Newborn Abdominal Massage to Prevent Hyperbilirubinemia

a study on Newborn Jaundice

Summary

Healthy Volunteers
healthy people welcome
Location
at UC Davis
Dates
study started
completion around
Principal Investigator
by Laura Kair, MD, MAS (ucdavis)
Headshot of Laura Kair
Laura Kair

Description

Summary

The proposed study will incorporate an intervention previously un-studied in the US healthcare setting for prevention of hyperbilirubinemia

Official Title

Newborn Abdominal Massage to Prevent Hyperbilirubinemia: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Keywords

Newborn Jaundice, newborn massage, Neonatal Jaundice, Jaundice, Hyperbilirubinemia, Abdominal massage, Reading

Eligibility

You can join if…

  • Newborn admitted to the well newborn/postpartum care unit at UC Davis Medical Center
  • Less than 48 hours of age at enrollment

You CAN'T join if...

  • Infant has already received phototherapy
  • Mother/birthing person is incarcerated
  • Infant unexpected to discharge into parental care
  • Parental inability to speak or read in English
  • Infant without parent rooming-in with them in the hospital

Location

  • University of California-Davis accepting new patients
    Sacramento California 95817 United States

Lead Scientist at University of California Health

  • Laura Kair, MD, MAS (ucdavis)
    Professor, MED: Pediatrics, School of Medicine. Authored (or co-authored) 55 research publications

Details

Status
accepting new patients
Start Date
Completion Date
(estimated)
Sponsor
University of California, Davis
ID
NCT05282394
Study Type
Interventional
Participants
Expecting 30 study participants
Last Updated