Study of Applying Acupressure in Low-birth Weight Premature

NCT ID: NCT03061968

Last Updated: 2017-02-24

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-05-31

Study Completion Date

2017-02-28

Brief Summary

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

Detailed Description

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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.

Conditions

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Premature

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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experimental group

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.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

acupressure

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

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.

control group

The control group only receive routine care in sick baby room unite.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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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.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* according to the criteria of very low birth weight (\<1500gm) from a sick baby room in a medical center.
Maximum Eligible Age

37 Weeks

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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China Medical University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Li-Li Chen

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Li-Li Chen

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Other Identifiers

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DMR98-IRB-245-1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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