65
Participants
Start Date
May 1, 2012
Primary Completion Date
August 3, 2013
Study Completion Date
May 30, 2014
massage
The massage included 30 minutes of gentle friction, kneading, stroking, and passive touch on the infant's accessible upper extremities, lower extremities, head, face, and back.
quiet time
During quiet time, the infant received a 30 minute quiet time (QT) period during which non-essential caregiving tasks were restricted. During QT, clinicians were asked to avoid direct clinical caregiving activities, i.e. activities requiring physical contact with the infant.
Nationwide Children's Hospital
OTHER
Ohio State University
OTHER