Comparison of the effect of short and long duration of massage on weight gain in preterms
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: P84-P84- Other problems with newborn
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2021/05/033796
- Lead Sponsor
- isha P
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Very preterm neonates between 28-32 weeks gestational age at birth, confirmed by first trimester ultrasonogram or New Ballard Score in the absence of first trimester USG.Hemodynamically stable, off oxygen.On minimum 30 ml per kg per day feeds
Exclusion Criteria
1)Syndromic or with major malformations
2) Underwent major surgeries
3) Neurologically abnormal including those with hydrocephalus and intraventricular hemorrhage >grade II
4) Any fracture due to birth trauma
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Weight gainTimepoint: At 40 weeks corrected age
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Any disorder of bonding as detected in the Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire at enrollment and at 40 weeks corrected ageTimepoint: At enrollment, and at 40 weeks corrected age;Days to transition from Oro-gastric to paladai feeds and then to full direct breast feedsTimepoint: At 40 weeks of corrected age;Length of hospital stayTimepoint: At discharge;Neonatal co-morbidities after starting the intervention including- sepsis, necrotizing enterocolitis stage 2, apnea requiring CPAP and readmissions.Timepoint: At 40 weeks corrected age