Body massage alone and sunflower oil massage on growth parameters of low birth weight neonates:
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- ow birth weight.other low birth weight
- Registration Number
- IRCT2012100411007N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences , Yazd , Iran
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
Eligible participants included newborns who had gestational age 33- 37weeks ,birth weight of 1500-1999 grams , were without birth asphyxia and hypoxic ischemic insults, aged less than ten days , were medically stable and did not need any drug therapy , were stayed in the hospital for at least 5 days after enrollment of intervention.
Multiple pregnancies , sepsis and meningitis , infants with major congenital malformations , small for gestational age (SGA), chromosomal abnormalities , genetic syndromes and neonates who had serious complications such as intraventricular hemorrhage, severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia and necrotizing enterocolitis during NICU admission period were excluded .
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Weight. Timepoint: at 14 days after intervention, at ages of one month and two months. Method of measurement: clinical exam.;Height. Timepoint: at 14 days after intervention, at ages of one month and two months. Method of measurement: clinical exam.;Head circumference. Timepoint: at 14 days after intervention, at ages of one month and two months. Method of measurement: clinical exam.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Side effects. Timepoint: During 14 days of intervention. Method of measurement: clinical exam.