To compare the effectivesness of oral feeding with Paladai versus Katori spoon feeding in preterm babies born with birth weight between 1.0 to 1.5 kgs
Not Applicable
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/12/060493
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Shalaka P Patil
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1. VLBW babies (birth weight more than 1.0 kg and less than 1.5kg)
2. Hemodyamically stable
3, Not on any ventilatory support
4, No apnea in preceding 72 hours
Exclusion Criteria
1.Birth weight of babies less than 1 Kg and more than 1.5 kg
2.Hemodynamically unstable
3.On respiratory support
4.Neurological abnormalities
5.Any major malformations
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method weight gain <br/ ><br>care givers user convenience <br/ ><br>Time to reach full measured feeds <br/ ><br>comparison of spillage of feeds between two methodsTimepoint: 7 days of Paladai feeding followed by 7 days of katori spoon feeding
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method weight gain <br/ ><br>care givers user convenience <br/ ><br>Time to reach full measured feeds <br/ ><br>comparison of spillage of feeds between two methods <br/ ><br>ease of baby to switch to breast feeding <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 7 days