Study of Applying Acupressure in Low-birth Weight Premature

Premature Clinical Trial

Official title:

Study of Appling Acupressure in Low-birth Weight Premature

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Enrolling by invitation

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03061968
• Other study ID #: DMR98-IRB-245-1
• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Phase: N/A
• First received: January 12, 2011
• Last updated: February 22, 2017
• Start date: May 2010
• Est. completion date: February 2017

Study information

• Verified date: February 2017
• Source: China Medical University Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of acupressure application in very low birth weight premature.

Description:

A quasi-experimental study is designed. Sixty premature babies will be recruited by purposed sampling, according to the criteria of very low birth weight (＜1500gm) from a sick baby room in a medical center. The control group only receive routine care in sick baby room unite. The babies in experimental group will be observed for one day, and then intervene the simplified acupressure three times a day for 15 days, and continuously recoding the observation and records until discharge. The intervention includes acupressure for 15 minutes each at 10Am, 1Pm and 4Pm.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. completion date: February 2017
• Est. primary completion date: December 2011
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A to 37 Weeks

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• according to the criteria of very low birth weight (<1500gm) from a sick baby room in a medical center.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Exclusion criteria of very low birth weight (>1500gm) from a sick baby room in a medical center.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Birth Weight
• Premature
• Premature Birth

Intervention

Behavioral:
• acupressure
The babies in experimental group will be observed for one day, and then intervene the simplified acupressure three times a day for fifteen days, and continuously recoding the observation and records until discharge.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Li-Li Chen	China Medical University Hospital

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Body Weight	The data will be collected by a self-developed structured questionnaire, including: 1) demographic data of premature; 2)body weight every day until discharge.	15 days.