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Clinical Validation and Application of the Neonatal Feeding Skills Screening Scale (NFSS)

Clinical Validation and Application of the Neonatal Feeding Skills Screening Scale (NFSS)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2600128896
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2026-07-28
Start date
2026-08-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Neonatal Feeding Difficulties

Interventions

Observation group:None

Sponsors

The First People's Hospital of Foshan
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age: Premature babies (gestational age 90%, heart rate 120-160 bpm, breathing 40-60 breaths/min); 3. Feeding status: First time preparing to try oral feeding; 4. Informed consent: Legal guardian has signed the consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Anatomical abnormalities: severe congenital malformations (like cleft lip and palate, tracheoesophageal fistula), severe congenital heart disease; 2. Nervous system damage: severe nervous system injury (grade III-IV intracranial hemorrhage); 3. Contraindications for enteral nutrition: conditions like congenital megacolon or imperforate anus that prevent enteral nutrition; 4. Guardian's decision: guardian refuses to participate.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Discriminative accuracy for feeding readiness (Area Under the ROC Curve, AUC);

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Internal consistency reliability (Cronbach‘s a);Positive predictive value (PPV);Negative predictive value (NPV);Item?total correlation coefficient;Sensitivity;Specificity;Optimal cut-off score;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactZhou Huichang

The First People's Hospital of Foshan

13138207102@163.com+86 757 8316 1804

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026