The Effect of Baby Massage on Postpartum Depression and Maternal Attachment

Sponsor

Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University (Other)

Overall Status

Recruiting

CT.gov ID

NCT05813782

Collaborator

TC Erciyes University (Other)

Enrollment

Location

Arms

11.4

Anticipated Duration (Months)

7.9

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

This study was conducted to determine the effect of baby massage on postpartum depression and maternal attachment in the postpartum period.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Depression, Postpartum Maternal Behavior Attachment	Behavioral: Baby Massage	N/A

Detailed Description

The transition to motherhood is one of the life stages that brings about stress and change. Primiparous mothers, who will experience motherhood for the first time due to anxiety about the unknown, may experience more stress and their communication with their babies may deteriorate. In this process, the mother's seeing, touching and interacting with her baby positively affects her perception of her baby. The easiest and most natural way to do this is baby massage. Touching and massaging the baby maintains the baby's body contact, which strengthens the baby's sense of trust and supports the mother's development of attachment behavior. It also reduces mothers' levels of stress hormones such as cortisol and relieves depressive symptoms.

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Anticipated Enrollment :

90 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Masking:

None (Open Label)

Primary Purpose:

Supportive Care

Official Title:

The Effect of Baby Massage on Postpartum Depression and Maternal Attachment in the Postpartum Period: A Randomized Controlled Study

Actual Study Start Date :

Sep 3, 2022

Anticipated Primary Completion Date :

May 15, 2023

Anticipated Study Completion Date :

Aug 15, 2023

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
No Intervention: No intervention arms Primiparous mothers in this group answered the postpartum depression scale (pre-test) before discharge from the hospital. No intervention was made in addition to routine postnatal care. Primiparous mothers answered the maternal attachment scale and the postpartum depression scale (post-test) on postpartum 42nd day.
Experimental: Experimental arms Primiparous mothers in the experimental group answered the postpartum depression scale before baby massage training. Afterwards, baby massage training (30 min.) was given. Baby model, baby massage video CD and brochure were used in the training. Primiparous mothers were told to apply baby massage regularly for 15 minutes, once a day, every day from the 5th to 42nd day after birth. An "Baby Massage Follow-up Form" was given to primiparous mothers to record the days of massage. Baby massage application order was provided by phone calls twice a week. Primiparous mothers answered the maternal attachment scale and the postpartum depression scale (post-test) on postpartum 42nd day.	Behavioral: Baby Massage Baby massage training (30 minutes) was given to primiparous mothers before they were discharged from the hospital. Baby massage training consists of sections that explain the importance of massage, preparation for massage, stages of baby massage and situations that need attention. Primiparous mothers were told to do this massage to their babies in the postpartum period. Baby massage video CD, brochure and baby oil were given to primiparous mothers for an effective baby massage.

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

No Intervention: No intervention arms

Primiparous mothers in this group answered the postpartum depression scale (pre-test) before discharge from the hospital. No intervention was made in addition to routine postnatal care. Primiparous mothers answered the maternal attachment scale and the postpartum depression scale (post-test) on postpartum 42nd day.

Experimental: Experimental arms

Primiparous mothers in the experimental group answered the postpartum depression scale before baby massage training. Afterwards, baby massage training (30 min.) was given. Baby model, baby massage video CD and brochure were used in the training. Primiparous mothers were told to apply baby massage regularly for 15 minutes, once a day, every day from the 5th to 42nd day after birth. An "Baby Massage Follow-up Form" was given to primiparous mothers to record the days of massage. Baby massage application order was provided by phone calls twice a week. Primiparous mothers answered the maternal attachment scale and the postpartum depression scale (post-test) on postpartum 42nd day.

Behavioral: Baby Massage

Baby massage training (30 minutes) was given to primiparous mothers before they were discharged from the hospital. Baby massage training consists of sections that explain the importance of massage, preparation for massage, stages of baby massage and situations that need attention. Primiparous mothers were told to do this massage to their babies in the postpartum period. Baby massage video CD, brochure and baby oil were given to primiparous mothers for an effective baby massage.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Postpartum depression [Postpartum 42nd day]
The Edinburgh postpartum depression scale (EPDS) was used to determine the level of postpartum depression. EPDS is a 4-point Likert-type scale consisting of 10 questions and is scored between 0-3. The total score of the scale is obtained by summing the item scores. People with a score above 12 points are considered a risk group. The lowest score is 0 and the highest score is 30. Primiparous mothers answered before training (pretest) and postpartum 42nd day (posttest).
Maternal attachment [Postpartum 42nd day]
The level of maternal attachment was assessed using the " The Maternal Attachment Inventory (MAI)". The inventory consists of 26 Likert type items. Each item is scored between 1 and 4. Therefore, the minimum score of the inventory is 26 and the maximum score is 104. A high score indicates high attachment to the mother. Primiparous mothers answered on postpartum 42nd day (posttest).

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

19 Years to 35 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:

Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

Primiparous,
Cesarean section,
Having a single baby,
Between the ages of 19-35,
Literate
Effective communication.

Exclusion Criteria:

Having a premature baby,
Mother and baby have a disease that prevents massage,
Loss of vision and hearing.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University	Tokat		Turkey	60250

Sponsors and Collaborators

Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University
TC Erciyes University

Investigators

Principal Investigator: Ayla KORKMAZ, asst. prof., Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

Ayla KORKMAZ, asst. prof., Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT05813782

Other Study ID Numbers:

22-KAEK-084

First Posted:

Apr 14, 2023

Last Update Posted:

Apr 14, 2023

Last Verified:

Apr 1, 2023

Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:

Plan to Share IPD:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:

Keywords provided by Ayla KORKMAZ, asst. prof., Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University

Primiparous mother

Baby massage

Postpartum depression

Maternal attachment

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Depression, Postpartum

Depression

Depressive Disorder

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Apr 14, 2023