Effect of Touch and Massage on urine cortisol hormon in preterm infants

Comparison the effect of Gentle Human Touch and Massage Techniques, Field, on urine cortisol hormon in preterm infants: Randomized Control Clinical Trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT201407275168N5

Enrollment

Registered

2014-08-19

Start date

2014-07-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

stress in premature infants. Reaction to severe stress, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: The newborns in control group will receive routine massage and no intervention will be performed on them. Intervention 2: Gentle Touch group: For 15 min, the mother placed the ?ngertip

From the back of the neck to both ends of the shoulders, and vice versa

From the thighs down to the ankles, and vice versa

From the shoulders down the arms to the wrist, and vice versa In the middle phase, the neonate will make to lie in a supine position for kinesthetic stimulation that included 5 segments of 1 minute ea

Prevention

The newborns in control group will receive routine massage and no intervention will be performed on them.

Gentle Touch group: For 15 min, the mother placed the ?ngertips of one hand above the eyebrow line with the palm touching the preterm infant’s crown while the other hand was rested on the lower abdome

Massage Techniques, Field group: tactile and kinesthetic stimulation will carry out in 15-minute sessions.Each session consisted of 3 standardized phases of 5 minutes each, in which the infants were k

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria:30-36 gestational ages, 7-10 day passed from Date of Birth,Infants cared in cut or incubator that under any means for respiratory ventilation such as nasal cannula, positive pressure applied through the nose, mask, and not ventilator.Infants cared in cut or incubator that not intravenous or intramuscular medication instructions or blood sampling, and only remained in word due to access weight.Exclusion criteria:If have symptoms like(fever, respiratory distress,muscle stiffness, vomiting) infant massage will stop.If infant was allergy to sunflower oil.If cases such as intraventricular hemorrhage ,necrotizing enterocolitis , patent ducts arteriosus ,sepsis,acute lung disease or anemia (Hb<10gm/dl) found during the study.Infants that their mothers not regular perform massage or therapeutic touch program on schedule(at least once a day for 5 day),be excluded of study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Decrease cortisol in Massage by Techniques, Field. Timepoint: before and after the5-day intervention period. Method of measurement: The concentration of cortisol was measured by Radio Immuno Assay (cemilominesanse) by liasow device.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Decrease cortisol in gentle touch. Timepoint: before and after the 5-day intervention period. Method of measurement: The concentration of cortisol was measured by Radio Immmuno Assay(CEMILOMINOSANS) by LIASOW device.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMalihe Assadollahi

Tabriz University of Medical Science

assadollahim@tbzmed.ac.ir+98 41 1479 9713

Outcome results

None listed

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