL
Conditions
Summary
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.
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Interventions
We will measure the cortisol level from the hair sample of the father at three time points. Furthermore the father will answer questionnaires at three time points and the paternal sensitivity is measured once.
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NCT05969431