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Maternal Role in Oral Feed Establishment in Preterm Neonates

NCT05484726 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 130

Last updated 2024-12-02

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Summary

Hypothesis

Preterm babies who receive sensory motor stimulation from their mothers as compared to trained nurses will

1. Start taking oral feed at the same time as compared to control group
2. Take the same amount of milk at the commencement of oral feeding
3. Take milk with equal efficiency
4. Not face more adverse effects

Conditions

  • Preterm Birth
  • Tube Feeding
  • Swallowing Disorder
  • Maternal Care Patterns

Interventions

OTHER

perioral sensory motor stimulation

Step 1 - 6 over 5 minutes 1 With the help of the index finger, on the external surface of the cheek, make a circle starting from the angle of the mouth towards the ear then back 7x each cheek 2 While holding both sides of the cheek with help of the thumb and index finger repeat step 1 7x each cheek 3 Move index finger from one corner to opposite one over both lips separately 7x each lip 4 Gentle massage and compress the gums from center to back of mouth 7x each half of the gum 5 Move the finger from front to back on the hard palate while applying gentle pressure 7x 6 Displace the center of the tongue with gentle pressure 7x 7 Offer pacifier at the end 2 minutes Note: 7x means 7 times

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fatima Memorial Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rafia Gul, FCPS (Neo) · Fatima Memorial Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
30 Weeks
Max Age
34 Weeks
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-03-01
Primary Completion
2023-05-01
Completion
2023-09-06

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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