Reactions to Oro-facial Solicitations : a Predictor of Eating Difficulties for Premature Babies of 36 Weeks Gestation Adjusted Age
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Conditions studied: Premature
In brief
The goal of this observational study is to assess the link between reactions to orofacial stimuli observed at 29 weeks of amenorrhoea, and feeding difficulties at 36 weeks of amenorrhoea, in babies born prematurely between 26 and 27 + 6 weeks of gestation, admitted to the CHSF between 1 May 2025 and 31 March 2026. The main questions it aims to answer are : Can reactions to orofacial stimulation in babies born very prematurely be used as a tool for early detection of feeding difficulties before discharge from hospital? Is it possible to establish a predictive score for potential feeding difficulties as early as 29 weeks of gestation corrected, based on reactions to orofacial stimuli ? Participants will have their reactions to orofacial stimulations recorded in the 'Suivi oralité' grid completed by the nurses in the neonatal medicine and intensive care unit, which will then collect.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07495709
- Run by
- Centre Hospitalier Sud Francilien
- People needed
- 80
- Starts
- 2026-04-01
- Expected to finish
- 2026-12-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-03-27
Who can join
Age: 1 and older, up to 1. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Premature babies born between 26 and 27 + 6 weeks of gestation
- Admitted to the CHSF between 1 May 2025 and 31 March 2026
- Criteria grid completed upon admission
- Parents or guardians informed of the study and not opposed to it.
You may not qualify if…
- ENT malformation
- Neurological pathology
- Dysplasia or oxygen therapy greater than or equal to 0.3L/min (these children are seen systematically)
- Extreme prematurity (gestational age less than 26 weeks)
- Genetic syndrome
- Anoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy
- Digestive malformation
Where it is running
- Centre Hospitalier Sud Francilien — Corbeil-Essonnes, France, France
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