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Massage, Tub Bathing, and Sponge Bathing Effects on Neonatal Bilirubin and Comfort

NCT07084987 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2025-07-25

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This randomized controlled trial evaluates the effects of massage, tub bathing, and sponge bathing on bilirubin levels, skin integrity, neonatal comfort, and physiological parameters in term newborns undergoing phototherapy

Conditions

  • Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia
  • Newborn Care Phototherapy

Interventions

OTHER

neonatal massage

Standardized neonatal massage before phototherapy

OTHER

Tub Bathing

Tub bath before phototherapy

OTHER

sponge bath

Sponge (wipe) bath before phototherapy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Uludag University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rukiye Öztürk · Uludag University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-09-01
Primary Completion
2023-01-01
Completion
2024-08-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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