Premature
Conditions
Keywords
acupressure, very-low- birth-weight premature, body weight, behavioral state, developmental status
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of acupressure application in very low birth weight premature.
Detailed description
A quasi-experimental study is designed. Sixty premature babies will be recruited by purposed sampling, according to the criteria of very low birth weight (\<1500gm) from a sick baby room in a medical center. The control group only receive routine care in sick baby room unite. The babies in experimental group will be observed for one day, and then intervene the simplified acupressure three times a day for 15 days, and continuously recoding the observation and records until discharge. The intervention includes acupressure for 15 minutes each at 10Am, 1Pm and 4Pm.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALacupressure
The babies in experimental group will be observed for one day, and then intervene the simplified acupressure three times a day for fifteen days, and continuously recoding the observation and records until discharge.
Sponsors
China Medical University Hospital
Li-Li Chen
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
No minimum to 37 Weeks
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* according to the criteria of very low birth weight (\<1500gm) from a sick baby room in a medical center.
Exclusion criteria
*
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Body Weight | 15 days. | The data will be collected by a self-developed structured questionnaire, including: 1) demographic data of premature; 2)body weight every day until discharge. |
Outcome results
None listed