NCT06308471

Effect of Baby Massage on Oral Motor Skills of Premature Babies

The Effect of Baby Massage on Oral Motor Coordination Ability in Premature Babies

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: Ege University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 1 Day – 28 Days
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This experimental research was conducted in a single-blind, block randomized controlled design type. The primary purpose of the study is to examine the effect of premature baby massage on oral motor coordination skills. The secondary aim is to evaluate the consistency of use of The Oral Feeding clinical scale in premature babies in Turkey. As a result of the power analysis, baby massage was applied to the intervention group (n = 20) and oral stimulation with the Fucile protocol was applied to the control group (n = 20). Comparative results were evaluated statistically.

Detailed description

The Effect of Baby Massage on Oral Motor Coordination Ability in Prematures Purpose: The primary purpose of the study is to examine the effect of premature baby massage on oral motor coordination skills. The secondary aim is to evaluate the consistency of use of The Oral Feeding clinical scale in premature babies in Turkey. Method: The research was a single-blind, block randomized controlled design type and data was collected between September 2021 and May 2023. Baby massage was applied to the intervention group (n=20) of the study, and oral stimulation was applied with the Fucile protocol to the control group (n=20). The applications were applied for 15 minutes every day for ten days, and oral feeding trials were video recorded. Feeding videos were evaluated by expert neonatal nurses using The Oral Feeding Scale. Descriptive statistical methods, Fisher test, chi-square analysis, dependent and independent t test, Mann Whitney U test, one-way analysis of variance, Kruskal Wallis test, Pearson and Spearman correlations were used to evaluate the research results.

Conditions

• Infant, Premature

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Baby massage was applied to the intervention group (n=20) of the study	The application was applied for 15 minutes every day for ten days, and oral feeding trials were video recorded. Feeding videos were evaluated by expert neonatal nurses using The Oral Feeding Scale without knowing the application group of the babies.
OTHER	Oral stimulation	The application was applied for 15 minutes every day for ten days, and oral feeding trials were video recorded. Feeding videos were evaluated by expert neonatal nurses using The Oral Feeding Scale without knowing the application group of the babies.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-09-01
• Primary completion: 2023-05-01
• Completion: 2023-05-01
• First posted: 2024-03-13
• Last updated: 2024-03-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)