Effects of Oral Stimulation on Feeding Performance, Length of Hospital Stay and Anthropometric Variables of Preterm Infants
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 48
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Days of enteral nutrition
Study Overview
Brief Summary
Preterm infants with gestational age inferior to 34 weeks were included in the study. A prospective experimental group received the oral stimulation protocol and the effects of the intervention were compared with a historical control group that did not receive any oral stimulation intervention.
The study hypothesis is that oral stimulation in preterm infants has beneficial effects on the feeding performance, the length of hospitalization and anthropometric variables, including weight at discharge, height at discharge and head circumference at discharge.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Non Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- — to 7 Days (Child)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Preterm infants with gestational age inferior to 34 weeks
Exclusion Criteria
- •Instability caused by respiratory, cardiac or gastrointestinal issues
- •Orofacial malformations.
Arms & Interventions
Oral stimulation
Oral stimulation protocol: manual stimulation of the oral sucking
Intervention: Oral manual stimulation of feeding in preterm infants (Other)
Control
No intervention
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Days of enteral nutrition
Time Frame: Up to 46 weeks
Total length of hospitalization
Time Frame: Up to 46 weeks
Weight at discharge (g)
Time Frame: Up to 46 weeks
Height at discharge (cm)
Time Frame: Up to 46 weeks
Head circumference at discharge (cm)
Time Frame: Up to 46 weeks
Gestational age at the initiation of oral feeding
Time Frame: Up to 46 weeks
Gestational age at discharge (weeks)
Time Frame: Up to 46 weeks
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported