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Feeding and Sucking in Preterm Infants

NCT04751903 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 77

Last updated 2025-02-21

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Summary

This study aimed to determine the effect of oral motor stimulation (OMS) in preterm infants for successful feeding and sucking.

Conditions

  • Preterm Birth Complication
  • Breast Feeding

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

oral motor stimulation

Oral motor stimulation (OMS) is defined as the sensorial stimulation of cheek, lip, jaw, upper-lower gum, internal cheek, tongue and soft palate that affects the physiology of oropharyngeal mechanisms and develops feeding functions.It took 15 minutes to apply the OMS by lightly touching their cheeks, lips, gums, and tongue with fingertips for the first 12 minutes, followed by letting the infant suck on a pacifier for the remaining 3 minutes. OMS used as an alternative or supplementary early intervention strategy to develop oral feeding skills in preterm infants.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Bozok University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ayda ÇELEBİOĞLU, Prof. · Mersin Univers

  • Kadir Şerafettin TEKGÜNDÜZ, Assoc. Prof · Ataturk University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
29 Weeks
Max Age
33 Weeks
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-05-05
Primary Completion
2017-08-18
Completion
2018-03-19

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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