Feeding Maturity in Preterm Infants
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Preterm
Feeding
Non Nutritive Sucking
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
At a Glance
- Age
- 0 Days – 28 Days
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Supportive Care
- Participants needed
- 62 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Acibadem University · Other
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About This Trial
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of two pacifier-use strategies-routine 5-minute pacifier use prior to each feeding versus random 30-minute pacifier use at any time of day, independent of feeding-on feeding maturity in preterm infants. The hypotheses of the study are as follows: H1: The routine use of a pacifier prior to feeding has a positive effect on feeding maturity in preterm i…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Preterm
* who are clinically stable, and
* who are within the first day of initiating enteral feeding.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Newborns who have a contraindication to pacifier use
* have comorbid medical conditions
* who are intubated
* have congenital anomalies
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