The Effect of Massage on Growth And Stress And Stress ,Department of Nursing,

NCT06204146 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2017/015
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this thesis is to exprementally investigate the effect of massage applied to preterm infants on growth and stress. While the population of the research is preterm infants at the neonatal intensive care unit of a Medicalpark Batman Hospital between January 2018 and February 2019, the sample is 60 preterm infants suitable for inclusion criteria. Research data was collected using Preterm Infant Information Form, Preterm Follow-up Form and Newborn Stress Scale. While massage was applied to the infants in the experimental group three times daily for 10 days, the control group received the usual care. Weight, length and head circumference of infants in both experimental and control group were measured by the researcher on 1., 5. and 10. days. In order to evaluate stess level of the massage applied infants, camera records of the infants were taken 15 minutes before and after the massage on 1., 5. and 10. days. Camera records of the infants in the control group were also taken at the same time with those in the experimental group. Camera records were watched and stress level of the infants were evaluated by two observers blind to the research. The data analyses were carried out using In-class Correlation, Frequency, Levene, Two-Way ANOVA for Mixed Measured, Repeated ANOVA tests

Conditions

Preterm

Keywords

preterm

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Weight

  physiological parameter is analyzed, it is observed first day and ten day the baby weight

  10 days

• length

  physiological is analyzed, it is observed first day and ten day the baby length

  10 days

• head circumference

  physiological parameter is analyzed, it is observed first day and ten day the baby head circumference

  10 days

• newborn stres scale

  it is an assessment tool developed to evaluate the stress level of newborn. 0-2 point each item min max 16point each subscale

  10 days

Study Arms (2)

massage

EXPERIMENTAL

massage was applied to the infants in the experimental group three times daily for 10 days,

Behavioral: massage

control

NO INTERVENTION

the control group received the usual care

Interventions

massage BEHAVIORAL

stressn level and preterm growth

massage

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 27 Weeks - 36 Weeks
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• \- Gestational age at birth below 36 weeks + 6 days, Body weight over 1000 g, Do not have any diseases or congenital disorders, Babies who are allowed to be massaged by the NICU's neonatologist was determined as .

Sponsors & Collaborators

• EMİNE SARIKAMIŞ KALE: lead

Study Sites (1)

Emine Sarıkamış Kale

Batman, Merkez, 72000, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Premature Birth

Interventions

Massage

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Obstetric Labor, Premature; Obstetric Labor Complications; Pregnancy Complications; Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications; Urogenital Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Therapy, Soft Tissue; Musculoskeletal Manipulations; Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities; Rehabilitation

Study Officials

• emine sarıkamış kale, MSc

  Hasan Kalyoncu University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Phd student

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 24, 2023
• First Posted: January 12, 2024
• Study Start: May 24, 2017
• Primary Completion: June 7, 2019
• Study Completion: July 10, 2019
• Last Updated: December 10, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-12

Locations

TU (1)