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Administrative data

NCT number NCT02404272
Other study ID # D50855
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received March 13, 2015
Last updated March 8, 2017
Start date April 2013
Est. completion date February 2016

Study information

Verified date March 2017
Source Hospices Civils de Lyon
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Poor oral motor development in preterm neonates is common. Feeding problems lead to longer hospital stay and higher hospital cost. Different interventions have shown their efficacy to accelerate transition and move faster to full oral feeding autonomy. Our study aimed to evaluate the impact of a 2-year education nurse program on feeding pattern and hospital stay of preterm neonates.

This is an interrupted time series study placed in Intensive Care and Neonatal unit of an university hospital located in Lyon, France. All preterm neonates are included in the study, from April 2013 to January 2016.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 729
Est. completion date February 2016
Est. primary completion date February 2016
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 24 Weeks to 34 Weeks
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Preterm neonates of less than 34 weeks' of gestation

- Preterm neonates not requiring surgery with endotracheal intubation

- Preterm neonates hospitalized in the Neonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of an university hospital, Lyon.

- Preterm neonates discharged from hospital during the study period from April 2013 to January 2016

--- Exclusion Criteria:

- Preterm neonates presenting delivery age above 34 weeks' of gestation

- Preterm neonates whose parents have expressed their opposition to participate to the study

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Other:
Educational oral feeding nurse program
A multidisciplinary group composed of childcare assistants, nurse guardians, speech therapist, physiotherapist, psychologist, and pediatricians will develop and implement the educational oral feeding program. They will provide the 2-day theoretical session as well as the three 2-hour practical sessions including reviews of video recording preterm neonates during bottle or breast feedings. The program will focus on non-nutritive sucking for all neonates from 24 up to 34 weeks' of gestation, early oral feeding from 29 weeks' of gestation and oral stimulation for all preterm neonates admitted to the unit. Additionally, all preterm neonates presenting feeding difficulties symptoms will be evaluated weekly by a physiotherapist or speech therapist. Each program session is composed of 20 nurses or childcare assistants. Six sessions will be organized in total and all nurses and childcare assistants will be trained

Locations

Country Name City State
France Hôpital Femme-Mère-Enfant des Hospices Civils de Lyon Bron Lyon

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Hospices Civils de Lyon

Country where clinical trial is conducted

France, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Mean age per month of full oral feeding achievement The age (real and corrected) of weaning of naso-gastric tube of preterm neonates taken out of hospitalization during the month will be computed by subtracting the date of weaning from the date of birth. Monthly for 34 months
Secondary Percent of preterm neonates presenting with feeding difficulty symptoms Preterm neonates will be considered as presenting with feeding difficulty symptoms if they present :
no demonstration of hunger cues and/or,
Coughing,choking or vomiting during bottle or breast feeding and/or,
Feed intake exceeding 30 minutes and/or,
Excitement, discomfort or arching of the back during feedings and/or,
Gagging or falling asleep during feedings and/or,
Refusal to feed. The monthly rate of neonates presenting feeding difficulty symptoms will correspond to the total number of neonates presenting feeding difficulty symptoms divided by the number of neonates hospitalized during the month.
Monthly for 34 months
Secondary Mean length of hospital stay per month Monthly for 34 months
Secondary Morbidity and mortality per month The rate of following neonatal pathologies will be studied :
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia,
Necrotizing enterocolitis,
Periventricular leukomalacia,
Intra-ventricular haemorrhage,
Premature retinopathy,
Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy.
Monthly for 34 months
Secondary Nurses and childcare assistants' satisfaction concerning the educational session The opinion of nurses and childcare assistants will be collected about the program contents, the organization and the results waited on their practices of care. The qualities of teaching will be assessed by a 5-point Likert scale. 34 months