Effects of the Application of PIOMI in the Oral Feeding of Premature

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age29-30
SponsorFundació Sant Joan de Déu

About this trial

The goal of this clinical trial is assess whether the application of the premature oral motor intervention (PIOMI) combined with the Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program (NIDCAP), allows withdrawal of the external feeding device with guarantees of the patient's nutritional status, determining breastfeeding rates at hospital discharge and swallowing safety earlier than if only the care activity corresponding to the NIDCAP model is carried out, as well as the applicability of this standardised protocol in the neonatal intensive care unit of a tertiary hospital.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Neonates born at the Sant Joan de Déu Hospital with a gestational age between 29-30 weeks carrying an external feeding device due to the difficulty of oral feeding and that the medical team in charge considers clinically stable.

Disqualifiers

Endotracheal intubation or high-flow ventilatory support.

Exclusive parenteral nutrition.

Hyporeactive due to the use of sedative drugs.

Condition of prematurity associated with other pathologies (syndromes, acquired brain damage, gastrointestinal malformations, airway and craniofacial malformations).

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Experimental group PIOMI
  • Control group NIDCAP

Treatment groups

35 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Fundació Sant Joan de Déu

Lead sponsor

Sociedad Espanola de Gastroenterologia, Hepatologia y Nutricion Pediatrica

Collaborator

Nexe Foundation

Collaborator

University Ramon Llull

Collaborator

Borja Institute of Bioethics

Collaborator

Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu

Collaborator