A study to assess the effect of oral massage therapy on premature babies feeding ability, weight gain and duration of hospital stay during hospital stay and in early infancy.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Health Condition 1: P073- Preterm [premature] newborn [other]

• Registration Number: CTRI/2020/03/024061
• Lead Sponsor: IPGMER and SSKM Hospital Kolkata

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 9 January 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Open to Recruitment
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 0

Inclusion Criteria

Inborn, preterms born between 26 0/7- 32 0/7 weeks

gestational age,

hemodynamically stable and receiving motherâ??s

milk as gavage feeds atleast 100ml/day

will be included. Mother as the primary caregiver at SNC

Exclusion Criteria

Neonates with medical complications like grade III or IV intraventricular hemorrhage, severe perinatal asphyxia, severe sepsis, NEC, congenital disease or malformation which might effect oral feeding progression will be excluded. The babies who kept NPO, deteriorated or became unstable during intervention period, babies whose mother are not the primary caregiver at SNCU will be excluded from the study

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Oral feeding performance will be measured by standardized tools,POFRAS (Preterm Oral Feeding Readiness Assessment Scale) score, Early feeding scale (EFS) score, mode of oral feeding at 1 month, 3 months and 6 monthsTimepoint: POFRAS score on day 1, day 7, on the day of initiation of oral feeding, on the day of full oral feeding. EFS score on the day of full oral feeding and on the day of discharge. Oral feeding performance in early infancy i.e.mode of feeding will be recorded at corrected age of 1 months, 3months and 6 <br/ ><br>months.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Weight gain during hospital stay and in early infancy <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Duration of hospital stayTimepoint: Body weight related data will be taken from daily <br/ ><br>record of the preterm on day 1, day 7, on the day <br/ ><br>of initiation of oral feeding, on the day of full oral <br/ ><br>feeding, at the time of discharge and at 1 month, 3 months and 6 months <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Duration of hospitalization will be calculated from <br/ ><br>the day of admission till the day of discharge