Effects of Massage Therapy and Kinesthetic Stimulation on Pre-Term Infants
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 60
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Average daily weight gain. Length of hospital stay
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of this study was to determine whether massage with or without physical exercise impacted weight gain or length of hospital stay for premature infants.
详细描述
Premature infants are often cared for in a fashion that minimizes physical activity in order to reduce stress and stress-related complications. Previous studies have indicated that massage therapy may increase weight gain and enabled earlier discharge of premature infants.
In this study, premature infants were randomly assigned to one of three groups:
A: Control Group
B: Massage Group, 15 minutes twice a day;
C: Massage and physical exercise group 15 minutes each, twice a day.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Double (Participant, Investigator)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 28 Weeks 至 32 Weeks（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •low birth weight, less than 1500 grams
- •weight of at least 1000 grams at time of entry into study
- •must be at least one week of age
- •must have relative medical stability
- •gestational age between 28-32 weeks
排除标准
- •infants with major congenital anomaly
- •those that require mechanical ventilatory support
- •those that are restricted in their movement or ability to undergo the intervention
研究组 & 干预措施
A
Control Group receives routine care.
B.
massage group, receives massage only.
干预措施: Massage therapy without exercise (Behavioral)
C.
Massage and Exercise group, receives both massage and exercise.
干预措施: Massage therapy with exercise (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Average daily weight gain. Length of hospital stay
时间窗: From birth until time of hospital discharge
次要结局
- Effect on heart rate and respirations(Birth until time of hospital discharge)