Comparison of the effectiveness of oral and motor-intervention with multisensory stimulation in nutritive sucking in premature infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit: RCT

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Recruiting

• Conditions: Premature Infants.; Feeding difficulties; R63.3

• Registration Number: IRCT20211215053422N1
• Lead Sponsor: Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 11 January 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 90

Inclusion Criteria

The inclusion of premature infants in this study includes gestational age between 28 and 34 weeks
Birth weight between 1000 and 2000 grams
Tube feeding
Physiological stability at the onset of nutritional stimulation
Absence of congenital anomalies
Absence of genetic syndromes
Absence of oppression in infancy
Absence of untreated blood infection
Absence of craniofacial deformities
Absence of untreated respiratory disease

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria of this study include: Physiological instability at the beginning and during nutritional stimulation interventions
Infant death

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Fetal age, time of transition from tube feeding to independent oral feeding, feeding progress (oral recovery interval), mean weight gain, feeding efficiency (oral volume), type of intervention, POFRAS test score, duration of neonatal hospitalization. Timepoint: The beginning of the intervention and the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Premature Oral Feeding Readiness Scale.