Benzies, Karen M.
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Shah, Vibhuti
Aziz, Khalid
Isaranuwatchai, Wanrudee
Palacio-Derflingher, Luz
Scotland, Jeanne
Larocque, Jill
Mrklas, Kelly
Suter, Esther
Naugler, Christopher
Stelfox, Henry T.
Chari, Radha
Lodha, Abhay
Funding for this research was provided by:
Alberta Innovates - Health Solutions (201400399)
Article History
Received: 2 April 2017
Accepted: 8 September 2017
First Online: 10 October 2017
Change Date: 19 March 2020
Change Type: Correction
Change Details: After publication of our article [1], the authors have reported mathematical errors made in the sample size calculation for this cluster randomized controlled trial (cRCT) (Benzies et al. 2017).
Authors’ information
: KB (PhD, RN) is a Professor in the Faculty of Nursing and Adjunct Research Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, University of Calgary. VS (MSc, MD) is an academic Neonatologist at Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, and an Associate Professor in the Department of Paediatrics and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto. She is currently conducting a study of FICare in Level II NICUs in Ontario. KA (MEd, MBBS, MA, MD) is a Staff Neonatologist, Edmonton Neonatal Program, and a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta. WI (PhD) is a Research Associate and Health Economist, Saint Michael’s Hospital, Toronto. LP-D (PhD) is a Biostatistician and Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Calgary. JS (MN, NNP) is a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Rockyview General Hospital, Calgary. JL (MN, NNP) is a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton. KM is a Knowledge Translation Scientist, Alberta Health Services. ES (PhD) is an Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary. CN (MSc, MD) is the Chief Pathologist, Calgary Lab Services. RC (MD) is the Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alberta. TS (PhD, MD) is an Associate Professor, University of Calgary, and Scientific Director of the Critical Care Strategic Clinical Network, Alberta Health Services. AL (MSc, MD, MBBS) is a Staff Neonatologist at Foothills Medical Centre, Calgary, and an Associate Professor in the Department of Paediatrics and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary. All members of the Alberta FICare in Level II NICU study team contributed support and encouragement to conduct this study.
: This study was approved by the University of Calgary, Conjoint Health Research Ethics Board (CHREB ID 15-0067; covers Rockyview General Hospital, Peter Lougheed Centre, South Health Campus, Medicine Hat Regional Hospital, Chinook Regional Hospital, Red Deer Regional Hospital, and Queen Elizabeth II Hospital), University of Alberta, Health Research Ethics Board (Pro00060324; covers Royal Alexandra Hospital), and Covenant Health Research Ethics Board (ID 1762; covers Misericordia Community Hospital and Grey Nuns Community Hospital). This is version 2 of the protocol, approved on 9 June 2016. Minor changes to the ethics protocol were required when two graduate students were added to the study and required the addition of scales to assess breastfeeding patterns and self-efficacy. Mother participants provided written informed consent for themselves and their infant(s) to participate in the trial. Healthcare provider participants provided written informed consent to participate in qualitative interviews.
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: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
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