Effects of Infant Massage on Acceptance, Commitment and Conscience of Influence of Parents With Down Syndrome Babies

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This study aims to analyze whether the course of infant massage serves as a tool to improve acceptance, commitment and awareness of influence of parents of babies with Down syndrome. These variables will be measure before and after the course of infant massage in the experimental group, investigators will make measurements with the same rate in the control group, but they will receive the course after the measurements.

Detailed Description
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In the present study, investigators propose to study the effects of infant massage in the levels of acceptance, commitment and awareness of influence of parents of babies with Down syndrome. The measuring instrument of acceptance, commitment and awareness of parental influence will be the This is my baby Interview. Two groups of intervention will be analysed, the experimental, in which parents have participated and applied the knowledge learned in the course of infant massage, and control, which does not receive the infant massage course during the study. Parents and babies of both groups have been evaluated twice, at the beginning of the intervention (pretest) and at the end after five weeks (postest). The study population consists of father or mother of 32 infants with Down syndrome between 4 and 8 months old.

Official Title
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Effects on Acceptance, Commitment and Awareness of Influence of Parents of Babies With Down Syndrome, After Participation in a Course of Infant Massage. Study on the Spanish Population.

Conditions
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Parent-Child Relations

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Infant Massage course


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Parents with babies with Down Syndrome between 4 and 8 months old. Exclusion Criteria: Parents with babies without Down Syndrome.
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: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Experimental Group<br>The parents of this group will receive 5 sessions of infant massage course (1 per week) between two measurements of the variables | Other: Infant Massage course<br>* Infant massage courses consist of 5 sessions. Investigators explain parents how to make an infant massage technique to their babies and which should be the general conditions of the environment. This massage is based on the methodology of the International Association of infant massage (IAIM) created by Vimala Schnneider. The courses will make individually.<br>|
| No Intervention: Control Group<br>The parents of this group will not receive infant massage course (1 per week) between two measurements of the variables. They will receive it after two measurements. | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change from Acceptance | Measure by This is my baby Interview | At the start and the end of the study (5 weeks) | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change fron Commitment | Measure by This is my baby Interview | At the start and the end of the study (5 weeks) | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Down Syndrome, Acceptance, Commitment, Concience of influence