Investigating the effect of abdominal massage on the residual gastric volume and physiological responses in preterm infants

Investigating the effect of abdominal massage on the residual gastric volume and physiological responses in hospitalized preterm infants in neonatal intensive care unit

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20180913041030N1

Enrollment

Registered

2019-03-05

Start date

2019-03-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-03-25

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Conditions

Condition 1: Physiological responses. Condition 2: Gastric residual volume.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: abdominal massage will be used for 15 minutes, twice a day and for a 5 days period. Gastric residual volume and physiological responses of newborns before and after

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

1 Days to 28 Days

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 30 to 34 weeks of gestational age Feeding through nasogastric tube No need to mechanical ventilation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Abdominal defects and congenital anomalies Prohibition of massage in order to physician opinion Feeding intolerance

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Arterial oxygen saturation. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Pulseoximetery.;Heart rate. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Pulseoximetery.;Gastric residual volume. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Measurement of residual volume with syringe.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactRoghayeh Mehdipour Rabori

Kerman University of Medical Sciences

r_mehdipour@kmu.ac.ir+98 34 3132 5220

Outcome results

None listed

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