Health Condition 1: R00-R99- Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Coconut oil massage: Thrice daily massage for 28 days
Control Intervention1: Sunflower oil massage: Thrice daily massage for 28 days
Sponsors
Department of Neonatology
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All hemodynamically stable neonates between 28 weeks to 34+6 weeks of gestation will be enrolled at 72 hours of birth
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Babies with major congenital malformation Refusal to give consent Generalised skin disorders and local skin burns Ecchymosis m soft tissue injury or bleeding tendencies Hydrops Mechanical ventilation with map more than 7 or High Frequency ventilation Presence of fracture IVH grade 2 or more at enrolment Hemodynamically unstable with more than 2 inotropes Intercostal tube drainage in situ at enrolment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare the effect of coconut oil massage on weekly weight gain velocity and cumulative weight gain over four weeks with that of Sunflower oil in preterm neonatesTimepoint: 28 days of life or death | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Biochemical parameters 1. Biochemical parameters of bone health ( calcium , Phosphorus,Alkaline phosphatase, Tubular re absorption of phosphate, Parathyroid hormones , Triglycerides, vitamin D levels) 2.Total serum bilirubin ( maximum value) 3. Insulin like growth factor 1 levels Non biochemical parameters 1. Length gain velocity 2.Head circumference gain velocity 3 IVH GRADE 2 or more 4. Probable or proven sepsis Neonatal mortalityTimepoint: 28 days of life or death | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactGunjana Kumar
National Institute of Medical Sciences and Research , Jaipur, Rajasthan
Outcome results
None listed