Swallowing and Oral Sensory Complaints in Preterm Children

Medipol University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Prematurity

Dysphagia

Feeding Disorder of Infancy or Early Childhood

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06881381

MEAH

Details and patient eligibility

About

Objective Preterm children face an elevated risk of neurodevelopmental delays and feeding difficulties, necessitating early assessment to support their long-term health. This study investigates swallowing disorders and oral sensory problems in children aged 3-10 years born preterm.

Methods Parents of preterm children completed two validated tools: the Pediatric Eating Assessment Tool (PEDI-EAT-10) to assess swallowing difficulties and the Oral Sensory Profile (Oral-SP) to evaluate oral sensory processing. Data collected included age, gender, gestational age, height, weight, neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) stay duration, feeding methods (e.g., tube feeding, pacifier, bottle use), medical history, and prior interventions like speech-language therapy.

Enrollment

158 patients

Sex

All

Ages

3 to 10 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria were having a preterm child (born before 37 weeks), aged 3-10 years, being Turkish-speaking, and volunteering.

Exclusion criteria

Participants were excluded if they withdrew during data collection.