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to see the effect of doing abdominal massage on time taken to reach full amount of spoon feeds in babies who are born as preterm

effect of abdominal massaging on progression to full oral feeding in preterm infants one year hospital based observational study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/06/053522
Enrollment
88
Registered
2023-06-05
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-06-26

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

N VIJAYA RUPA SAI
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: inborn babies between 30-34 weeks of gestation, medical stable with minimal respiratory support, willing to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: major congenital anomalies, grade 3 and 4 intraventricular hemorrhage, necrotising enterocolitis stage 2 and 3, perinatal asphyxia with HIE stage 2 and 3, any other conditions where abdominal massage contraindicated.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
to determine the effect of abdominal massaging in preterm infants on transition time from gavage to full oral feedsTimepoint: one month of life—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
to determine the effect of abdominal massaging in preterm infants on weekly weight gain, length of hospital stayTimepoint: Till the time of discharge of the baby—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactS M DHADED

DR KLES PRABHAKAR KORE HOSPITAL

drdhadedsm@gmail.com9844232586

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026