The Effect of Massage on Preterm Babies
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age32-37
SponsorÖzlem BOZBUĞA
About this trial
This study was planned as a randomized controlled experimental study with pre-test post-test design in order to examine the effect of massage on pain, comfort and nutritional status in infants undergoing NCPAP in the NICU, considering that massage may be effective in reducing the effectiveness of treatment and complications that may develop due to NCPAP by reducing stress in newborns undergoing NCPAP.In this research, answers to the following questions will be sought; Massage has an effect on pain in preterm infants receiving NCPAP therapy; H1: has an effect on pain. H2: has an effect on comfort. H3: has an effect on feeding intolerance (vomiting, abdominal distension, stool output...)
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Infants of parents who agreed to participate in the study,
Receiving NCPAP therapy for at least 1 day,
Gestational age greater than 32 weeks
Birth weight over 1500 grams
Disqualifiers
• Infants with necrotising entecolitis, suspected or confirmed sepsis,
No skin disease,
Not receiving sedation (considering that it may affect pain response),
Babies who have undergone surgical intervention (abdominal and central nervous system, cardiac surgery)
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- massage
Treatment groups
30 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsLocations
Sponsors and collaborators
Özlem BOZBUĞA
Lead sponsor
TC Erciyes University
Sponsor institution
Source ClinicalTrials.gov