Effectiveness of oro motor stimulation in preterm babies

EFFECTIVENESS OF ORO-MOTOR STIMULATION ON FEEDING IN PRETERM NEONATES – A PROSPECTIVE INTERVENTIONAL STUDY - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2023/11/059685

Enrollment

104

Registered

2023-11-08

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-11-13

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: P05-P08- Disorders of newborn related to length of gestation and fetal growth

Interventions

Intervention1: Oro Motor Stimulation: PIOMI (Premature Infant Oro Motor Stimulation) protocol will be applied to preterm. It includes a pre defined and established 8 steps protocol to establish oro mo

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Hemodynamically stable preterm babies admitted in Mehta NICU of less than 30 weeks gestation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Major congenital anomalies 2. Cranio-facial malformations

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To study the effectiveness of oro motor stimulation to establish paladai feeding of 150 ml/kg/dayTimepoint: The postnatal age of baby in days on reaching 150 ml/kg/day by paladai feeding	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
To assess the rapidity of duration in progression from tube to paladai feeding and to assess the length of stay and to assess the improvement in growth parametersTimepoint: During discharge	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactShalini T

Mehta Multispeciality hospitals India Private Limited Chetpet Chennai

arunbluewhale@yahoo.com9976596999

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026