A Phase 3 interventional study of Oral manual stimulation of feeding in preterm infants in Premature Infant and Eating Disorder, sponsored by CEU San Pablo University. Completed at 1 site in Spain. Open to participants aged Up to 7 Days. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-04-11.
Sponsored by CEU San Pablo University · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment
Preterm infants with gestational age inferior to 34 weeks were included in the study. A prospective experimental group received the oral stimulation protocol and the effects of the intervention were compared with a historical control group that did not receive any oral stimulation intervention.
The study hypothesis is that oral stimulation in preterm infants has beneficial effects on the feeding performance, the length of hospitalization and anthropometric variables, including weight at discharge, height at discharge and head circumference at discharge.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Oral stimulation protocol: manual stimulation of the oral sucking
Other: Oral manual stimulation of feeding in preterm infants
No intervention
Manual stimulation of the cheeks (internal and external), lips, gums, tongue and palate by finger-strokin.
Gestational age at the initiation of oral feeding
Time frame: Up to 46 weeks
Weight at discharge (g)
Time frame: Up to 46 weeks
Height at discharge (cm)
Time frame: Up to 46 weeks
Head circumference at discharge (cm)
Time frame: Up to 46 weeks
Days of enteral nutrition
Time frame: Up to 46 weeks
Gestational age at discharge (weeks)
Time frame: Up to 46 weeks
Total length of hospitalization
Time frame: Up to 46 weeks
Plan to share: No
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