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NCT number NCT04812249
Other study ID # Oral feeding in preterms
Secondary ID
Status Not yet recruiting
Phase
First received
Last updated
Start date May 1, 2021
Est. completion date December 31, 2021

Study information

Verified date March 2021
Source Assiut University
Contact Mohammed Khalaf Ali
Phone +201002424743
Email mohamed.khalaf119911@gmail.com
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of co-morbidities on the timing of the achievement of full oral feeding in a cohort of pre-term infants and to evaluate their mode of feeding and feeding status at the time of hospital discharge.


Description:

It is widely acknowledged that pre-term infants frequently experience difficulties in attaining independent oral feeding, thus delaying the achievement of an adequate nutritional status and hospital discharge which - according to the American Academy of Pediatrics- requires the ability to feed exclusively by mouth(1-2) The development of oral feeding ability in pre-term infants is therefore a primary concern for neonatologists. Because of the immaturity of their body functions and the occurrence of co-morbidities, pre-term infants generally require a period of enteral feeding before they acquire the coordinated sucking ability that allows sufficient milk intake for growth(3) Furthermore, infant sucking skills differ between bottle- and breastfeeding (4), and pre-term infants have been reported to show a weaker and less coordinated suck (5). Few studies have investigated the timing and effect of co-morbidities on the achievement of independent oral skills. Jadcherla et al. (6) reported that infants born with a gestational age of < 28 weeks showed a significant delay in attaining the transition to oral feeding, but it has also been found that the occurrence of morbidities negatively correlates with postmenstrual age at the time of achieving oral feeding skills (6),(7-8).


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Not yet recruiting
Enrollment 160
Est. completion date December 31, 2021
Est. primary completion date October 31, 2021
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group N/A to 1 Day
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: 1. A randomised sample of all newborns whose gestational age of < 37 weeks . 2. infants who will be admitted to the NICU of Assiut University Children Hospital between 1 May and 31 October 2021. Exclusion Criteria: 1. known congenital and/or chromosomal diseases. 2. death during hospitalisation, or transfer to another institution.

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Other:
Clinical assessment
Clinical assessment and follow up of oral feeding ability

Locations

Country Name City State
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Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Assiut University

References & Publications (8)

American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Fetus and Newborn. Hospital discharge of the high-risk neonate. Pediatrics. 2008 Nov;122(5):1119-26. doi: 10.1542/peds.2008-2174. — View Citation

Capilouto GJ, Cunningham T, Frederick E, Dupont-Versteegden E, Desai N, Butterfield TA. Comparison of tongue muscle characteristics of preterm and full term infants during nutritive and nonnutritive sucking. Infant Behav Dev. 2014 Aug;37(3):435-45. doi: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2014.05.010. Epub 2014 Jun 20. — View Citation

Dodrill P, Donovan T, Cleghorn G, McMahon S, Davies PS. Attainment of early feeding milestones in preterm neonates. J Perinatol. 2008 Aug;28(8):549-55. doi: 10.1038/jp.2008.56. Epub 2008 Jun 26. — View Citation

Hwang YS, Ma MC, Tseng YM, Tsai WH. Associations among perinatal factors and age of achievement of full oral feeding in very preterm infants. Pediatr Neonatol. 2013 Oct;54(5):309-14. doi: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2013.03.013. Epub 2013 May 7. — View Citation

Jadcherla SR, Wang M, Vijayapal AS, Leuthner SR. Impact of prematurity and co-morbidities on feeding milestones in neonates: a retrospective study. J Perinatol. 2010 Mar;30(3):201-8. doi: 10.1038/jp.2009.149. Epub 2009 Oct 8. — View Citation

Lau C, Geddes D, Mizuno K, Schaal B. The development of oral feeding skills in infants. Int J Pediatr. 2012;2012:572341. doi: 10.1155/2012/572341. Epub 2012 Nov 5. — View Citation

Maggio L, Costa S, Zecca C, Giordano L. Methods of enteral feeding in preterm infants. Early Hum Dev. 2012 May;88 Suppl 2:S31-3. doi: 10.1016/S0378-3782(12)70011-7. Review. — View Citation

Van Nostrand SM, Bennett LN, Coraglio VJ, Guo R, Muraskas JK. Factors influencing independent oral feeding in preterm infants. J Neonatal Perinatal Med. 2015 Mar 12. [Epub ahead of print] — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary The mean post-menstrual age in weeks at the time of starting and achieving full oral feeding will be evaluated Statistical analysis will be made using SPSS version 12 software to assess the outcomes Baseline
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