Other preterm infants. 28 completed weeks or more but less than 37 completed weeks (196 completed days but less than 259 completed days) of gestation.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Newborns in oral massage group were received pri and intraoral massage at least for 10 days, each time for 10 minutes twice daily. Intervention 2: Newborns in non nutritive sucking gro
Treatment - Other
Newborns in oral massage group were received pri and intraoral massage at least for 10 days, each time for 10 minutes twice daily.
Newborns in non nutritive sucking group were received sucking of researcher or mother thumb at least for10 days, each time for 5 minutes four time daily before gavages.
Newborns in control group receive routine care.
Sponsors
Research Deputy of Medical Sciences of Tabriz University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
28 Years to 32 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion Criteria:28-32 weeks gestation age, have Stability of physiological , doesn’t present illness and congenital abnormalities, especially in the jaw, mouth and palate as well as heart and lung disease are not serious, not be NPO and receiving full tube feeding. Exclusion Criteria: If the diagnosis of neuromuscular problems, cardiovascular disease and congenital anomalies in infants or being NPO during of study or having effective nutritive sucking in first 5 days of intervention, infants will be excluded.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Time of attaining to independent oral feeding. Timepoint: each day to achieving independent oral feeding. Method of measurement: observation and recording.;Oral feeding frequency. Timepoint: daily. Method of measurement: Observation and recording.;Oral feeding duration. Timepoint: Daily. Method of measurement: Observation and recording. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Duration of hospitalization. Timepoint: after the intervention. Method of measurement: observation and recording. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Outcome results
None listed