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| Title |
PREMM: preterm early massage by the mother: protocol of a randomised controlled trial of massage therapy in very preterm infants
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| Published in |
BMC Pediatrics, August 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12887-016-0678-7 |
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| Authors |
Melissa M. Lai, Giulia D’Acunto, Andrea Guzzetta, Roslyn N. Boyd, Stephen E. Rose, Jurgen Fripp, Simon Finnigan, Naoni Ngenda, Penny Love, Koa Whittingham, Kerstin Pannek, Robert S. Ware, Paul B. Colditz |
| Abstract |
Preterm infants follow an altered neurodevelopmental trajectory compared to their term born peers as a result of the influence of early birth, and the altered environment. Infant massage in the preterm infant has shown positive effects on weight gain and reduced length of hospital stay. There is however, limited current evidence of improved neurodevelopment or improved attachment, maternal mood or anxiety. The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of infant massage performed by the mother in very preterm (VPT) infants. Effects on the infant will be assessed at the electrophysiological, neuroradiological and clinical levels. Effects on maternal mood, anxiety and mother-infant attachment will also be measured. A randomised controlled trial to investigate the effect of massage therapy in VPT infants. Sixty VPT infants, born at 28 to 32 weeks and 6 days gestational age, who are stable, off supplemental oxygen therapy and have normal cranial ultrasounds will be recruited and randomised to an intervention (infant massage) group or a control (standard care) group. Ten healthy term born infants will be recruited as a reference comparison group. The intervention group will receive standardised massage therapy administered by the mother from recruitment, until term equivalent age (TEA). The control group will receive care as usual (CAU). Infants and their mothers will be assessed at baseline, TEA, 12 months and 24 months corrected age (CA), with a battery of clinical, neuroimaging and electrophysiological measures, as well as structured questionnaires, psychoanalytic observations and neurodevelopmental assessments. Optimising preterm infant neurodevelopment is a key aim of neonatal research, which could substantially improve long-term outcomes and reduce the socio-economic impact of VPT birth. This study has the potential to give insights into the mother-baby relationship and any positive effects of infant massage on neurodevelopment. An early intervention such as massage that is relatively easy to administer and could alter the trajectory of preterm infant brain development, holds potential to improve neurodevelopmental outcomes in this vulnerable population. Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry: ACTRN12612000335897 . Date registered: 22/3/2012. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 2 | 50% |
| Spain | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 1 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 3 | 75% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 370 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Bachelor | 38 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 37 | 10% |
| Student > Master | 37 | 10% |
| Researcher | 23 | 6% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 23 | 6% |
| Other | 69 | 19% |
| Unknown | 144 | 39% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Nursing and Health Professions | 61 | 16% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 61 | 16% |
| Psychology | 28 | 8% |
| Neuroscience | 21 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 8 | 2% |
| Other | 41 | 11% |
| Unknown | 151 | 41% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 5. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 05 April 2017.
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#5,725,277
of 23,577,761 outputs
Outputs from BMC Pediatrics
#900
of 3,111 outputs
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#87,539
of 340,595 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Pediatrics
#10
of 51 outputs
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