Effects of Early Yakson Touch and Kinesthetic Stimulation on the Development of High Risk Neonates
NCT ID: NCT02815904
Last Updated: 2018-08-16
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
28 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2016-08-31
2017-05-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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1. Universal precautions to maintain sterile conditions will be taken.
2. Then the therapist will warm both hands with a radiant warmer so that the temperature of the palms reaches between 93F and 94F (33.9-34.4°C). Digital thermometer will be used to check the temperature of palms.
3. The therapist will relax arms and shoulder muscles for 1 minute and will do deep breathing to accumulate Ki energy on the palms.
4. The Therapist will apply Yakson on the neonate. Yakson will be given for 15 minutes which will be divided into resting the hands, caressing gently, and again resting the hands, each of which will last for 5 minutes. Throughout the application of Yakson, fingers and palm of the therapist will be in constant contact and the contact will be such that there is no pressure on the infant.
5. Resting the hands for 5 minutes- While one hand is resting on the chest and abdomen of the neonate and other hand is supporting the back, the therapist will concentrate on resting hands assuming that a healthy Ki energy is passing to the neonate. During this therapist will do slow breathing to remain relaxed.
6. Caressing gently for 5 minutes-With hand in same position, the therapist will caress repeatedly for 5 minutes. Therapist will caress for 1 minute, rest for 30 seconds, caress for 1 minute, rest for 30 seconds and caress for 2 minutes. The therapist will caress the abdomen and chest of the infant in clockwise direction in a diameter of 1 centimeter in circular motion every 10 seconds
7. Resting the hands for 5 minutes- The therapist will rest the hands as previously described.
(\* The therapist will caress repeatedly for 5 minutes. Therapist will caress for 1 minute, rest for 30 seconds, caress for 1 minute, rest for 30 seconds and caress for 2 minutes. The therapist will caress the abdomen and chest of the infant in clockwise direction in a diameter of 1 centimeter in circular motion every 10 seconds.)
Kinesthetic stimulation For giving kinesthetic stimulation the infant will be placed in supine position. There will be six passive flexion and extension movements. Each of the movement will each last for approximately 10 seconds. The movements will be performed in the following order -right arm, left arm, right leg, left leg, both legs simultaneously
Control group treatment The neonates in control group will receive Kangaroo mother care (holding the neonate skin to skin by mother) for one hour a day and developmental positioning(positioning of preterm infants for optimal physiological development) for 20 minutes per hour for 5 days.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Yakson touch and Kinesthetic stimulation
Yakson touch (YT) The therapist will relax arms and shoulder muscles for 1 minute and will do deep breathing to accumulate Ki energy on the palms. The Therapist will apply Yakson on the neonate.
Kinesthetic stimulation (KS) For giving kinesthetic stimulation the neonate will be placed in supine position. There will be six passive flexion and extension movements. Each of the movement will each last for approximately 10 seconds. The movements will be performed in the following order -right arm, left arm, right leg, left leg, both legs simultaneously
Yakson touch
Yakson is a Korean therapeutic touch given to neonates and infants by caressing their abdomen with one hand while the other hand is placed on the back of the neonate\\infant to relieve their pain or to calm them down.
Kinesthetic stimulation
For kinesthetic stimulation, all the limbs were given six passive flexion and extension movements
Conventional Handling and KMC
Conventional Handling (CH) The neonates in control group will receive developmental positioning(positioning of preterm infants for optimal physiological development) for 20 minutes per hour for 5 days.
Kangaroo mother care (KMC) Holding the neonate skin to skin by mother for one hour a day
Conventional handling
Positioning of preterm infants for optimal physiological development
Kangaroo Mother Care
Providing skin to skin human touch
Interventions
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Yakson touch
Yakson is a Korean therapeutic touch given to neonates and infants by caressing their abdomen with one hand while the other hand is placed on the back of the neonate\\infant to relieve their pain or to calm them down.
Conventional handling
Positioning of preterm infants for optimal physiological development
Kinesthetic stimulation
For kinesthetic stimulation, all the limbs were given six passive flexion and extension movements
Kangaroo Mother Care
Providing skin to skin human touch
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
1 Day
2 Weeks
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Maharishi Markendeswar University (Deemed to be University)
OTHER
Asir John Samuel
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Asir John Samuel
Assistant Professor, Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
Principal Investigators
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Preeti Parashar, BPT
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Maharishi Markandeshwar Institute of physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Maharishi Markandeshwar University
Locations
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Preeti Parashar
Ambāla, Haryana, India
Countries
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References
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Bahman Bijari B, Iranmanesh S, Eshghi F, Baneshi MR. Gentle Human Touch and Yakson: The Effect on Preterm's Behavioral Reactions. ISRN Nurs. 2012;2012:750363. doi: 10.5402/2012/750363. Epub 2012 Jun 25.
Pillai Riddell RR, Racine NM, Turcotte K, Uman LS, Horton RE, Din Osmun L, Ahola Kohut S, Hillgrove Stuart J, Stevens B, Gerwitz-Stern A. Non-pharmacological management of infant and young child procedural pain. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2011 Oct 5;(10):CD006275. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006275.pub2.
Im H, Kim E, Park E, Sung K, Oh W. Pain reduction of heel stick in neonates: Yakson compared to non-nutritive sucking. J Trop Pediatr. 2008 Feb;54(1):31-5. doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmm083. Epub 2007 Oct 25.
Im H, Kim E. Effect of Yakson and Gentle Human Touch versus usual care on urine stress hormones and behaviors in preterm infants: a quasi-experimental study. Int J Nurs Stud. 2009 Apr;46(4):450-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2008.01.009. Epub 2008 Mar 18.
Im H, Kim E, Cain KC. Acute effects of Yakson and Gentle Human Touch on the behavioral state of preterm infants. J Child Health Care. 2009 Sep;13(3):212-26. doi: 10.1177/1367493509337441.
Other Identifiers
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U1111-1184-4324
Identifier Type: OTHER
Identifier Source: secondary_id
2016-002659-29
Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER
Identifier Source: secondary_id
MMU/IEC/2016/751
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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