Comparison of Cue based Feeding and Volume Based Feeding on Blood Glucose of preterm infants

Not Applicable

Conditions: Condition 1: Hypoglycemia. Condition 2: Prematurity.
Hypoglycemia, unspecified
Preterm newborn, unspecified weeks of gestation
E16.2
P07.30

Registration Number: IRCT20220704055362N2

Lead Sponsor: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Pending

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 122

Inclusion Criteria

Premature babies with a corrected age of 32 weeks and older
Full enteral feeding has been tolerated and parentral nutrition has been discontinued
Parental consent

Exclusion Criteria

Need for invasive and/or non invasive mechanical ventilation
Congenital abnormalities
Gastrointestinal surgery
Intra Ventricular Hemorrhage grade 3 or more
Swallowing disorder
Lack of parental consent

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Blood glucose. Timepoint: From the time of entry into the study for 3 days with intervals of every 6 hours. Method of measurement: Capillary blood glucose test from the heel with a glucometer.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Episodes of feeding intolerance. Timepoint: From the time of entering the study for 3 days, after each feeding (every 3 to 4 hours). Method of measurement: Report of caregiver (nurse/mother) and importing in the checklist.;The rate of weight gain of neonates. Timepoint: From the time of entering the study till the day of discharge, daily assessment. Method of measurement: Weighing with a digital scale by the caregiver every morning.;The number of days the baby is hospitalized. Timepoint: From the time of entering the study till the day of discharge, one time at discharge day. Method of measurement: Calculation of the number of days of hospitalization of the baby from the time of entering the study to the day of discharge. Baby's medical record.