The Effect of Kinesiotaping Method on Feeding of Late Preterm Infants.

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03631264

Acronym

kinesiotape

Enrollment

Registered

2018-08-15

Start date

2018-05-01

Completion date

2018-10-01

Last updated

2018-08-15

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Conditions

Preterm Infants

Keywords

preterm infants, kinesiotape, swallowing

Brief summary

Problems such as poor nutrition, weak sucking, lack of suck-swallow-respiration coordination, low weight gain are among the factors increasing the risk of morbidity in late preterm infants. Early support of sucking and swallowing muscles for the development of suck-swallow coordination can shorten the maturation process and provide early discharge of late preterm infants. The aim of this study is to document kinesiotape technique to support sucking and swallowing muscles for treating nutritional problems and for reducing nutrition risks and accelerating maturation. According to power of analysis of this study, 74 infants planned to assign to kinesiotaping group or control group randomly. In kinesiotaping group, infants feeding performance will be evaluated by measuring the amount of milk invested, maximum heart rate, oxygen saturation, speed of milk intake and counting the number of swallow during feeding. Kinesiotape will be applied to masseter and hyoid muscles 24 hours later after the birth of the infant. Infants will be evaluated before kinesiotape application, 3 hour later and 24 hour later after the application.

Interventions

DEVICEKinesiotape

Kinesiotape application to masseter and hyoid muscles of late preterm infants to improve sucking and swallowing.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

34 Weeks to 36 Weeks

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Infants born in Baskent University Ankara Hospital, age between 34-36.6 weeks.

Exclusion criteria

* Infants with multiple kongenital anomaly, hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, intraventricular and intracranial hemorrhage, necrotizing enterocolitis, tracheoesophageal fistula, diaphragmatic hernia, hydrocephalus, and respiratory distress.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
digital stethoscope	2 minutes	It helps to count the number of swallows of the baby during feeding

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Contacts

Primary ContactNilay Comuk Balci, Pt, PhD

nlycmk@yahoo.com+905067115879

Backup ContactDeniz Anuk Ince, MD

denizanuk@yahoo.com+905327156178

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026