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RECRUITING
NCT05486663
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Tactile/kinesthetic Stimulus Program

Sponsor: Gonca Karatas Baran

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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

OTHER

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)