Nutritive Sucking in Premature Infants

Effectiveness of Kinesiotaping on Nutritive Sucking in Premature Infants Admitted to the NICU

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20190515043599N1

Enrollment

Registered

2019-07-18

Start date

2019-05-24

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-10-07

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

Conditions

Dysphagia in premature infants. Other dysphagia

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Receiving Kinesiotape concomitant with oral stimulation program. Intervention 2: Control group: Receiving oral stimulation program.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

1 Days to 20 Days

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Gestational age between 28 and 34 weeks Weight of birth between 1000 and 2000 grams Receiving all feedings through a tube Stable physiologic signs at the onset of feeding stimulation

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: present of asphyxia present of sepsis present of respiratory disease present of congenital anomalies (such as cardiac, oral, etc.) or severe medical complications or severe problems such as bronchopulmonary dysplasia, grade III or IV intraventricular hemorrhage, necrotizing enterocolitis present of neuropathy present of genetic syndromes present of congenital gastrointestinal malformations

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Feeding Progression. Timepoint: during intervention. Method of measurement: Record of the number of days since the onset of oral feeding until the achievement of independent oral feeding.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Weight gain. Timepoint: before intervention and Immediately after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Put the baby on a digital balance and record the baby's weight to gram.;Feeding proficiency. Timepoint: since the onset of oral feeding until the achievement of independent oral feeding. Method of measurement: % ml taken during the first 5 min/ml prescribed.;Sucking frequency. Timepoint: since the onset of oral feeding until the achievement of independent oral feeding. Method of measurement: number of sucking per minutes.;Feeding duration time. Timepoint: since the onset of oral feeding until the achievement of independent oral feeding. Method of measurement: All periods in which the infant had the nipple inside the mouth.	—

Measure

Time frame

Weight gain. Timepoint: before intervention and Immediately after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Put the baby on a digital balance and record the baby's weight to gram.;Feeding proficiency. Timepoint: since the onset of oral feeding until the achievement of independent oral feeding. Method of measurement: % ml taken during the first 5 min/ml prescribed.;Sucking frequency. Timepoint: since the onset of oral feeding until the achievement of independent oral feeding. Method of measurement: number of sucking per minutes.;Feeding duration time. Timepoint: since the onset of oral feeding until the achievement of independent oral feeding. Method of measurement: All periods in which the infant had the nipple inside the mouth.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactNegin Moradi

Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences

neginmoradist@gmail.com+98 61 3374 3101

Outcome results

None listed

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