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Nutritive Sucking Patterns in Premature Infants

NCT04561700 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2022-01-10

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Summary

In this pilot trial, the investigators will determine the feasibility of monitoring nutritive sucking patterns to facilitate the transition from tube to oral feeding in extremely-low-birth weight (ELBW) infants

Conditions

  • Premature
  • Light-For-Dates Without Mention of Fetal Malnutrition, Unspecified
  • Feeding Patterns

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Reporting of sucking patterns captured by Instrumented Bottle

In the intervention group, data on nutritive sucking and feeding cues captured by the Instrumented Bottle will be made available to speech therapists to document the feeding session and provide written recommendations in their weekly report.

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Control

In the control group, the information captured by the Instrumented Bottle will not be made available to speech therapists and therefore, will not be used to document a feeding session or provide weekly recommendations.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ariel A. Salas, MD, MSPH · University of Alabama at Birmingham

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
7 Days
Max Age
60 Days
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-10-31
Primary Completion
2022-07-31
Completion
2023-06-30

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