Effect of massage versus no massage on weight gain in low birth weight neonates
Phase 2
- Conditions
- low birth weight.Other low birth weight
- Registration Number
- IRCT201411189014N47
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice-chancellor for Research the Technology, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
(a) birth weight less than 2400 gr; (b) gestational age between 25 to 34 weeks; (c) stability of the clinical condition of the neonate based on the neonatologist decision; (d) beginning of breastfeeding.
Exclusion criteria: (a) age of lower than 5 days; (b) presence of genetic disorder, congenital cardiomyopathy, central nerves system disorder, intra-ventricular hemorrhage; (c) history of maternal drug abuse.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Measuring weight. Timepoint: daily for 5 days. Method of measurement: using the meter.;Measuring height. Timepoint: daily for 5 days. Method of measurement: using weight scale.;Measuring head circumference. Timepoint: daily for 5 days. Method of measurement: using the meter.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method othing. Timepoint: nothing. Method of measurement: nothing.