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Impact of Implementing an Infant Driven Feeding Program on Oral Feeding and Growth Outcomes of Medically Fragile Infants in the Neonatal ICU (NICU)

NCT01666457 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 156

Last updated 2018-08-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The specific aim of this pre-post trial is to compare data regarding oral feeding, length of stay, and growth outcomes of 100 NICU infants to these same outcomes following the implementation of a developmentally supportive, infant driven feeding program with the NICU staff, specifically the Supporting Oral Feeding in Fragile Infants (SOFFI) infant feeding program on a second sample of 100 NICU infants at Children's Memorial Hospital.

The specific research questions considered in this study are:

1. What is the impact of implementing the SOFFI on the oral feeding outcomes of medically fragile infants in the NICU at discharge and at 3 months post-term?
2. What is the impact of implementing the SOFFI on the growth outcomes of medically fragile infants in the NICU at discharge and at 3 months post-term?
3. What is the impact of implementing the SOFFI on the length of stay of medically fragile infants in the NICU?
4. What is the impact of implementing the SOFFI on the clarity and consistency of NICU staff evaluations and communications related to managing oral feedings with medically fragile infants?

Conditions

  • Oral Feeding Outcomes
  • Growth
  • Length of NICU Stay

Interventions

OTHER

SOFFI

NICU nursing and multidisciplinary staff were trained to use the SOFFI infant driven feeding program. A small group of learners (20) were trained as resources via a 2-day course and the entire nursing staff received training during a 1-1.5 hour training lecture during their annual competencies.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Susan M Horner, MS · Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Eligibility

Min Age
3 Months
Max Age
5 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-09-30
Primary Completion
2011-09-30
Completion
2017-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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