Feeding Readiness in Preterm Infants

Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati1 site in 1 country109 target enrollmentJuly 2006

ConditionsPreterm Infant

Overview

Phase: N/A
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Preterm Infant
Sponsor: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Enrollment: 109
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Feeding Performance
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 12 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study was to test the effect of four randomly assigned approaches to oral feeding transition on feeding outcomes in preterm infants.

Detailed Description

The study is completed.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

July 2006

End Date

April 2012

Last Updated

12 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

Responsible Party

Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•the infant's gestational age at birth was less than 32 weeks; 2) the infant was receiving enteral feedings every three hours; 3) the infant was able medically to feed orally by 32 weeks post-menstrual age (PMA); and 3) the parents gave consent for the infant's participation.

Exclusion Criteria

•they were unable to begin oral feeding at 32 weeks PMA due to gastrointestinal, craniofacial, cardiovascular, neuromuscular, and/or genetic defects; 2) had surgical necrotizing enterocolitis; or 3) needed ventilator support, including nasal continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), beyond 32 weeks PMA. Infants receiving oxygen by cannula were included.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Feeding Performance

Time Frame: One oral feeding a day for 14 days

Includes 3 components: Proportion consumed (volume taken/volume ordered), rate of consumption (volume consumed/minutes of feeding); proficiency (volume taken in first 5 minutes of feeding/volume ordered)

Secondary Outcomes

Clinical outcomes(Participants will be followed for the duration of the hospital stay, an expected average from starting oral feedings of 3 weeks)
Post-discharge feeding(2 weeks after discharge)