Effects of Environmental Comfort and Oral Motor Stimulation on Comfort and Oral Feeding Readiness in Preterm Infants
NCT07917871, Not applicable, Not yet recruiting, Marmara University
Trial 10
As registered on ClinicalTrials.gov, in the graph's capture of the registry.
| Field | Value | Source |
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| Title | Effects of Environmental Comfort and Oral Motor Stimulation on Comfort and Oral Feeding Readiness in Preterm Infants | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| NCT number | NCT07917871 | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| Status | Not yet recruiting | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| Phases | Not applicable | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| Enrollment | 84 participants, estimated | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| Lead sponsor | Marmara University | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| Conditions | Prematurity, Feeding Behaviors | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| Interventions | Massage, White Noise, Oral Motor Stimulation, Routine Care | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| First posted | 2026-11-05 | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| Last updated | 2026-11-05 | ClinicalTrials.gov |
Registered outcomes 3
Each outcome the trial registered, primary first, in ClinicalTrials.gov's words.
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| Primary | Change in Premature Infant Comfort Scale Score | Within 1 minute before the start of the intervention, within 1 minute after the completion of the 5-minute intervention (before the first oral feeding), and within 1 minute after the completion of the first oral feeding. | Developed by Monique and her colleagues, this is an observation-based scale used to assess the comfort level of premature infants. The scale was adapted into Turkish by Dilek Küçük Alemdar and Fatma Güdücü Tüfekçi (2015) in Turkey, and a validity and reliability study was conducted. The scale consists of a total of 7 items: level of alertness, agitation, crying, physical movement, muscle tone, facial expressions, and heart rate. Each item is rated on a scale of 1 to 5, and the total score ranges from 7 to 35. There are no reverse-scored items on the scale. Factor analysis conducted as part of the construct validity assessment determined that the scale exhibits a unifactorial structure, explaining 57.7% of the total variance. The scale's Cronbach's alpha reliability coefficient was reported as 0.88. | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| Primary | Change in Preterm Oral Feeding Readiness Assessment Scale Score | Within 1 minute before the start of the intervention (initial assessment) and within 1 minute after the completion of the 5-minute intervention (before the start of the first oral feeding). | Developed by Cristina Ide Fujinaga and colleagues (2007) to assess how ready preterm infants are for the transition to oral feeding, the scale underwent a clinical validity study in 2013. The Turkish validity and reliability study of the scale was conducted by Çamur and Çetinkaya (2021). The scale consists of a total of 18 items, each of which is scored on a scale of 0, 1, or 2. The total possible score ranges from 0 to 36. There are no reverse-scored items on the scale. The scale covers areas such as behavioral status, oral-motor posture, reflexes, and sucking behavior; while its subdimensions are not explicitly named, they are clinically grouped under five headings: corrected gestational age, behavioral organization, oral posture, reflex assessment, and non-nutritive sucking. In the Turkish adaptation, the optimal cutoff score for the scale was reported as 29, and the Cronbach's alpha internal consistency coefficient was found to be 0.87. | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| Secondary | Time to Initiate Post-intervention Oral Feeding | The time elapsed (in minutes) from the completion of the five-minute intervention until the start of the first oral feeding up to 20 minutes | The time to initiation of the first oral feeding in preterm infants will be defined as the duration from the completion of the 5-minute intervention until the start of the first oral feeding. This duration will be recorded in minutes and compared across groups. The first oral feeding will be administered to infants determined by a physician to be ready for oral feeding. | ClinicalTrials.gov |
Outcomes 0
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Results by group 0
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Participant flow 0
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Adverse events 0
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Papers 0
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Grants 0
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Trial comparisons 0
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Tests 0
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| Release | trials-2026-11-12-0.4.0 | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| Release manifest SHA-256 | 0f4a8d8c48aee2a7573ae0fa94ecbeab70c1adbe449bbc95c424bc7d3e97b9d4 | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| Registry capture | 2026-11-12 | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| Results copy, AACT | 2026-03-23 | ClinicalTrials.gov |
| NIH clinical studies file | 2026-11-13 | ClinicalTrials.gov |
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