Effect of Tactile Kinesthetic Stimulation by mother, on anthropometric measurements of preterm newborns
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- anthropometric measurements of preterm infants.Other preterm infants
- Registration Number
- IRCT138903092324N5
- Lead Sponsor
- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
1) Birth weight >1500 g and/or gestational age =32 weeks; 2) Appropriate for gestational age (AGA); 3) Exclusive breastfeeding. 4) Apgar score = 7 at 1 and 5 minutes with no resuscitation required at birth; 5)no congenital anomalies; 6) single pregnancy; 7) No history of addiction in mother; Exclusion criteria: 1) Existing medical or surgical problem during intervention and hospitalization; 2) No given stimulation for two times in a couple of days; 3) no exclusive breast feeding.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Weight. Timepoint: Term corrected age. Method of measurement: Weight will be taken without clothes on an electronic weighing scale with an accuracy of ± 10 grams.;Head circumference. Timepoint: Term corrected age. Method of measurement: Head circumference will be measured with a non-stretchable cloth-tape.;Chest circumference. Timepoint: Term corrected age. Method of measurement: chest circumference will be measured with a non-stretchable cloth-tape.;Height. Timepoint: Term corrected age. Method of measurement: Height will be measured with an infant meter.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method