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NCT Number: NCT05650424

Infant Abdominal Massage on Postnatal Stress Level

The goal of this randomized control trial is to find out the effects of infant abdominal massage on postnatal stress level among Chinese parents in Hong Kong with babies under 1 year old. The main question[s] it aims to answer are:

* examine the effects of infant abdominal massage on postnatal stress level among Chinese parents in Hong Kong * the relationship between the compliance of the intervention and the change of parental stress level Participants in intervention group will receive a abdominal massage training session and will perform on their baby. Parental stress level will be assess week 0 and four weeks .

If there is a comparison group: Researchers will compare wait-listed control group to see if there is any change on their parental stress level

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Key information

Conditions

Parenting Stress

Age range

18 year–50 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

The University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong

About this study

same as above

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Parents aged 18 or above.
  • Parents with 0-1 year old full term babies without medical treatment of colic.
  • Able to communicate or read Chinese and have not tried applying infant massage on their babies.

Exclusion criteria

  • Parents with babies who had abdominal surgery.
  • Currently participating in any other massage related studies.

Treatment and study plan

Abdominal massage training

Other

please refer to group description

Primary outcomes

  1. Parental stress level

    Time frame: week 4

    is parenting stress which was assessed by the parental stress scale of the Chinese version of the Parenting Stress Index (PSI-SF) (4th version) with 3 subscales: Difficult child (DC), Parental distress (PD) and Parent-child dysfunctional interaction (P-CDI)

    Total Score: 36-180 ( Higher score implies higher parental stress level)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Difficult child

    Time frame: week 4

    Difficult child (DC) which is one of the subscales of PSI-SF

    Subscale score: 12-60 (Higher score mean a worse outcome)

  2. Parental distress & Parent-child dysfunctional interaction

    Time frame: week 4

    Parental distress (PD) and Parent-child dysfunctional interaction (P-CDI) which are the other two subscales of PSI-SF

    Each Subscale score: 12-60 (Higher score mean a worse outcome)

  3. Difference in parental stress with the presence of partner participation

    Time frame: week 4

    Difference in total parental stress level (PSI-SF) with the presence of partner participation to join the massage training class

  4. Correlation between parental stress and self-reported compliance of the intervention

    Time frame: week 4

    Correlation between parental stress and self-reported compliance of the intervention

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

The University of Hong Kong

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Effects of Infant Abdominal Massage on Postnatal Stress Level Among Chinese Parents in Hong Kong

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Dec 14, 2022
Registry last updated
Dec 14, 2022

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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