Neuroendocrine Mechanisms of Developmental Massage Therapy (DMT) in Preterm Infants: Clinical Study

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Premature Birth of Newborn

In brief

The purpose of this study is to see if daily massage therapy will help premature infants respond to stress better, as well as improve their growth and neurobehavioral development.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00722943

Run by

University of Utah

People needed

46

Starts

2008-07-01

Expected to finish

2011-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-02-08

Who can join

Age: any, up to 0. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Premature infants born between 29 4/7 and 32 3/7 weeks gestation by physical exam at birth, and with birth weight, length and head circumference between the 5th and 95th percentiles for gestational age.

You may not qualify if…

• Intrauterine growth less than the 5th or greater than the 95th percentiles for gestational age, congenital anomalies, complex cardiac defects, severe CNS injury, hypothyroidism, inborn errors of metabolism, or inability to establish full enteral feeds by day of life 14.

Where it is running

• Intermountain Medical Center — Murray, Utah, United States
• St. Mark's Hospital — Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
• University of Utah — Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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