The effect of abdominal massage applied on term newborns receiving phototherapy on transcutaneous bilirubin level

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Neonatal Diseases; Hyperbilirubinemia; Hyperbilirubinemia, Jaundice

• Registration Number: ISRCTN27769096
• Lead Sponsor: Biruni University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-11-08
• Last Update Posted: 1 March 2021
• Study Completion: 2021-09-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

1. Family willing to participate in the research
2. Birth between gestational weeks > 37 and <42
3. Birth weight >2500 and <4000 g
4. Postnatal first minute APGAR score >7
5. Phototherapy treatment for the first time

Exclusion Criteria

Physical examination of the newborn performed by the physician and decided to another health problem other than hyperbilirubinemia

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Serum bilirubin level; routinely check every 24 hours in the neonatal unit.<br> 2. Transcutaneous bilirubin level; will check from forehead before starting phototherapy.<br> 3. Oxygen saturation: will check from pulse oximeter before starting phototherapy mean value for one minute after relaxed for 5 minutes<br> 4. Heart rate: checked from pulse oximeter before starting phototherapy mean value for one minute after relaxed for 5 minutes<br> 5. Sounds of bowel movements: the bowel movements will auscultate from over all four quadrants, 1 minute for each quadrant, total 4 minutes.<br> 6. Serum bilirubin measurement will be repeated at the 48th hour of phototherapy after the last massage session (6th Session) -at least 6 hours later - in newborns in the experimental group<br> 7. In newborns in the control group, blood bilirubin measurement will be repeated at 48 hours of phototherapy<br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Feeding type (breastfeeding or formulated bottle feeding):<br> 1.1 For the newborns who breastfeed:<br> 1.1.1 Duration of breastfeeding (minute)<br> 1.1.2 Test weight of infant (g)<br> 1.1.3 Number of breastfeeding (number/day) will be recorded<br> 1.2 For the newborns who formulated feeding<br> 1.2.1 Duration of feeding (minute)<br> 1.2.2 Number of feeding (number/day)<br> 1.2.3 Amount of each feeding (ml)<br> 2. For both groups, the number of feces will be recorded for 2 days on the observation form<br>