The Effect Of Therapeutic Touch To Mothers With Preterm Babies

Therapeutic Touch Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect Of Therapeutic Touch Training Given To Mothers With Preterm Babies On Attachment Level And The Responses The Baby

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04122417
• Other study ID #: YALOVA ÜNIVERSITESI
• Status: Completed
• Start date: August 1, 2016
• Est. completion date: August 31, 2017

Study information

• Verified date: October 2019
• Source: University of Yalova
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational [Patient Registry]

Clinical Trial Summary

The study was carried to determine the effect of yakson or gentle human touch methods applied by the mothers to their preterm newborns on mother's attachment level and baby's response.

Description:

The study was carried out as a randomized controlled experimental research. Population of the study is all of the babies who were hospitalized at the neonatal intensive care unit of a state hospital in Turkey between August 2016 and August 2017 and the mothers of the babies; its sample is 90 mothers and their babies included with randomization method who were matching the criteria who were also hospitalized between these dates.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 90
• Est. completion date: August 31, 2017
• Est. primary completion date: August 31, 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

Mothers' Selection Criteria

• Mother should not have any defines psychiatric diseases,

• Mother should not have any physical disabilities,

• Mother should be literate and open to communication,

• Should not have transportation problem,

• Should be willing to participate and volunteer for the study.

Babies' Selection Criteria

• Babies should be between 26-34 gestation weeks,

• Should not have congenital abnormalities,

• Babies should not have any health problems that may hinder the practice (Intracranial hemorrhage, sepsis, hemorrhagic diseases, having an operation, etc.).

Exclusion Criteria:

-Participants must have inclusion criterias.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Premature Birth
• Therapeutic Touch

Intervention

Other:
• The Effect Of Therapeutic Touch Training Given To Mothers With Preterm Babies On Attachment Level And The Responses The Baby
The study was carried out as randomized experiment to determine the effect of Yakson or Gentle Human Touch method practiced by mothers to preterm newborns on the maternal attachment level and the baby's responses.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Yalova

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The Effect Of Therapeutic Touch Training Given To Mothers With Preterm Babies On Attachment Level And The Responses The Baby	Study was determined that therapeutic touch methods applied to babies by the mothers increase mother-baby attachment; contributed to the sleep-calmness states, vital signs and weight gain of the baby; and reduced the stays in hospital.	Between August 2016 and August 2017