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The Effect of Total Body Massage on Neonatal Jaundice in Preterm Neonates

NCT07106164 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2025-08-06

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Summary

Different methods are subscribed for the lowering of the bilirubin level, the most important of which are: exchange transfusion, phototherapy and using pharmacological agents. However, the remedial practice that has become most common for curing hyperbilirubinemia is phototherapy, has several side-effects. Thus there is constant research going on to find a substitute for phototherapy or to lessen its duration such as total body massage.

Conditions

  • Preterm
  • Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia

Interventions

PROCEDURE

total body massage

Massage was done using the Field's Technique after starting phototherapy till discontinuation of phototherapy for 15 - 20 minutes, three times daily 1 hour after the morning, mid- day feeds and at night.

DEVICE

photo therapy

neonates received phototherapy for the neonatal hyperbilirubinemia

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ain Shams University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
1 Hour
Max Age
30 Days
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-06-01
Primary Completion
2023-12-01
Completion
2024-06-01

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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