Active — Not RecruitingNot Applicable

Newborn Abdominal Massage to Prevent Hyperbilirubinemia

United States30 participantsStarted 2022-08-01

Plain-language summary

The proposed study will incorporate an intervention previously un-studied in the US healthcare setting for prevention of hyperbilirubinemia

Who can participate

Age range0 Hours – 48 Hours

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Newborn admitted to the well newborn/postpartum care unit at UC Davis Medical Center * Less than 48 hours of age at enrollment Exclusion Criteria: * Infant has already received phototherapy * Mother/birthing person is incarcerated * Infant unexpected to discharge into parental care * Parental inability to speak or read in English * Infant without parent rooming-in with them in the hospital

What they're measuring

Acceptability of the newborn massage intervention

Timeframe: Through study completion, up to one year

Feasibility of recruitment

Timeframe: Ascertained following completion of recruitment of 30 study participants. Through study completion, up to an average of one year.

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05282394

SponsorUniversity of California, Davis

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2026-06-30

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