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Tactile/kinesthetic Stimulus Program
Sponsor: Gonca Karatas Baran
Summary
The study will be carried out as a prospective randomized controlled clinical study to determine the effect of tactile/kinesthetic stimulus program on preterm infants on transition time to full sucking, sucking success and hospital stay.
Official title: The Effect of the Tactile/kinesthetic Stimulus Program on the Maturation of Sucking Ability in Preterm Infants
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
28 Weeks - 32 Weeks
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
80
Start Date
2022-08-01
Completion Date
2025-08-01
Last Updated
2024-11-22
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Tactile/kinesthetic Group
Tactile/kinesthetic stimulation is performed in three stages. In the first stage; for tactile stimulation; The baby is placed in the prone (prone) position in the incubator. Light massage was applied in the head, shoulder, back, legs and arms of the infants. Each massage is applied 12 times for 1 minute. Massage was performed for 5 seconds. In the second stage Kinesthetic stimulation, including elbow flexion-extension movement, palm massages, flexion-extension of the knees and legs and plantar massages, was applied while the neonate was in supine position. Each kinesthetic stimulation was performed for 5 seconds. Each movement was repeated six times, with a total duration of 5 minutes. Tactile stimulation was repeated once after kinesthetic stimulation. The total duration of TKS was 15 minutes which was performed three times daily preferably between breastfeeding or bottle feeding for 14 consecutive days.
Locations (1)
Etlık Zubeyde Hanım Kadın Hastalıkları Eğitim Ve Araştırma Hastanesi
Ankara, Eyalet/Yerleşke, Turkey (Türkiye)