Comparison of tongue pressure and intra-oral pressure in mature and low birth weight infants-Focus on feeding disorder of low birth weight infants
- Conditions
- low birth weight infants
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000048402
- Lead Sponsor
- ational Center Global Health and Medicine
- Brief Summary
The maximum tongue pressure and maximum oral pressure were significantly different between low birth weight infants and term infants. A comparison of maximum tongue pressure and maximum oral pressure with and without feeding disorders in low birth weight infants The maximum tongue pressure was significantly different between the group without feeding disorder and the group with feeding disorder, but no significant difference was observed in the maximum oral pressure.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 58
Not provided
*Those who have organic or neurological problems with the swallowing organ * Person wearing a ventilator *Those who are judged unsuitable for examination by a doctor due to other serious complications *Those who have not started oral feeding * Those who have not given consent to this study from a parent or guardian
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method *tongue pressure *intra-oral pressure
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method *Feeding amount *Time required to take the prescribed amount *State * Existence of leakage of milk outside the mouth *Employment of empty nipple *SpO2 *Remaining stomach *Number of continuous sucking