Reactions to Oro-facial Solicitations : a Predictor of Eating Difficulties for Premature Babies of 36 Weeks Gestation Adjusted Age

ConditionPremature
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age26-28
SponsorCentre Hospitalier Sud Francilien

About this trial

The goal of this observational study is to assess the link between reactions to orofacial stimuli observed at 29 weeks of amenorrhoea, and feeding difficulties at 36 weeks of amenorrhoea, in babies born prematurely between 26 and 27 + 6 weeks of gestation, admitted to the CHSF between 1 May 2025 and 31 March 2026. The main questions it aims to answer are : Can reactions to orofacial stimulation in babies born very prematurely be used as a tool for early detection of feeding difficulties before discharge from hospital? Is it possible to establish a predictive score for potential feeding difficulties as early as 29 weeks of gestation corrected, based on reactions to orofacial stimuli ? Participants will have their reactions to orofacial stimulations recorded in the 'Suivi oralité' grid completed by the nurses in the neonatal medicine and intensive care unit, which will then collect.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Premature babies born between 26 and 27 + 6 weeks of gestation

Admitted to the CHSF between 1 May 2025 and 31 March 2026

Criteria grid completed upon admission

Parents or guardians informed of the study and not opposed to it.

Disqualifiers

ENT malformation

Neurological pathology

Dysplasia or oxygen therapy greater than or equal to 0.3L/min (these children are seen systematically)

Extreme prematurity (gestational age less than 26 weeks)

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Oro-facial stimulation

Treatment groups

80 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group