The effect of combination therapy on feeding performance in premature infants
Phase 3
Recruiting
- Conditions
- difficulties in oral feeding of premature infants.Feeding difficulties
- Registration Number
- IRCT20171023036956N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Iran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 44
Inclusion Criteria
An infant with a corrected gestational age of less than 36 weeks
The infant's weight is proportionate to the gestational age
Apgar score equal to or greater than 3 in 1 minute and equal to or greater than 5 in 5 minutes
The infant does not have the ability for oral feeding
Exclusion Criteria
Family unwillingness to continue treatment
The infant has facial abnormalities
The infant has respiratory, cardiovascular, digestive and neurological problems or congenital syndromes
Infants with chronic medical conditions during NICU hospitalization, such as intraventricular hemorrhage and pulmonary dysplasia
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Score of Preterm Infant Oral Feeding Readiness Assessment Scale. Timepoint: The first stage: Before the treatment, the second stage: the seventh day, the third stage: the day of the fourteenth, the fourth stage: the seventeenth day, the fifth stage: the twentieth day, the sixth stage: the twenty-third day, the final assessment stage: the day the infant is given an independent oral feeding. Method of measurement: Preterm Infant Oral Feeding Readiness Assessment Scale(Score between 0 and 36).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Infant weight. Timepoint: The first stage: Before the treatment, the second stage: the seventh day, the third stage: the day of the fourteenth, the fourth stage: the seventeenth day, the fifth stage: the twentieth day, the sixth stage: the twenty-third day, the final assessment stage: the day the infant is given an independent oral feeding. Method of measurement: Scales (gr).;The amount of milk received. Timepoint: Daily. Method of measurement: Syringe (ml).;Duration of full oral feeding. Timepoint: The first stage: Before the treatment, the second stage: the seventh day, the third stage: the day of the fourteenth, the fourth stage: the seventeenth day, the fifth stage: the twentieth day, the sixth stage: the twenty-third day, the final assessment stage: the day the infant is given an independent oral feeding. Method of measurement: Number of days.;Duration of hospitalization. Timepoint: Daily. Method of measurement: Number of days.