CompletedNot Applicable

Maternal Role in Oral Feed Establishment in Preterm Neonates

Pakistan130 participantsStarted 2022-03-01

Plain-language 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

Who can participate

Age range30 Weeks – 34 Weeks

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * All preterm of gestation age 28 to 34weeks * Haemodynamically stable * Established full Gavage feed * No respiratory distress * No need for respiratory support except LFNC * Do not receive any kind of analgesics Exclusion Criteria: * Syndromic babies /genetic disorders * Haemodynamically unstable babies including IVH (grade III \& IV), hemodynamically significant PDA on treatment, NEC(stage III) * Major malformations * Cleft lip and palate * Anemia requiring blood transfusion

What they're measuring

Transition Time to Full Oral Feeding

Timeframe: Expected time of oral feed establishment

Improvement (Change) in Efficiency in Oral Feed Establishment

Timeframe: For record purpose in this study results, efficacy level was noted as L4 on the following days D1, D2, D3, D5, D7 and D14

•Adverse Outcome Monitoring

Timeframe: Adverse events were noted on D1, D2,D3,D5,D7 and D14

•Adverse Events Monitoring

Timeframe: Adverse events were noted on D1, D2,D3,D5,D7 and D14

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05484726

SponsorFatima Memorial Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2023-05-01

Results submitted2023-09-15

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