The Effect of Massage on Serum Bilirubin Levels in Term Neonates
Phase 2
- Conditions
- Hyperbilirubinemia.Neonatal jaundice, unspecified
- Registration Number
- IRCT138811043150N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice chancellor for research, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 25
Inclusion Criteria
term neonates born after 37-42 weeks of pregnancy; weighing between 2500gm and 4000gm; having a bilirubin level of 13–24mg/dl; All the children were breast fed; were not under any medication and showed no contra-indications to massage. Exclusion criteria: having jaundice on the 1st day of birth; hyper bilirubinemia caused by hemolysis; diseases or infections occurring in the course of the study; blood transfusion carried out in the infant; the occurrence of bronze children's syndrome during phototherapy; diarrhea during phototherapy; and lastly the desire of the parents to be omitted from the study.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method evel of Serum Bilirubin. Timepoint: Daily. Method of measurement: Blood test.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Jaundice. Timepoint: End study. Method of measurement: Clinical Sign.