utritive Sucking in Premature Infants
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Dysphagia in premature infants.Other dysphagiaR13.19
- Registration Number
- IRCT20190515043599N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 10
Inclusion Criteria
Gestational age between 28 and 34 weeks
Weight of birth between 1000 and 2000 grams
Receiving all feedings through a tube
Stable physiologic signs at the onset of feeding stimulation
Exclusion Criteria
present of asphyxia
present of sepsis
present of respiratory disease
present of congenital anomalies (such as cardiac, oral, etc.) or severe medical complications or severe problems such as bronchopulmonary dysplasia, grade III or IV intraventricular hemorrhage, necrotizing enterocolitis
present of neuropathy
present of genetic syndromes
present of congenital gastrointestinal malformations
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Feeding Progression. Timepoint: during intervention. Method of measurement: Record of the number of days since the onset of oral feeding until the achievement of independent oral feeding.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Weight gain. Timepoint: before intervention and Immediately after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Put the baby on a digital balance and record the baby's weight to gram.;Feeding proficiency. Timepoint: since the onset of oral feeding until the achievement of independent oral feeding. Method of measurement: % ml taken during the first 5 min/ml prescribed.;Sucking frequency. Timepoint: since the onset of oral feeding until the achievement of independent oral feeding. Method of measurement: number of sucking per minutes.;Feeding duration time. Timepoint: since the onset of oral feeding until the achievement of independent oral feeding. Method of measurement: All periods in which the infant had the nipple inside the mouth.