Blood flow in brain and feeling of pain while putting feeding tubes in small babies
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: P789- Perinatal digestive system disorder, unspecified
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
Spontaneously breathing early preterm neonates (<=34 weeksâ?? gestation) not requiring any respiratory support, not accepting direct breastfeeding/cup feeding and dependent on tube feeding for enteral nutrition
Exclusion Criteria
1. Neonates with congenital malformations including cleft lip or palate
2. Neonates on respiratory support or sedation
3. Neonates with encephalopathy, intraventricular hemorrhage grade three or more, shock, patent ductus arteriosus
4. Failure to obtain consent from parents
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To evaluate the effects of the route of feeding tube insertion (orogastric vs nasogastric) on the cortical hemodynamic activity using near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) and pain scores using premature infant pain profile (PIPP).Timepoint: Primary outcome will be assessed at the time of insertion of naso/orogastric feeding tube.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Heart rate variability <br/ ><br>2. Change in perfusion index (PI) <br/ ><br>3. Oxygen saturation (SpO2) variability <br/ ><br>4. Duration of cry <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Secondary outcomes will be assessed at the time of insertion of naso/orogastric feeding tube.