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Massage To Improve Uterine Artery Blood Flow

NCT02203734 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 24

Last updated 2015-10-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This project will investigate the effects of massage therapy on depressed pregnant women. The investigators expect that massage therapy will improve blood flow from the mother to the fetus and reduce prematurity and depression.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Moderate Pressure Massage

The massage therapy will begin with the mother in a side-lying position, with pillows positioned behind her back and between her legs for support. The massage is given in the following sequence and repeated twice (10 minutes on each side for 20 minutes total) on the following areas: 1) Head and neck: 2) Back: 3) Arms: and 4) Legs. The effective moderate pressure (measured by a pressure meter) is 8 db or a slight indentation in the skin.

PROCEDURE

Light Pressure Massage

The light pressure massage group will receive light pressure massage in contrast to the treatment group who will receive moderate pressure massage. As with moderate pressure massage, each session will begin with the mother in a side-lying position, with pillows positioned behind her back and between her legs for support. The massage is given in the following sequence and repeated twice (10 minutes on each side for 20 minutes total) on the following areas: 1) Head and neck: 2) Back: 3) Arms: and 4) Legs.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

    collaborator NIH

  • Miguel Diego

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-02-29
Primary Completion
2015-09-30
Completion
2015-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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