Effects of oral motor intervention on neurobehavioural development in very preterm infants
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group:PIOMI Oral Movement Intervention Programme
Sponsors
Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. 29 weeks <= 32 weeks of gestational age for children of appropriate gestational age. 2. 950g < birth weight <= 2140g. 3. Stable vital signs. 4. pure tube feeding or a combination of tube feeding and parenteral nutrition. 5. Parents of preterm infants living permanently in the city of Chengdu who have given their informed consent to participate in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Combined serious complications: neurological disorders: intraventricular hemorrhage, periventricular white matter softening, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, etc.; neonatal asphyxia; necrotizing small intestinal colitis; severe infections such as neonatal sepsis; bronchopulmonary dysplasia, etc. 2. congenital disorders: e.g. chromosomal abnormalities, cleft lip and palate, congenital heart disease, oral malformations, gastrointestinal malformations such as oesophageal atresia and intestinal atresia 3. Use of sedative and analgesic drugs one week prior to aEEG monitoring.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Neurobehavioural development-related outcomes; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Oral sucking ability in very premature babies;Neonatal Oral Motor Rating Scale scores;Transition time to complete oral feeding; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactZhou Hong
Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Outcome results
None listed