Effect of infant massage on mothers’ anxiety and self-esteem

The effect of preterm infant massage by mothers on mothers’ anxiety and self-esteem

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20181004041229N1

Enrollment

Registered

2018-10-12

Start date

2018-09-17

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-11-05

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Conditions

Anxiety and Self-esteem of mothers. Anxiety disorder due to known physiological condition

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Self-esteem and anxiety questionnaire is completed first. Massage is done after they are taught to mothers. Massage is performed three times a day after lactation i

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Mother does not have any addiction Mother's does not have any disease like high blood pressure - Gestational diabetes and any maternal physical and mental illness Preterm Infant with Physiological stability and birth weight between 1500 to 2500 grams

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The mother's inability to stay in hospital for any reason

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Anxiety. Timepoint: Before the intervention and at the end of the fifth day. Method of measurement: Beck Anxiety questionnaire.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Self-esteem. Timepoint: Before the intervention and at the end of the fifth day. Method of measurement: Rosenberg self-esteem questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFatemeh abbasi

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

fatemehabbasi3560@gmail.com+98 24 3342 1583

Outcome results

None listed

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