Most preterm infant need treatment at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and most of them need mechanical ventilation. Infants who are treated at the NICU will be at risk of experiencing stress s Massage,
Conditions
Interventions
Each session of massage therapy includes 5 minutes giving tactile stimulation,
then followed by giving 5 minutes of kinesthetic stimulation,
then ending with 5 minutes of tactile stimulations. Tactile stimulation is carried out in a prone position,
with stroking movements using the fingers. Each body part (head,
hands and feet) is carried out for 10 seconds,
for a total of 5 minutes. Kinesthetic stimulation,
the position of the baby in a supine state for a total of 5 minutes. Tactile stimulation is repeated in the prone position. The Massage repeated for 10 days
Experimental Other
Touch stimulation
Sponsors
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Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
24 Weeks to 36 Weeks
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Preterm infants with gestational age under 37 weeks (ages are mesured as gestational age, not post-natal age). No need for artificial ventilation Absence of congenital anomalies No feeding of infant for half an hour before the massage.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Infants who were discharged from the hospital until within the tenth days of the study or were critically ill newborn whom received severe invasive procedures within tenth days of intervention or their mothers did not completely adhere to the study protocol were excluded from the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
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| Salivary cortisol level. September 2018 radio-immunoassay method by The Salimetrics® device. | — |
Secondary
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Countries
Indonesia
Contacts
Public ContactRewina Asmarani
Faculty of Medicine Airlangga University
Outcome results
None listed