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The Effect of PIOMI and Chronobiological Nutrition on Readiness for Feeding, Full Transition to Oral Feeding and Body Weight
Sponsor: Aydin Adnan Menderes University
Summary
This is a randomized controlled experimental study evaluating the effects of oral motor intervention and chronobiological approach to feeding model applied to preterm infants on feeding readiness, transition to total oral feeding and body weight.
Official title: The Effect of Oral Motor Intervention and Chronobiological Approach to Feeding Models Applied to Preterm Infants on Infants' Readiness to Feed, Transition to Total Oral Feeding, and Body Weight
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
29 Weeks - 33 Weeks
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
54
Start Date
2025-03-01
Completion Date
2026-09-30
Last Updated
2026-01-06
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
PIOMI study group
Infants will be weighed at 8:30 AM wearing only a clean diaper, and the scale will be disinfected before and after each use. Preterm infants in this group will receive PIOMI treatment at their bedside for 5 minutes, once a day, 15 minutes before feeding times at 9:00 AM or 12:00 PM, for 14 days. Before starting the PIOMI treatment, the researcher will remove any jewelry and wash their hands hygienically. Following the PIOMI treatments, infants will be fed using the feeding method applied in the clinic, and this will be recorded. Infants will be monitored throughout their stay in the NICU.
Nutrition Study Group with a Chronobiological Approach
Newborns will be weighed at 8:30 a.m. wearing only a clean diaper, and the scale will be disinfected before and after each use. The researcher will provide training to the baby's mother on breast milk expression and storage. Breast milk storage bags and adhesive labels labeled "NIGHT MILK" and "DAY MILK" will be provided by the researcher. Mothers will be asked to express milk between 06:00 and 17:59, place it in a breast milk storage bag, attach the "DAY MILK" label, and write their name, surname, date, and time on it. For milk expressed between 18:00 and 05:59, they will place it in a breast milk storage bag, attach the "NIGHT MILK" label, and write their name, surname, date, and time on it, and bring their milk to the unit in this manner. Newborns in this group will be fed using breast milk that is chronobiologically matched.
Control group
Newborns will be weighed at 8:30 AM wearing only a clean diaper, and the scale will be disinfected before and after each use. No procedures will be performed on these infants outside of the clinical routine. Infants will be fed using the same feeding method as in the clinic. Infants will be monitored throughout their stay in the NICU.
Locations (1)
Aydın Adnan Menderes University, Faculty of Nursing, Department of Child Health and Disease Nursing
Aydin, Turkey (Türkiye)