NCT01116765

Impact of Early Oral Stimulation on Reducing Cardiorespiratory Events and Transition to Oral Feeding in Preterm Infants

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 53 (actual)
• Sponsor: Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 29 Weeks – 33 Weeks
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

To assess whether an oral stimulation program, before the introduction of oral feeding, enhances the cardiorespiratory manifestations (episodes of oxygen désaturations, and/or apnea- bradycardia), and the oral feeding performance, in preterm infants born between 26 to 29 weeks of gestation age.

Detailed description

Preterm infant were randomized into an experimental or an control group. Infants in the experimental group receive an oral stimulation program consisting of stimulation of the oral structures during 10 consecutive days. Infant in the control group receive no stimulation only non nutritive sucking during feeding. Both were administered twice per day, during 20 minutes, 48 hours after discontinuation of nasal continuous positive air pressure. A long term evaluation of oral feeding difficulties and neuromotor development are organized.

Conditions

• Preterm Infants

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	no stimulation of the oral structure
OTHER	stimulation of the oral structure

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-05-01
• Primary completion: 2014-02-24
• Completion: 2023-04-13
• First posted: 2010-05-05
• Last updated: 2023-04-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France