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The authors hypothesize that adjusted individual feeding (AIF) for preterm infant starting from transition to oral feeding (33 weeks corrected age) will result in less episodes of apnea/bradycardia, early achievement of full oral feeding, improved weight gain and shorten hospitalization duration in the short term.
In the long term AIF will result in higher scores on the Griffith's developmental scales, decreasing parental anxiety and feeding disorders .
Preterm infants born at <32 weeks of gestation at our institute will qualify for this study. Recruitment will occur between day 7-14 of life after sever brain malformations or intraventricular bleeding will be ruled out. Randomization to control or intervention will be via sealed envelopes. In the control group - infants will be treated according to the common practice in the neonatal intensive care unit. Transition to oral feeding will occur at 33 wkks (breast feeding) and 34 wks (bottle feeding). Meals will be given every 3 hours, the amount will be written by the care giving physician and will be written as a strict number (i.e 30 ml every 3 hours) Parents in the intervention group will be taught be the nurses (NIDCAP trainees) to identify their infants' ques (self regulation or withdrawn as well as signs of hunger), This parents will be taught the physiology of maturation of feeding, as well as various techniques of infants feeding amongst them pace feeding. During the study parents in both groups will be interviewed every 14 days as for their satisfactions, anxieties, infants ability to cope. video typing during Kangaroo care at 32 and 35 wks as well as during feeding at 35 weeks will be done and evaluated. General movements assessment (neurodevelopment) will be done at 33 -35 weeks gestational age, as well as at 52 weeks. Alberta infant motor scales will be evaluated at 4 and 8 month corrected age,Automated Brain stem evoked Response (ABR) will be done at 33 wks for assessment of brain stem maturity, duration of hospitalization, weight gain per week at 33, 34 and 35 weeks will be calculated, age at full oral feeding will be noted. At the age of 6 month Griffith's developmental scales will be performed
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| protocol feeding | No Intervention | Feeding of preterm infants according to current unit protocol: every 3 hours a prescribed amount | |
| Adjusted individual feeding | Experimental | Feeding every 2-4 hours, starting with que of hunger and finished upon infant signs. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adjusted individual feeding | Behavioral | Feeding every 2-4 hours, starting with ques of hunger and finished upon infant signs. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| length of hospitalization | length of hospitalization from admission to discharge, and length of stay beyond reaching 36 weeks corrected age , the time point at wich health infants are usually being discharged | between 36-40 weeks gestational age |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| age at reaching full oral feedings | the age at which no nasogastric tube was used | between 34-38 gestational age |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Griffith's developmental scales | Griffith's developmental scales (Gross and fine motor, speech and language, performance and social skills) | 6 month corrected age |
| weekly weight gain | weekly weight gain gr/kg will be calculated at 33 weeks gestational age, at 34, 35, and 36 weeks |
Inclusion Criteria:
- birth at less than 32 weeks of gestation
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iris Morag, MD | Contact | +526479996 | irismorag@gmail.com | |
| tzipi Strauss, MD | Contact | +526664446 | t.tzipi@gmail.com |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Iris Morag, MD | Sheba Medical Center | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheba Medical Center | Ramat Gan | 52621 | Israel |
| Type | Date | Date Unknown |
|---|---|---|
| Release | Dec 17, 2017 | |
| Unrelease | Yes | |
| Release | Apr 16, 2018 | |
| Reset | Oct 5, 2018 |
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| Release Date | Unrelease Date | Unrelease Date Unknown | Reset Date | MCP Release Number |
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| Dec 17, 2017 | Yes | |||
| Apr 16, 2018 |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D001836 | Body Weight Changes |
| D019959 | Feeding and Eating Disorders of Childhood |
| D001942 | Breast Feeding |
| D047928 | Premature Birth |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D001835 | Body Weight |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D001068 | Feeding and Eating Disorders |
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| 33- 36 weeks gestational age |
| parental anxiety | parents anxiety will be assessed by a questioner | 6 month corrected age |
| Oct 5, 2018 |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
| D005247 | Feeding Behavior |
| D001519 | Behavior |
| D007752 | Obstetric Labor, Premature |
| D007744 | Obstetric Labor Complications |
| D011248 | Pregnancy Complications |
| D005261 | Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications |
| D000091642 | Urogenital Diseases |