Randomized controlled clinical trial aimed at evaluating the effects of the "Premature infant oral motor intervention" method on the oral feeding skills of the premature infants.
Numerous evidences emerge from the literature review on the usefulness of the PIOMI method to improve food skills in the premature infant. The goal of this study is to evaluate the effects of the PIOMI method by adding the gustatory stimulation to the original protocol.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
40
Intraoral and extraoral stimulation.
Mean volume
Mean volume of oral intake
Time frame: 7 days
feeding efficiency
oral intake at day one and at day three
Time frame: 3 days
achievement of full oral feeding
PMA on reaching full oral feeding
Time frame: 6 moths
hospital stay time
days spending to the hospital
Time frame: 6 months
transition time
transition times from the tube to full oral feeding
Time frame: 6 months
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