Cue-Based Vs. Clinician-Driven Feeding in Very Low Birthweight Infants
- Conditions
- Infant DevelopmentInfant, Very Low Birth WeightFeeding Patterns
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Cue-based feedings
- Registration Number
- NCT06569186
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Brief Summary
In this parallel-group randomized controlled trial, very low birthweight infants will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to either cue-based (intervention group) or clinician-driven feeding (control group). For infants in the intervention group, Speech therapists and nurses will use their cue-based assessment training to aid in clinical management of oral feeding. For infants in the control group, clinicians caring for these infants will define the feeding plan based on their daily assessment.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- NOT_YET_RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 74
Not provided
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Intervention Cue-based feedings Cue-based feedings
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Time interval in days from introduction to attainment of independent oral feeding 4-20 days
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Follow up phone call 4-6 months after birth A follow-up phone call 3 months after NICU discharge will also be performed to assess long-term outcomes including the need for tube feeding or hospitalizations related to feeding/nutrition problems.
Length of hospital stay in days 10-60 days Average weight gain during the transition from tube to oral feeding 10-60 days Total number of tube feeding events per infant during the transition from tube to oral feeding 10-60 days Postnatal age at discharge in days 34 to 40 weeks postnatal age
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University of Alabama at Birmingham
🇺🇸Birmingham, Alabama, United States