utritive Sucking in Premature Infants
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Oral feeding disorders in premature infants.Other dysphagiaR13.19
- Registration Number
- IRCT20210905052381N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Iran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 45
Inclusion Criteria
APGAR score above 5 for 5 min
Absence of congenital anomalies (such as heart, mouth, etc.) or severe medical problems
Gestational age between 30-34 weeks
weight at birth between 1000-1500g
Tube feeding
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Premature Oral Feeding Readiness Scale. Timepoint: First, fourth and seventh days of intervention. Method of measurement: Premature Oral Feeding Readiness Scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Mean Volume Intake. Timepoint: First, fourth and seventh days of intervention. Method of measurement: % volume intake in 5 minutes divided by the prescribed volume.;Weight gain. Timepoint: First, fourth and seventh days of intervention. Method of measurement: Put the baby on a digital balance and record the baby's weight to gram.;Improvement interval of oral intake. Timepoint: First, fourth and seventh days of intervention. Method of measurement: the MV from Day 1 (the baseline) will subtracted from the MV of Days 4 or 7, then will divided by the baseline.;Duration of the hospitalization. Timepoint: First, fourth and seventh days of intervention. Method of measurement: Interval between the first day of preterm infant referral to the NICU until the last day (discharge).