Hyperbilirubinemia. Neonatal jaundice, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Neonates of control group will receive routine ward care. Intervention 2: Neonates of treatment group will receive massage intervention. The intervention consists of massage 20 minutes
and then moving on the chest, two hands of performer from the lower margin of chest slide to opposite upper edge alternately
then to the abdomen, corresponding to the conformation of colon, the performer push a half circle gently, next is on the limbs, the performer use hand by hand with moderate pressure external side of t
and finally the back, the performer slide two hand from vertebra to two sides by neck to buttock.
Neonates of control group will receive routine ward care.
Neonates of treatment group will receive massage intervention. The intervention consists of massage 20 minutes, twice daily, for 4 days. Massage will be done one hour after the morning feeding and one
Sponsors
Gonabad University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
No minimum to 5 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Parental satisfaction to participate their child in the study; Absence of jaundice in the first day; gestational age < 37 weeks; being breastfed; Absence of infection and any disease during the study. Exclusion criteria: the desire of the parents to be omitted from the study; diseases or infections occurring in the course of the study; Discharge before completing the treatment period; Treatment be started with phototherapy.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Bilirubin level. Timepoint: daily. Method of measurement: transcutaneous bilirubin test. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Jaundice. Timepoint: End of the study. Method of measurement: Clinical Signs. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactMahdi Basiri Moghadam
Gonabad University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed