Study of Applying Acupressure in Low-birth Weight Premature

Study of Appling Acupressure in Low-birth Weight Premature

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

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Premature
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: acupressure

Detailed Description

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.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 60
• Phase: Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: No older than 8 months (Child)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• according to the criteria of very low birth weight (<1500gm) from a sick baby room in a medical center.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Exclusion criteria of very low birth weight (>1500gm) from a sick baby room in a medical center.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Allocation: Non-Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: 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.	Behavioral: 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.
No Intervention: control group; The control group only receive routine care in sick baby room unite.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Body Weight	The data will be collected by a self-developed structured questionnaire, including: 1) demographic data of premature; 2)body weight every day until discharge.	15 days.

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Li-Li Chen
• Collaborators: China Medical University Hospital

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): May 1, 2010
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 1, 2011
• Study Completion (Anticipated): February 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 12, 2011
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 19, 2017
• First Posted (Actual): February 23, 2017

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): February 24, 2017
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 22, 2017
• Last Verified: February 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: body weight; acupressure; behavioral state; very-low- birth-weight premature; developmental status
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Body Weight; Pregnancy Complications; Obstetric Labor Complications; Obstetric Labor, Premature; Premature Birth; Birth Weight
• Other Study ID Numbers: DMR98-IRB-245-1

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO