N/A
N=80
Effect of Feeding Positions of Preterm Infants on Some Physiological Characteristics
Feeding Behavior
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02962609 ↗Enrolled (actual)
80
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Oct 2019
Primary outcome: Primary: Percentage of Oxygen Saturation — 98.08; 98.09; 96.7; 93.4 SpO2%
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Semielevated Side-lying Position-ESL (Other); Semielevated Supine Position (Other)
- Age
- Pediatric · 0+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University
- Primary completion
- Oct 2015
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Percentage of Oxygen Saturation |
98.08; 98.09; 96.7; 93.4; 97.9; 96.7 | — |
| SECONDARY Heart Rate/Minute During Feeding |
151.1; 150.3; 155.8; 164.3; 150.5; 155.1 | — |
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of Semielevated Side-Lying (ESL) and Semielevated Supine Position (ESU) positions used in bottle-feeding of very preterm infants upon their physiological characteristics and feeding performances.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- To be born between 26-31+6 gestational weeks according to mother's last menstruation date,
- To be between 32-39+6 postmenstrual weeks during the study,
- Have a body weight above 1500 g,
- Have a full enteral feeding,
- To be in a transition from orogastric catheter feeding to oral feeding for less than 24 hours,
- Have an oral feeding in this process for at least once,
- Tolerate at least 80% of amount of food given lastly during oral feeding,
- Voluntarily signing of the written informed consent form by parents
Exclusion Criteria
- Infants suffering from craniofacial abnormalities like cleft palate,
- cleft lip and facial muscle paralysis; gastrointestinal, neurological and genetic disorders (necrotising enterocolitis, intracranial haemorrhage, periventricular leukomalacia, hydrocephalia, down syndrome, omphalocele, gastroschisis, short bowel syndrome etc.)
- moderate and severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) (Jobe & Bancalari, 2001)
- patent ductus arteriosus requiring surgical therapy were excluded from the study
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02962609). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.