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Olfactory stimulation to improve the nutrition of premature infants

Olfactory stimulation to improve the nutrition of premature infants - -

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00023209
Enrollment
150
Registered
2021-02-02
Start date
2021-03-11
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

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

Conditions

P92.8 P07

Interventions

Group 1: Presentation of food odor odor before each feeding Group 2: Presentation of no odor before each feeding

Sponsors

AG pädiatrische Olfaktologie Abteilung Neuropädiatrie Universitätsklinikum Dresden
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Premature infants from 25+0 SSW - Premature infants up to 30+0 SSW - Consent of the guardians to participate in the study - Inclusion in the study before completion of the 48th hour of life - Extubation before completed 48th hour of life

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Intubated beyond the 48th hour of life - Intubation or re-tubation for more than 4 days after the start of the study - complex heart defects - Cerebral hemorrhages III° - Orofacial malformations - malformations of the central nervous system

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Duration until complete oral nutrition (independent drinking of all meals over 24 h) in days from birth

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Time to complete enteral nutrition (day of life with > 140 ml/kg/d of enteral feeds for 3 days) in days from birth, proportion of enteral feeds in total fluid on day 10, discharge weight and length of hospital stay, breastfeeding in the last 24 h before discharge, day of life on which 2/3 of total fluid (1/6 of bw) is consumed.

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactJanine Gellrich

AG pädiatrische Olfaktologie Abteilung Neuropädiatrie Universitätsklinkum Dresden

janine.gellrich@ukdd.de0351 4580

Outcome results

None listed

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