The effect of oral motor intervention with different initiation times to improve feeding outcomes in preterm infants: protocol for a single-blind, randomized controlled trial
Randomized trial protocol evaluates oral motor intervention timing in preterm infants, highlighting pathways to improve feeding transitions and development.
Key Points
This clinical trial protocol evaluates early oral motor interventions to accelerate the transition from tube feeding to oral feeding in preterm neonates.
Randomized controlled trial protocol assigns infants of 29 to 34 weeks gestational age to start oral motor interventions at first feed or post-extubation.
Findings may establish standardized timing for artificial oral stimulation to support infant neurodevelopment, with trial clinical results still pending.