IRCT201206059949N1 IRCT 2015-06-22 Research deputy of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Effects of massage on bilirubin levels in preterm infants Comparison of bilirubin levels on preterm infants 30-36 weeks gestational age in massage and routine care groups 2012-10-28 anticipated 80 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/10466 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Not blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Prevention. N/A Neonatal jaundice, unspecified. Intervention 1: Intervention group : In the intervention group, the researcher will be massaged the infants twice a day on five consecutive days. Before the intervention, transcutaneous bilirubin levels are determined using a bilirubin analyzer. The researcher washes her hands thoroughly and warms and oils them, and will be massaged the infants with the soft parts of the fingers of both hands applying gentle pressure and using Field’s technique. The neonates massage will carry out in 15-minute sessions. Each session consisted of 3 standardized phases of 5 minutes each, in which the infants were keep in a prone position in the 1st and 3rd phase. The tactile stimulation procedure included 12 strokes at a rate of approximately 5 seconds per stroking motion over each region of the neonate in the following sequence: From the top of the head down the sides of the face to the neck, and vice versa; From the back of the neck to both ends of the shoulders, and vice versa; From the thighs down to the ankles, and vice versa; From the shoulders down the arms to the wrist, and vice versa. In the middle phase, the neonate will make to lie in a supine position for kinesthetic stimulation that included 5 segments of 1 minute each which consist of 6 passive flexion/extension movements, each lasting 10sec. The stimulation will do on each arm, then each leg and lastly both legs together. Intervention 2: The control group: Infants in the control group will receive routine care and no intervention will be performed on them.