ReviewInternational journal of pediatrics2022
Effect of Massage Therapy for the Treatment of Neonatal Jaundice: A Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-analysis.
Review in International journal of pediatrics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07747220 (Effects of Infant Abdominal Massage on Neonatal Jaundice), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers.
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Effects of Infant Abdominal Massage on Neonatal Jaundice: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
5 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- Comparison of effect of massage or chicory bath on bilirubin levels in term newborns undergoing phototherapy: a randomized clinical trial.BMC pediatrics · 2025Trial
- Hands that Heal: The Role of Gentle Massage in Managing Hyperbilirubinemia Among Saudi Neonates: Randomized Controlled Experimental Study.Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences · 2025Article
- Comparing the Effect of Oil Massage on Phototherapy Efficacy in Term Neonates with Hyperbilirubinemia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology & nutrition · 2025Article
- Pediatric massage therapy in infants and children under 5 years: An umbrella review of systematic reviews.Heliyon · 2024Article
- "Light" on Phototherapy-Complications and Strategies for Shortening Its Duration, A Review of the Literature.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Background: The effectiveness of massage therapy in the treatment of neonatal jaundice has been established in previous literature, but how much the level of massage can reduce the mean of bilirubin in neonates with jaundice is a question that has been addressed in this review. Methods: Four electronic databases, including Cochrane, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science, were searched for relevant literature. For the dose-response association between massage therapy and treatment of neonatal icterus, we conducted a meta-analysis using the random-effects model. For any level of intervention, we calculated the overall mean difference (MD) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). Results: Twenty studies were included in our meta-analysis. There was a positive and significant increasing dose-response trend between massage therapy and the mean reduction of bilirubin in neonates with hyperbilirubinemia as follows: <50 minutes massage during the experiment -0.36 (95% CI: -0.67, -0.06; Conclusions: The presence of a dose-response relationship favors the causal relationship between massage therapy and reduction of neonatal jaundice.
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