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Effect of Baby Massage on Oral Motor Skills of Premature Babies

NCT06308471 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2024-03-13

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Summary

This experimental research was conducted in a single-blind, block randomized controlled design type.

The primary purpose of the study is to examine the effect of premature baby massage on oral motor coordination skills. The secondary aim is to evaluate the consistency of use of The Oral Feeding clinical scale in premature babies in Turkey.

As a result of the power analysis, baby massage was applied to the intervention group (n = 20) and oral stimulation with the Fucile protocol was applied to the control group (n = 20).

Comparative results were evaluated statistically.

Conditions

  • Infant, Premature

Interventions

OTHER

Baby massage was applied to the intervention group (n=20) of the study

The application was applied for 15 minutes every day for ten days, and oral feeding trials were video recorded. Feeding videos were evaluated by expert neonatal nurses using The Oral Feeding Scale without knowing the application group of the babies.

OTHER

Oral stimulation

The application was applied for 15 minutes every day for ten days, and oral feeding trials were video recorded. Feeding videos were evaluated by expert neonatal nurses using The Oral Feeding Scale without knowing the application group of the babies.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ege University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
1 Day
Max Age
28 Days
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-09-01
Primary Completion
2023-05-01
Completion
2023-05-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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