U.S., Feb. 6 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07388732) titled 'The Effect of Abdominal Massage on Jaundice and Defecation in Newborn Babies' on Jan. 28.
Brief Summary: Hyperbilirubinemia is a common condition in term newborns and is often treated with phototherapy. It is thought that abdominal massage may increase bowel movements, thereby increasing the frequency of defecation and supporting bilirubin excretion.
This randomized controlled trial aimed to evaluate the effect of abdominal massage, applied once or twice daily using the Vimala technique, on transcutaneous bilirubin levels and defecation frequency in hyperbilirubinemia-affected term newborns receiving phototherapy in the neonatal int...