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Baby belly rubs tested as jaundice prevention

NCT ID NCT05282394

Prevention Sponsor: University of California, Davis Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This pilot study tests whether gently massaging a newborn's belly can help prevent jaundice, a common condition that causes yellowing of the skin. Researchers at UC Davis will enroll 30 healthy newborns and ask some parents to perform the massage. The main goal is to see if parents find the massage acceptable and if a larger study is possible.

What this could mean

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Active substance
abdominal massage
What this could lead to
If this works, it could offer a simple, drug-free way to help prevent newborn jaundice.
What could go wrong
This is a very small pilot study (30 babies) testing only whether parents will do the massage and if it's feasible to study. It is not designed to prove the massage prevents jaundice.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 30 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Aug 2022

Expected to finish

Jun 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

0 to 48 hours

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Newborn admitted to the well newborn/postpartum care unit at UC Davis Medical Center * Less than 48 hours of age at enrollment Exclusion Criteria: * Infant has already received phototherapy * Mother/birthing person is incarcerated * Infant unexpected to discharge into parental care * Parental inability to speak or read in English * Infant without parent rooming-in with them in the hospital

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Jaundice, Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia prevention target

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Newborn jaundice

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of California-Davis

    Sacramento, California, 95817, United States

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