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Oral Motor Intervention for Preterm Babies
Sponsor: Ataturk University
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of oral motor intervention (PIOMI) applied to preterm babies along with the smell and taste of breast milk on feeding parameters and the transition time to oral feeding. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does affect nutritional parameters PIOMI with the smell of breast milk? * Does affect nutritional parameters PIOMI with breast milk taste? Participants will consist of breast milk-scented PIOMI, breast milk-tasting PIOMI and control groups. Researchers will compare breast milk-scented PIOMI, breast milk-tasting PIOMI and control groups to see if early feeding skills.
Official title: Effect of Oral Motor Intervention on Feeding Parameters in Preterm Babies
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
28 Weeks - 32 Weeks
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
49
Start Date
2023-10-01
Completion Date
2026-05-31
Last Updated
2026-09-28
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Breast milk-scented PIOMI
During PIOMI, the scent of breast milk will be provided through cotton soaked in breast milk placed 1.5 cm away from the babies. PIOMI: Oral motor intervention for premature infants is a standardized oral motor therapy for preterm infants that has been shown to have strong intervention fidelity and has been tested internationally. It is a 5-minute, 8-step focused therapy designed to help the premature baby respond functionally to lip, chin and lip movements and pressure, applied for 7 consecutive days using all aseptic precautions with gloved fingers. Intervention provides assisted movement to activate muscle contraction and movement against resistance to build strength.
Breast milk-tasting PIOMI
The finger used during PIOMI application will be performed by dipping it into breast milk. This will ensure that babies taste breast milk. PIOMI: Oral motor intervention for premature infants is a standardized oral motor therapy for preterm infants that has been shown to have strong intervention fidelity and has been tested internationally. It is a 5-minute, 8-step focused therapy designed to help the premature baby respond functionally to lip, chin and lip movements and pressure, applied for 7 consecutive days using all aseptic precautions with gloved fingers. Intervention provides assisted movement to activate muscle contraction and movement against resistance to build strength.
Locations (1)
Ataturk University
Erzurum, Turkey (Türkiye)