Comparison between two non-nutritive-sucking methods on the time needed to achieve full oral feeding in preterm infants

The comparison between the effect of two non-nutritive-sucking methods include emptied breast and pacifier sucking on the time needed to achieve full oral feeding in preterm infants

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2015122325673N1

Enrollment

Registered

2016-09-26

Start date

2016-07-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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

Conditions

Preterm neonate's nutritinal status. Neonatal difficulty in feeding at breast

Interventions

Intervention 1: In the first intervention group, non-nutritional sucking stimulation will be performed using a pacifier twice a day in the morning and in the evening while doctor start to feed infant.

Rehabilitation

Placebo

In the control group, infants will receive non-specialized head and face stimulation in addition to routine nursing care, as placebo.

In the first intervention group, non-nutritional sucking stimulation will be performed using a pacifier twice a day in the morning and in the evening while doctor start to feed infant. The interventio

In the second intervention group, non-nutritional stimulation will be done by use of breast twice a day in the morning and in the evening for 10 consecutive days by trained experts. Before stimulation

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: newborn infant; birth gestational age between 26 to 33 weeks; birth weight < 1500 gr; physiological stability while starting oral stimulation, which means that oral stimulation and start feeding do not make change in the autonomic nervous system (skin color, heart rate and respiratory rate). Exclusion criteria: Congenital anomalies; chronic medical problems include bronchopulmonay dysplasia, intraventricular hemorrhage (grade 3 and 4), enterocolitis necrosis and nosocomial Infection during or after oral stimulation program; having seizure in the first 24 hours after birth; being able to natural sucking and oral feeding.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Time needed to achieve full oral feeding. Timepoint: Seven and ten days after onset of intervention and at the time of discharge. Method of measurement: Counting the number of feedings per day.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Weight. Timepoint: Seven and ten days after onset of intervention and at the time of discharge. Method of measurement: Model DG-110 Digital Scale.;Gestational age. Timepoint: At the time of discharge. Method of measurement: Gestational age at birthday plus the number hospitalization.;Hospitalization period. Timepoint: At the time of discharge. Method of measurement: Number of hospitalization days.	—

Measure

Time frame

Weight. Timepoint: Seven and ten days after onset of intervention and at the time of discharge. Method of measurement: Model DG-110 Digital Scale.;Gestational age. Timepoint: At the time of discharge. Method of measurement: Gestational age at birthday plus the number hospitalization.;Hospitalization period. Timepoint: At the time of discharge. Method of measurement: Number of hospitalization days.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactNarges Majidipour

Dezful University of Medical Sciences

info@Dums.ac.ir+98 61 4242 9532

Outcome results

None listed

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