Studying the Influence of Exposure to Maternal Voice on Oral Feeding Volumes in Preterm Infants

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Conditions studied: Enteral Feeding

In brief

Oral feeding is one of the primary functions of the neonatal brain. In preterm infant population, competency at oral feeding is one of the major milestones in preparation for discharge. Mother's voices have been shown to have a net stimulatory effect and premature infants have been found to have increased cardiorespiratory stability after listening to mother's voices. Main objective of this study is to determine if it is possible to expose preterm infant in a systematic manner to mother's voices before their feeds and to determine if this exposure results in an increase in their oral intake.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05181020

Run by

Connecticut Children's Medical Center

People needed

25

Starts

2020-06-01

Expected to finish

2020-12-09

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-05

Who can join

Age: 1 and older, up to 1. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Preterm infants born between gestational age of 28 0/7 weeks and 34 6/7 weeks
• Ready to start oral feeding attempts
• Taking a total daily oral intake < 50% of feeds on average in 2 days prior to starting intervention
• Mothers who are English speaking and over 18 years old

You may not qualify if…

• Major congenital anomalies
• Non-English speaking
• Family history of suspected congenital hearing loss
• Failed hearing test in NICU
• Grade three to four intraventricular hemorrhage or periventricular leukomalacia
• necrotizing enterocolitis requiring treatment
• Congenital infections such as cytomegalovirus which can lead to sensorineural hearing loss

Where it is running

• Connecticut Children's Medical Center — Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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