Oral Entrainment on Suck Development of Preterm Infants Born 23 to 34 Weeks Gestational Age (GA)
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Official title
Randomized Control Trial Evaluating The Effect Of Patterned Oral Somatosensory Entrainment Stimulation Program (NTrainer System) On Suck Development and Feeding Performance of Preterm Infants Born Between 23 And 34 Weeks Gestational Age
Brief summary
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The development of sucking behaviors in preterm infants is thought to reflect neurobehavioral maturation and organization. From a clinical perspective, the ability to feed depends upon a coordinated sucking, swallowing and breathing pattern. In preterm infants less than 32 weeks gestation, this ability is not usually effective enough to sustain full oral feeds. In the interim, infants are fed by gavage tube until they are mature enough to take milk directly from the breast or bottle (Pinelli, Symington, 2005). Non-nutritive sucking has been used during gavage feeding and in the transition from gavage to breast/bottle feeding. The rationale for this intervention is that non-nutritive sucking facilitates the development of sucking behavior and improves digestion of enteral feeds.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT01069744
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Observational
- Phase
- Not listed
- Enrollment
- 71 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
Not listed
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 23 Weeks to 34 Weeks
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Oct 31, 2007
- Primary completion
- Oct 31, 2008
- Completion
- Oct 31, 2008
- Last update posted
- Feb 16, 2010
2007 – 2008
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overland Park Regional Medical Center | Overland Park | Kansas | 66215 | — |
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- Last update posted Feb 16, 2010 · Synced Sep 4, 2026
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