Sensory Motor Interventions on Preterm Infants

NCT ID: NCT06263127

Last Updated: 2024-02-16

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

80 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-02-20

Study Completion Date

2026-01-10

Brief Summary

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Preterm infants experiencing bottle feeding difficulties will be included in this study. Two distinct interventions, oral stimulation (OS) and infant massage (IM), will be administered in this study. The objective of this clinical trial is to compare the effectiveness of these two approaches, either individually or in combination, in improving the feeding performance and development of participants.

Detailed Description

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Currently, two rehabilitation approaches, Prefeeding oral stimulation (OS) and infant massage (IM), are often used by health professionals to facilitate preterm infants' oral feeding abilities. The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of prefeeding OS and the combined approach of prefeeding OS and IM in improving feeding performance and development of preterm infants. Participants will randomly allocated to two groups and receive either OS or combined OS plus IM. Prefeeding OS is a 5-minute oral sensorimotor intervention, containing peri- and intra-oral stimulation for 3 minutes and pacifier sucking for 2 minutes. IM is a 15-minute intervention, including 5-min manual massage on the infant's head, neck, back, upper limbs, and lower limbs twice and 5-min passive exercise of moving the infant's arms and legs once. The OS group will receive OS twice a day for 10 days. The combined group will receive OS once and IM once a day for 10 days.

Both groups will undergo a bottle feeding assessment before, mid-term, and after the intervention period. Neurodevelopmental assessments will be conducted before and after the intervention period. Additionally, the investigator will conduct chart review to collect participants' birth and medical data. The primary outcomes are feeding performance parameters (e.g., the rate of milk transfer in the first 5 minutes of feeding, total oral intake volume, and milk leakage during bottle feeding) and neurodevelopment outcomes. Secondary outcomes include weight gain and hospital stay. Furthermore, a follow-up evaluation on feeding questionnaire at home and sensory processing function will be conducted when the infants reach three months of corrected age.

Conditions

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Preterm Infants

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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OS group

The participants receive the prefeeding oral stimulation intervention twice a day,10 days.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

oral stimulation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Prefeeding OS is a 5-minute oral sensorimotor intervention, containing peri- and intra-oral stimulation for 3 minutes and pacifier sucking for 2 minutes.

OS+ IM group

The participants receive both prefeeding oral stimulation and infant massage once a day, in random order, 10 days.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

oral stimulation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Prefeeding OS is a 5-minute oral sensorimotor intervention, containing peri- and intra-oral stimulation for 3 minutes and pacifier sucking for 2 minutes.

infants massage

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

IM is a 15-minute intervention, involving 5-min manual stroking on the infant's head, neck, back, upper limbs, and lower limbs twice and 5-min gentle flexion and extension exercises on the infant's arms and legs.

Interventions

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oral stimulation

Prefeeding OS is a 5-minute oral sensorimotor intervention, containing peri- and intra-oral stimulation for 3 minutes and pacifier sucking for 2 minutes.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

infants massage

IM is a 15-minute intervention, involving 5-min manual stroking on the infant's head, neck, back, upper limbs, and lower limbs twice and 5-min gentle flexion and extension exercises on the infant's arms and legs.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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oral sensoriomotor stimulation body massage

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. \< 34 weeks' gestational age
2. 34\~40 weeks' postmenstrual age at enrollment
3. being fed by oral for at least 2 days but with poor feeding performance defined as consuming less than 80% of the prescribed volume for the half or more feedings
4. weaning the ventilator and maintaining stable physiological status

Exclusion Criteria

1. Congenital anomalies
2. Confirmed or suspected chromosomal or genetic abnormalities
3. Unsolved seizure, sepsis, necrotizing enterocolitis(NEC)
Maximum Eligible Age

34 Weeks

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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China Medical University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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China Medical University Hospital

Taichung, , Taiwan

Site Status

Countries

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Taiwan

Facility Contacts

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Yu-Rou Chiang, Bachelor

Role: primary

0910-897-089

Pei-Yu Yang, Master

Role: backup

0975-681-610

Other Identifiers

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CMUH112-REC2-104

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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