Comparison between two non-nutritive-sucking methods on the time needed to achieve full oral feeding in preterm infants
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- Conditions
- Preterm neonate's nutritinal status.Neonatal difficulty in feeding at breast
- Registration Number
- IRCT2015122325673N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Dezful University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 78
Inclusion Criteria
newborn infant; birth gestational age between 26 to 33 weeks; birth weight < 1500 gr; physiological stability while starting oral stimulation, which means that oral stimulation and start feeding do not make change in the autonomic nervous system (skin color, heart rate and respiratory rate).
Exclusion criteria: Congenital anomalies; chronic medical problems include bronchopulmonay dysplasia, intraventricular hemorrhage (grade 3 and 4), enterocolitis necrosis and nosocomial Infection during or after oral stimulation program; having seizure in the first 24 hours after birth; being able to natural sucking and oral feeding.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Time needed to achieve full oral feeding. Timepoint: Seven and ten days after onset of intervention and at the time of discharge. Method of measurement: Counting the number of feedings per day.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Weight. Timepoint: Seven and ten days after onset of intervention and at the time of discharge. Method of measurement: Model DG-110 Digital Scale.;Gestational age. Timepoint: At the time of discharge. Method of measurement: Gestational age at birthday plus the number hospitalization.;Hospitalization period. Timepoint: At the time of discharge. Method of measurement: Number of hospitalization days.