A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Efficacy of Vimala Massage Versus Hydrotherapy on Clinical Outcomes in Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia
Status: Completed
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Intervention Type: Procedure
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of Vimala massage versus hydrotherapy on the clinical outcomes of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 8 months
Maximum Age: 9 months
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• full-term neonates aged 37- 42 weeks of gestation with a birth weight of ≥1500 g and a five-minute Apgar score of seven or above. Furthermore, the newborn with physiological jaundice will be admitted for phototherapy from the first to the tenth day, and the infant's vital signs will remain normal
Locations
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Egypt
Kafrelsheikh University
Kafr Ash Shaykh
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-07-01
Completion Date: 2025-01-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 90
Treatments
No_intervention: Control Group
Consisted of 30 newborns who will receive conventional hospital care with no additional interventions.
Experimental: Study group I (Vimala group)
Consisted of 30 neonates who will receive Vimala massage.
Active_comparator: Study group II (Hydrotherapy)
Consisted of 30 neonates who will receive hydrotherapy.
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Sponsors
Leads: Kafrelsheikh University