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| China Medical University Hospital | OTHER |
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The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of acupressure application in very low birth weight premature.
A quasi-experimental study is designed. Sixty premature babies will be recruited by purposed sampling, according to the criteria of very low birth weight (<1500gm) from a sick baby room in a medical center. The control group only receive routine care in sick baby room unite. The babies in experimental group will be observed for one day, and then intervene the simplified acupressure three times a day for 15 days, and continuously recoding the observation and records until discharge. The intervention includes acupressure for 15 minutes each at 10Am, 1Pm and 4Pm.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| experimental group | Experimental | The babies in experimental group will be observed for one day, and then intervene the simplified acupressure three times a day for fifteen days, and continuously recoding the observation and records until discharge. |
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| control group | No Intervention | The control group only receive routine care in sick baby room unite. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acupressure | Behavioral | The babies in experimental group will be observed for one day, and then intervene the simplified acupressure three times a day for fifteen days, and continuously recoding the observation and records until discharge. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Body Weight | The data will be collected by a self-developed structured questionnaire, including: 1) demographic data of premature; 2)body weight every day until discharge. | 15 days. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D047928 | Premature Birth |
| D001835 | Body Weight |
| ID | Term |
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| D007752 | Obstetric Labor, Premature |
| D007744 | Obstetric Labor Complications |
| D011248 | Pregnancy Complications |
| D005261 | Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications |
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| ID | Term |
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| D019050 | Acupressure |
| ID | Term |
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| D064746 | Therapy, Soft Tissue |
| D026201 | Musculoskeletal Manipulations |
| D000529 | Complementary Therapies |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
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| D000091642 | Urogenital Diseases |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D026741 | Physical Therapy Modalities |
| D012046 | Rehabilitation |