Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT06311643
Ameliorative Potential of Relaxing Back Massage on Puerperial Women's Hormones and Infant Weight
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- Phase 2 / Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 45 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Kafrelsheikh University · Academic / Other
- Sex
- Female
- Age
- 25 Years – 30 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
Effect of massage on hormone levels in puerperal women
Detailed description
Postpartum back massage can effectively increase prolactin, growth hormone levels, which in turn can make the baby's growth more healthy and decrease leptin levels, which can protect the child from future obesity and so, clinicians should advise postpartum women to have massage after delivery.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER | Postpartum back massage in study group | Effleurage massage from shoulders toward lower back |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2023-03-02
- Primary completion
- 2023-09-01
- Completion
- 2024-03-01
- First posted
- 2024-03-15
- Last updated
- 2024-03-15
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Egypt
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT06311643. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.