Premature Infants. Feeding difficulties
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: Combined methods (PIOMI with multisensory stimulation)For this group, in addition to performing Premature Infant Oral Motor Intervention(PIOMI), multisensory stimul
Sponsors
Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The inclusion of premature infants in this study includes gestational age between 28 and 34 weeks Birth weight between 1000 and 2000 grams Tube feeding Physiological stability at the onset of nutritional stimulation Absence of congenital anomalies Absence of genetic syndromes Absence of oppression in infancy Absence of untreated blood infection Absence of craniofacial deformities Absence of untreated respiratory disease
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria of this study include: Physiological instability at the beginning and during nutritional stimulation interventions Infant death
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Fetal age, time of transition from tube feeding to independent oral feeding, feeding progress (oral recovery interval), mean weight gain, feeding efficiency (oral volume), type of intervention, POFRAS test score, duration of neonatal hospitalization. Timepoint: The beginning of the intervention and the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Premature Oral Feeding Readiness Scale. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactMajid Soltani
Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed