Infant Abdominal Massage on Postnatal Stress Level

NCT ID: NCT05650424

Last Updated: 2022-12-14

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

160 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-10-01

Study Completion Date

2022-12-01

Brief Summary

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The goal of this randomized control trial is to find out the effects of infant abdominal massage on postnatal stress level among Chinese parents in Hong Kong with babies under 1 year old. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are:

* examine the effects of infant abdominal massage on postnatal stress level among Chinese parents in Hong Kong
* the relationship between the compliance of the intervention and the change of parental stress level Participants in intervention group will receive a abdominal massage training session and will perform on their baby. Parental stress level will be assess week 0 and four weeks .

If there is a comparison group: Researchers will compare wait-listed control group to see if there is any change on their parental stress level

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Parenting Stress

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Wait-listed Control

wait-listed control group will be put on wait list and receive abdominal massage class training on week 4 (posttest)

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Abdominal massage training

Intervention Type OTHER

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Intervention (Receive abdominal massage training)

Intervention group will receive abdominal massage training class and they will perform abdominal massage on their baby for 4 week. Parental stress level will be assessed on week 0 and week 4

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Abdominal massage training

Intervention Type OTHER

please refer to group description

Interventions

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Abdominal massage training

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Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Parents aged 18 or above.
2. Parents with 0-1 year old full term babies without medical treatment of colic.
3. Able to communicate or read Chinese and have not tried applying infant massage on their babies.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Parents with babies who had abdominal surgery.
2. Currently participating in any other massage related studies.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

50 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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The University of Hong Kong

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Lai Sze Ki

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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The University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong, , Hong Kong

Site Status

Countries

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Hong Kong

References

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Lai VSK, Fong DYT. The effects of infant abdominal massage on the parental stress level among Chinese parents in Hong Kong - A mixed clustered RCT. BMC Complement Med Ther. 2024 Sep 28;24(1):342. doi: 10.1186/s12906-024-04636-6.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 39342220 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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HKUCTR-3008

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id