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Study the effectiveness of abdominal massage and non-nutritive sucking on clinical outcomes in preterm infants

Phase 1
Conditions
preterm infant.
Other preterm infants
Registration Number
IRCT201410275168N9
Lead Sponsor
Vice Chancellor for Research, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
42
Inclusion Criteria

Parental consent; Infants with gestational age between (32-28); Weighing between 1750-1000 g; No bowel obstruction and abdominal surgery .Exclusion criteria: The central nervous system Diseases; Severe congenital abnormalities such as severe heart abnormalities and abdominal and intestinal disorders; Sepsis; Hemodynamic instability; Parents opting out of participation in the study; Catching necrotizing enterocolitis; A congenital anomaly abdomen and abdominal surgery; Wound and oral anomalies.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Respiratory rate. Timepoint: The beginning of the study, the first day of initiation of breast feeding twice a day over five days. Method of measurement: Counting the abdominal breathing by facilitator.;Heart rate. Timepoint: The beginning of the study, the first day of initiation of breast feeding twice a day over five days. Method of measurement: By Pulse Oximetry.;Oxygen saturation percentage. Timepoint: The beginning of the study, the first day of initiation of breast feeding twice a day over five days. Method of measurement: By Pulse Oximetry.;Gastric residual volume. Timepoint: The beginning of the study, the first day of initiation of breast feeding twice a day over five days. Method of measurement: By aspiration with syringe.;The frequency of stools. Timepoint: Baseline, every day for five days. Method of measurement: Observe by facilitator.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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