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The Effects of Massage Therapy on Term Neonates Development and on Maternal Bonding

NCT04285437 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2020-02-26

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Summary

This study collects data from 2 groups of mother- term neonate pairs at the Neonatal Department of Children Hospital II, Ho Chi Minh City (in group M: neonates are massaged by their mothers during the first 2 months after birth, in group X: neonates are not massaged), and then, evaluates the effects of Massage Therapy on the mental and physical development of neonates and on maternal bonding (breast feeding, postnatal depression) during the first 2 months after birth.

Conditions

  • Infant Development
  • Breastfeeding
  • Postnatal Depression

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

infant massage

Mother will be trained how to massage their babies by International Association of Infant Massage (IAIM) Certified Infant Massage Instructor, and then their babies will be massaged by themselves during the first 2 months after birth.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Tuan Le Minh, Ph.D, MD · Research Department, UMP

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
1 Day
Max Age
15 Days
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-01-31
Primary Completion
2020-12-01
Completion
2020-12-30

Countries

  • Vietnam

Study Locations

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