Positive Feeding of the Preterm Infant - a Feasibility Study of a Developmental Supportive Feeding Strategy in the NICU
Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
The goal of this feasibility study is to assess the feasibility to implement a feeding strategy for preterm infants. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Is it feasible to implement the PoP-intervention in a level 3a category Neonatal intensive care unit? * Is the PoP-intervention acceptable for parents of preterm infants and health care personnel working in Neonatal intensive care unit? Parents of preterm infants and health care personnel will be asked to follow a protocol of a feeding strategy based on the preterm infants development and cues throughout the NICU-stay.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Healthy Volunteers: t
View:
• gestational age of 28 weeks
• post menstrual age of 28 weeks after transition from regional hospital
Locations
Other Locations
Norway
Vestre Viken Hospital Trust
RECRUITING
Drammen
Contact Information
Primary
Nina M Kyno, PhD
ninam@oslomet.no
+4790561929
Backup
Linn J Gustavsen, MSc
linnjahr@oslomet.no
+4797161225
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-10-14
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-05
Participants
Target number of participants: 15
Treatments
Experimental: Intervention group
The infants will follow a feeding protocol with detailed nutritional needs, and individual supportive care interventions for enhancing oral feeding development. Parents will get counseling sessions for supporting this strategy. The protocol will follow the infant until discharge.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Oslo Metropolitan University