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Effect of massage with oil on weight gain of premature neonates

A Comparative study of the Effect of massage therapy with sweet almond oil and sesame oil on weight gain of premature neonates

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2016072511230N3
Enrollment
60
Registered
2017-02-23
Start date
2016-07-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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

Conditions

weight. Abnormal weight gain

Interventions

Intervention 1: Massaging will be performed from day 7 through 14 postpartum, 2 times a day for at least 10 minutes at one hour after each feeding. Initially, the subject will be placed in prone posit
Massaging will be performed from day 7 through 14 postpartum, 2 times a day for at least 10 minutes at one hour after each feeding. Initially, the subject will be placed in prone position and massaged

Sponsors

Vice chancellor for research of Shahid SadoughiYazd University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
7 Months to 8 Months

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Iranian nationality, fetal age of 30-35 weeks, breast or dried milk feeding and a stable medical condition. Exclusion criteria: Sepsis, convulsion, fetal disorders, dermal infection, congenital cardiac or digestive diseases, disease of nervous system, respiratory distress, surgery, Parenteral nutrition and starving at the time of intervention, parental discontent, discharge of the newborn before the intervention, and sensitivity to almond and sesame oils.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Weight. Timepoint: at 8 am on the seventh day and fourteenth after birth. Method of measurement: beurer weighing scale.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
-. Timepoint: -. Method of measurement: -.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactZahra pourmovahed

Shahid Sadoughi Yazd University of Medical Sciences

z_pourmovahed@ssu.ac.irmdabirifard.ssu@gmail.commdabirifard@ssu.ac.ir+98 913 277 4590

Outcome results

None listed

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