IRCT201411189014N47 IRCT 2014-11-30 Vice-chancellor for Research the Technology, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences Effect of massage versus no massage on weight gain in low birth weight neonates Effect of massage versus no massage on weight gain in low birth weight neonates: a double blinded randomized clinical trial 2014-12-22 anticipated 40 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/9486 interventional Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Double blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Treatment, Other design features: Randomization: random assignment of the neonates schematically one at a time to intervention and control groups. Blinding: Babies do not have sufficient understanding and have no effect on the outcomes of interest. In addition, the examiner who will examine the neonates is another person that will not be aware of the type of intervention. Therefore, the trial will be run as double blinded. 2 low birth weight. Intervention 1: inpatient neonates without massage. Intervention 2: : massage for 15 min three times a day for 5 days including reciprocating touch of the top area of the head to the neck, from neck to shoulders, shoulder to hand, back to waist, thigh to ankle in a prone position and then flexion and extension movements of the arms and legs in the supine position.