Oral Motor Intervention for Preterm Babies

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of oral motor intervention (PIOMI) applied to preterm babies along with the smell and taste of breast milk on feeding parameters and the transition time to oral feeding. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Does affect nutritional parameters PIOMI with the smell of breast milk?
* Does affect nutritional parameters PIOMI with breast milk taste? Participants will consist of breast milk-scented PIOMI, breast milk-tasting PIOMI and control groups.

Researchers will compare breast milk-scented PIOMI, breast milk-tasting PIOMI and control groups to see if early feeding skills.

Conditions

• Preterm Babies

Interventions

OTHER

Breast milk-scented PIOMI

During PIOMI, the scent of breast milk will be provided through cotton soaked in breast milk placed 1.5 cm away from the babies. PIOMI: Oral motor intervention for premature infants is a standardized oral motor therapy for preterm infants that has been shown to have strong intervention fidelity and has been tested internationally. It is a 5-minute, 8-step focused therapy designed to help the premature baby respond functionally to lip, chin and lip movements and pressure, applied for 7 consecutive days using all aseptic precautions with gloved fingers. Intervention provides assisted movement to activate muscle contraction and movement against resistance to build strength.

OTHER

Breast milk-tasting PIOMI

The finger used during PIOMI application will be performed by dipping it into breast milk. This will ensure that babies taste breast milk. PIOMI: Oral motor intervention for premature infants is a standardized oral motor therapy for preterm infants that has been shown to have strong intervention fidelity and has been tested internationally. It is a 5-minute, 8-step focused therapy designed to help the premature baby respond functionally to lip, chin and lip movements and pressure, applied for 7 consecutive days using all aseptic precautions with gloved fingers. Intervention provides assisted movement to activate muscle contraction and movement against resistance to build strength.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• MSc İlknur Budancamanak

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Professor Kadir Şerafettin Tekgündüz

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Associate Professor Mustafa Kara

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• MSc Ebru Betül Albayrak

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Ataturk University

  lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

DOUBLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

28 Weeks

Max Age

32 Weeks

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2023-10-01

Primary Completion

2024-01-31

Completion

2024-01-31

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations