The Effect of Massage on Serum Bilirubin Levels in Preterm Neonates affected with Hyperbilirubinemia
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Hyperbilirubinemia.Neonatal jaundice, unspecified
- Registration Number
- IRCT201111013150N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Gonabad University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
Parental satisfaction to participate their child in the study; Absence of jaundice in the first day; gestational age < 37 weeks; being breastfed; Absence of infection and any disease during the study. Exclusion criteria: the desire of the parents to be omitted from the study; diseases or infections occurring in the course of the study; Discharge before completing the treatment period; Treatment be started with phototherapy.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Bilirubin level. Timepoint: daily. Method of measurement: transcutaneous bilirubin test.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Jaundice. Timepoint: End of the study. Method of measurement: Clinical Signs.