The Effect of Oral massage and Non Nutritive Sucking on Independent Oral Feeding Performance in Preterm Infants Hospitalized in NICU of Tabriz Al-Zahra Hospital
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Other preterm infants.28 completed weeks or more but less than 37 completed weeks (196 completed days but less than 259 completed days) of gestation.
- Registration Number
- IRCT201105304613N7
- Lead Sponsor
- Research Deputy of Medical Sciences of Tabriz University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 81
Inclusion Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:28-32 weeks gestation age, have Stability of physiological , doesn’t present illness and congenital abnormalities, especially in the jaw, mouth and palate as well as heart and lung disease are not serious, not be NPO and receiving full tube feeding.
Exclusion Criteria
If the diagnosis of neuromuscular problems, cardiovascular disease and congenital anomalies in infants or being NPO during of study or having effective nutritive sucking in first 5 days of intervention, infants will be excluded.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Time of attaining to independent oral feeding. Timepoint: each day to achieving independent oral feeding. Method of measurement: observation and recording.;Oral feeding frequency. Timepoint: daily. Method of measurement: Observation and recording.;Oral feeding duration. Timepoint: Daily. Method of measurement: Observation and recording.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Duration of hospitalization. Timepoint: after the intervention. Method of measurement: observation and recording.