Status:
COMPLETED
The Effect of Massage on Bilirubin Level in Infants
Lead Sponsor:
Ege University
Conditions:
Massage
Neonatal Jaundice
Eligibility:
All Genders
32-38 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Jaundice (hyperbilirubinemia) which is one of the common causes of repeated hospitalizations in the neonatal period, is a physiological condition seen in 60% of term babies and 80% of premature babies...
Detailed Description
Neonatal jaundice is a physiological condition seen in 60% of infants and 80% of preterm infants in the first week of life. There is no clear data on the frequency of jaundice in newborns in our count...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- families being voluntary to participate in the study
- infants being born between 32 and 37 weeks plus 6 days of gestation
- infants having a birth weight of ≥1500 g
- infants having a fifth-minute Apgar score of more than seven
- infant's bilirubin level is not sufficient to require phototherapy
- the vital signs of the baby are within normal limits
- the absence of congenital major malformation of the infants
- the lack of patent ductus arteriosus requiring treatment
- no proven sepsis diagnosis
Exclusion
- neonates with disease disrupting skin integrity (epidermolysis bullosa, ichthyosis, collodion baby)
- need for phototherapy
- infants with gastrointestinal obstruction and biliary atresia
- infants with congenital major deformations
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 6 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 18 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
64 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04099602
Start Date
April 6 2018
End Date
July 18 2019
Last Update
September 27 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Ege University Faculty of Nursing
Izmir, Bornova, Turkey (Türkiye), 35100