Improving oral feeding in premature infants using a specific intervention

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This clinical trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the Premature Oral Motor Intervention (PIOMI) combined with the Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP) in facilitating oral feeding in premature infants. The study will assess whether this combined approach allows for the safe withdrawal of external feeding devices while maintaining adequate nutritional status and improving breastfeeding rates at hospital discharge. The trial will take place in a neonatal intensive care unit at a tertiary hospital, focusing on infants born between 29-30 weeks gestational age who are currently reliant on external feeding devices due to feeding difficulties.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Neonates born at the Sant Joan de Déu Hospital with a gestational age between 29-30 weeks carrying an external feeding device due to the difficulty of oral feeding and that the medical team in charge considers clinically stable.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Endotracheal intubation or high-flow ventilatory support.
* Exclusive parenteral nutrition.
* Hyporeactive due to the use of sedative drugs.
* Condition of prematurity associated with other pathologies (syndromes, acquired brain damage, gastrointestinal malformations, airway and craniofacial malformations).

Where it's running

• Raquel García Ezquerra
  Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Raquel García Ezquerra — Sant Joan de Déu Hospital
• Study coordinator: Raquel García Equerra
• Email: raquel.garciae@sjd.es
• Phone: 639423251

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.