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The Effect of Kinesiotaping Method on Feeding of Late Preterm Infants.

NCT03631264 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 74

Last updated 2018-08-15

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Summary

Problems such as poor nutrition, weak sucking, lack of suck-swallow-respiration coordination, low weight gain are among the factors increasing the risk of morbidity in late preterm infants. Early support of sucking and swallowing muscles for the development of suck-swallow coordination can shorten the maturation process and provide early discharge of late preterm infants. The aim of this study is to document kinesiotape technique to support sucking and swallowing muscles for treating nutritional problems and for reducing nutrition risks and accelerating maturation. According to power of analysis of this study, 74 infants planned to assign to kinesiotaping group or control group randomly. In kinesiotaping group, infants feeding performance will be evaluated by measuring the amount of milk invested, maximum heart rate, oxygen saturation, speed of milk intake and counting the number of swallow during feeding. Kinesiotape will be applied to masseter and hyoid muscles 24 hours later after the birth of the infant. Infants will be evaluated before kinesiotape application, 3 hour later and 24 hour later after the application.

Conditions

  • Preterm Infants

Interventions

DEVICE

Kinesiotape

Kinesiotape application to masseter and hyoid muscles of late preterm infants to improve sucking and swallowing.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Baskent University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Deniz Anuk Ince, MD · Associate Professor

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
34 Weeks
Max Age
36 Weeks
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-05-01
Primary Completion
2018-10-01
Completion
2018-10-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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