Infant Abdominal Massage on Postnatal Stress Level

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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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

Detailed Description
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same as above

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

Conditions
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Parenting, Stress

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Abdominal massage training


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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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.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 50 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Active Comparator: Wait-listed Control<br>wait-listed control group will be put on wait list and receive abdominal massage class training on week 4 (posttest) | Other: Abdominal massage training<br>* please refer to group description<br>|
| Experimental: Intervention (Receive abdominal massage training)<br>Intervention group will receive abdominal massage training class and they will perform abdominal massage on their baby for 4 week. Parental stress level will be assessed on week 0 and week 4 | Other: Abdominal massage training<br>* please refer to group description<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Parental stress level | 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) | week 4 | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Difficult child | Difficult child (DC) which is one of the subscales of PSI-SF Subscale score: 12-60 (Higher score mean a worse outcome) | week 4 | 
| Parental distress & Parent-child dysfunctional interaction | 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) | week 4 | 
| Difference in parental stress with the presence of partner participation | Difference in total parental stress level (PSI-SF) with the presence of partner participation to join the massage training class | week 4 | 
| Correlation between parental stress and self-reported compliance of the intervention | Correlation between parental stress and self-reported compliance of the intervention | week 4 |