Cue-Based Vs. Clinician-Driven Feeding in Very Low Birthweight Infants
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age28-32
SponsorUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham
About this trial
In this parallel-group randomized controlled trial, very low birthweight infants will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to either cue-based (intervention group) or clinician-driven feeding (control group). For infants in the intervention group, Speech therapists and nurses will use their cue-based assessment training to aid in clinical management of oral feeding. For infants in the control group, clinicians caring for these infants will define the feeding plan based on their daily assessment.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Birthweight < 1500 grams
Gestational age between 28 and 31 weeks of gestation
Full enteral feeding established before 32 weeks of postmenstrual age (PMA)
Oral feeding initiated before 33 weeks PMA.
Disqualifiers
Major congenital/chromosomal anomalies,
Patent ductus arteriosus causing significant cardiovascular symptoms
History of necrotizing enterocolitis stage 2 or greater
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Cue-based feedings
Treatment groups
74 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov