Pediatric physical therapy : the official publication of the Section on Pediatrics of the American Physical Therapy Association
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Randomized Controlled Trial
The effects of massage therapy to induce sleep in infants born preterm.
The aim of this study was to determine whether massage therapy can be used as an adjunct intervention to induce sleep in infants born preterm. ⋯ Massage is well tolerated in infants born preterm and infants do not fall asleep faster after massage than without massage.