The investigation effectiveness of cue-based feeding in Comparison with the traditional approach in preterm infant in neonatal intensive care unit

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Recruiting

• Conditions: preterm infant.

• Registration Number: IRCT20180611040062N1
• Lead Sponsor: Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 14 January 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

Preterm infants 34 week and less than 34 weeks’ gestational age at birth
and Apgar score 3 or more in first one minutes and 5 or more in the five minutes
Infants that don’t have neurological disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, or major congenital anomalies
respiratory, cardio conditions be stable
Infant don’t able to oral feeding

Exclusion Criteria

Family’ loss of interest to continue in the study
Unstable condition of the infant
Remove the infant from the study in case of weight loss and increase the severity of the infant's problem

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Age of oral feeding start. Timepoint: during intervention. Method of measurement: number of day.;Duration of full oral feeding. Timepoint: after intervention (discharge). Method of measurement: number of day.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Weight. Timepoint: before intervention. Method of measurement: balance.;The assessment of the infant’s oral feeding readiness. Timepoint: before intervention/start oral feeding day/ full oral feeding day/ discharge day. Method of measurement: Readiness assessment Scale.;Early feeding skills. Timepoint: start oral feeding day/ full oral feeding day/ discharge day. Method of measurement: Early feeding skill scale.;Duration of hospital admission. Timepoint: after intervention( discharge day). Method of measurement: day.