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Effects of the Oral Stimulation Program in Extreme Preterm Infants

NCT03025815 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 74

Last updated 2017-08-21

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether oral stimulation program are effective to improve oral feeding efficiency. The sample size estimated in 74 preterm, randomized classification of the subjects into to experimental and a control group.

Conditions

  • Infant, Premature
  • Feeding Behavior

Interventions

OTHER

Intervention group

Oral stimulation program consists of the a 15 minutes stimulation program, whereby the first 12 minutes involved stroking the cheeks, lips, gums, and tongue, and the final 3 minutes consists of sucking on a pacifier routinely.

OTHER

Control group

sham stimulation program consists of the same researcher placing her hands for 15 minutes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rita C Silveira, Professor · Neonatal Section

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
26 Weeks
Max Age
32 Weeks
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-05-31
Primary Completion
2017-01-31
Completion
2017-01-31

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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