CompletedNot Applicable

Direct Swallowing Training and Oral Sensorimotor Stimulation in Preterm Infants

South Korea189 participantsStarted 2015-07

Plain-language summary

This is randomized controlled trial investigating the effects of direct swallowing training and oral sensorimotor stimulation in preterm infants on oral feeding performance.

Who can participate

Age range22 Weeks – 31 Weeks

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Preterm infants : before 32+0 weeks gestation * Infants who are receiving full tube feeding (more than 120 ml/kg/day) * Infants who discontinue of nasal continuous positive airway pressure before postmenstrual age 33+0 weeks * 'Feeders and growers' * The parents of the subject voluntarily sign the informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Major congenital anomalies : face, central nervous system, gastrointestine, heart, etc * Gastrointestinal complications * Chronic medical complications : Intraventricular hemorrhage ≥ Grade III, periventricular leukomalacia, surgical necrotizing enterocolitis

What they're measuring

Days From Start to Independent Oral Feeding

Timeframe: From date of starting oral feeding until the date of independent, full oral feeding, an expected average of 3 weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02508571

SponsorSeoul National University Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2020-09

Results submitted2025-02-05

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