Effect of Co-morbidities on the Development of Oral Feeding Ability in Pre-term Infants

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

160 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-05-01

Study Completion Date

2021-12-31

Brief Summary

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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.

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Detailed Description

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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).

Conditions

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Feeding; Difficult, Newborn Pre-Term

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Interventions

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Clinical assessment

Clinical assessment and follow up of oral feeding ability

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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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.