Effects of Massage on the Immune System of Preterm Infants

PHASE1/PHASE2CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

120

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

October 31, 2005

Primary Completion Date

February 28, 2009

Study Completion Date

July 31, 2009

Conditions
Premature BirthStress
Interventions
OTHER

massage therapy

massage therapy to stable preterm infants

OTHER

Sham

Sham (placebo) provided to the control group

Trial Locations (1)

48201

Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University, Detroit

All Listed Sponsors
lead

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

NIH

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