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N/A N=80 Randomized Single-blind Prevention

Effect of Feeding Positions of Preterm Infants on Some Physiological Characteristics

Feeding Behavior

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

OutcomeResultp-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
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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.

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