Trial reportInfant behavior & development2008
Temperature increases in preterm infants during massage therapy.
Trial report in Infant behavior & development, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04602130 (The Effect of Massage, Wipe Bathing and Tub Bathing on Physiological Measurements of Late Premature Newborns), which is not on this map. Cited by 17 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
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The Effect of Massage, Wipe Bathing and Tub Bathing on Physiological Measurements of Late Premature Newborns: A Randomised Controlled Trial
Who cites it
17 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 50 citations in OpenAlex.
- A systematic review and multivariate meta-analysis of the physical and mental health benefits of touch interventions.Nature human behaviour · 2024Pooled it
- Topical emollient for preventing infection in preterm infants.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Topical emollient for preventing infection in preterm infants.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- Effect of tactile/kinesthetic massage therapy on growth and body composition of preterm infants.European journal of pediatrics · 2021Trial
- The Effects of Infant Massage Therapy on Preterm Neonatal Outcomes: A Clinical Trial.International journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- NICU sensory experiences associated with positive outcomes: an integrative review of evidence from 2015-2020.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2023Review
- Effects of massage therapy on preterm infants and their mothers: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Review
- Sensory stimulation program improves developments of preterm infants in Southwest China: A randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Effect of massage therapy on preterm neonate's body temperature.African health sciences · 2021Article
- Pediatric Massage Therapy Research: A Narrative Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Review
- Body-Centered Interventions for Psychopathological Conditions: A Review.Frontiers in psychology · 2019Review
- Review of Randomized Controlled Trials of Massage in Preterm Infants.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2017Review
- Enhancing sensory experiences for very preterm infants in the NICU: an integrative review.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2017Review
- Infant Massage and Quality of Early Mother-Infant Interactions: Are There Associations with Maternal Psychological Wellbeing, Marital Quality, and Social Support?Frontiers in psychology · 2016Article
- Skin to skin interactions. Does the infant massage improve the couple functioning?Frontiers in psychology · 2015Article
- Massage therapy research review.Complementary therapies in clinical practice · 2014Review
- Comparative Effect of Massage Therapy versus Kangaroo Mother Care on Body Weight and Length of Hospital Stay in Low Birth Weight Preterm Infants.International journal of pediatrics · 2014Article
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Authors and funding
3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Temperature was assessed in 72 preterm infants randomly assigned to a control or a massage therapy group. A greater increase in temperature was noted for preterm infants receiving massage therapy versus a control group, even though the incubator portholes remained open during the 15 min massage therapy session but not for the control group over an equivalent time period.
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