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utritive Sucking in Premature Infants

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Oral feeding disorders in premature infants.
Other dysphagia
R13.19
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
NameTimeMethod
Premature Oral Feeding Readiness Scale. Timepoint: First, fourth and seventh days of intervention. Method of measurement: Premature Oral Feeding Readiness Scale.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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).
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