NCT05580874

The Effect of Massage on Stress in Premature Babies

Investigation of the Effect of Massage on Stress Behaviors and Salivary Cortisol Levels in Premature Babies

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: Izmir Katip Celebi University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 30 Weeks – 37 Weeks
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The practices of the neonatal intensive care unit that reduce the stress of premature babies and respond to behavioral cues have a positive effect on the development of newborns. The stress experienced by premature infants affects the baby's behavior and laboratory findings. Massage is an effective application in facilitating the adaptation of premature babies to extrauterine life and ensuring that they are least affected by adverse environmental conditions. Massage in premature babies has an important place in reducing stress and supporting psychological, mental and physiological development as a healthy tactile stimulus.

Detailed description

This study was planned to examine the effects of massage on stress behaviors and salivary cortisol levels in premature infants. The research was planned on a randomized controlled experimental. In the research, the group to which massage will be procedure is the experimental group, and the group to which the swaddling procedure will be the control group will form.

Conditions

• Stress
• Cortisol

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Massage	The babies in the massage group were given a massage once a day.
OTHER	Swaddling	Control group

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-06-17
• Primary completion: 2023-06-23
• Completion: 2023-06-23
• First posted: 2022-10-14
• Last updated: 2024-05-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)