International Journal of Pediatrics

Background: Limited studies have examined the effect of reflexology on pain and fatigue in thalassemia major patients. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of foot reflexology ... Read More

Management of Fever in Children based on Persian Medicine

Fatemeh Hadian; Mojtaba Varshochi; Zohre Feyzabadi; Arman Zargaran; Mehdi Besharat; Mojtaba Mousavi Bazaz

Volume 7, Issue 12 , December 2019, , Pages 10553-10563

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2019.43957.3652

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Background: Pediatric fever is the common cause of consultation in primary care services. Antibiotics that are prescribed widely, are not indicated in most patients. Using non-drug ... Read More

Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the Pediatrics with Leukemia: A Narrative Review Study

Mojtaba Miladinia; Zohore Lamoochi; Parisa Lamoochi; Kourosh Zarea; Marzieh Shayesteh Fard; Hojjat zareh Houshyari Khah

Volume 5, Issue 1 , January 2017, , Pages 4175-4183

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2016.7324

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BackgroundFor using of complementary and alternative medicine methods (CAM) in the leukemia pediatrics than other types of cancer, we have two great challenges; first challenge is their ... Read More

Measles from the Perspective of Rhazes and Traditional Iranian Medicine: a Narrative Review

Mojdeh Khodabakhsh; Mohammadreza Mehri; Fariba Ghorbani; Zohre Feyzabadi

Volume 4, Issue 10 , October 2016, , Pages 3661-3668

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2016.7628

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Background Measles is a contagious illness with symptoms including fever, cough and rash. Although after the start of vaccination, its mortality rate has decreased significantly, but ... Read More

Controlling Acute Post-operative Pain in Iranian Children with using of Music Therapy

Mojtaba Miladinia; Shahram Baraz; Kourosh Zarea

Volume 4, Issue 5 , May 2016, , Pages 1725-1730

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2016.6742

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Background: Despite the development of pediatric post-operative pain management and use of analgesic/narcotic drugs, post-operative pain remains as a common problem. Some studies suggested, ... Read More

Anxiety Control in the Iranian Children with Chronic Leukemia: Use of a Non-drug Method

Mojtaba Miladinia; Leila Fakharzadeh; Kourosh Zarea; Elham Mousavi Nouri

Volume 4, Issue 1 , January 2016, , Pages 1225-1231

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2016.6307

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Background Among all malignances, leukemia has the greatest effects on patients 'psychological aspects. Anxiety is common problem in leukemia patients (especially in children). Since ... Read More

Effects of Slow-stroke Back Massage on Chemotherapy-induced Nausea and Vomiting in the Pediatrics with Acute Leukemia: a Challenge of Controlling Symptoms

Mojtaba Miladinia; Shahram Baraz; Elham Mousavi Nouri; Mehdi Gholamzadeh Baeis

Volume 3, Issue 6.2 , December 2015, , Pages 1145-1152

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2015.6134

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Introduction Nausea and vomiting are the most common side effects of chemotherapy in the pediatrics with cancer which affect their quality of life. Use of some methods of complementary ... Read More Introduction Nausea and vomiting are the most common side effects of chemotherapy in the pediatrics with cancer which affect their quality of life. Use of some methods of complementary medicine in leukemia patients is problematic. Because, leukemia patients are at risk of infection and bleeding, therefore the use of acupressure, acupuncture, and deep massage can be risky in these patients. Slow- stroke back massage is applied on the surface of body, so does not have complications. No study has addressed the effect of massage therapy on chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in pediatrics with acute leukemia in the world. Material and methods This study was a two-group randomized controlled trial (RCT), double blind and repeated measures design. In this RCT, 45 school age children with acute leukemia were placed in the massage and control groups. Before start of the study, at the day of chemotherapy administration (day 1th), only nausea and vomiting were measured. Then during 6 days next (day 2 through 7), the intervention group received 5-minutes Super Smash Bros. Melee (SSBM), immediately before start of each session of chemotherapy. Nausea was measured during chemotherapy, 0.5 h and 3 h after each session of chemotherapy in the two groups. Also vomiting was recorded during 24 h after each session of chemotherapy. Repeated measures ANOVA, Chi-square, and t-test were used for analysis. Results Most of pediatrics were male (58.13%), and suffered from Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) (81.7%). The repeated measure analysis showed that in the intervention group, the SSBM reduced progressive mean of nausea severity and frequency of vomit over time. While, this side effects have slightly increased over time in the control group. Conclusion The results of this study are suggesting that SSBM, as a non-pharmacologic, easy and safe method, is effective in controlling Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) in the pediatrics with acute leukemia.

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Self- Management of Pain and Fatigue in Major Thalassemia

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Management of Fever in Children based on Persian Medicine

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Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the Pediatrics with Leukemia: A Narrative Review Study

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Measles from the Perspective of Rhazes and Traditional Iranian Medicine: a Narrative Review

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Controlling Acute Post-operative Pain in Iranian Children with using of Music Therapy

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Anxiety Control in the Iranian Children with Chronic Leukemia: Use of a Non-drug Method

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Effects of Slow-stroke Back Massage on Chemotherapy-induced Nausea and Vomiting in the Pediatrics with Acute Leukemia: a Challenge of Controlling Symptoms

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