The Effect of Kinesiotaping Method on Feeding of Late Preterm Infants. (kinesiotape)

Baskent University

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Preterm Infants

Treatments

Device: Kinesiotape

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT03631264

KA18/36

Details and patient eligibility

About

Problems such as poor nutrition, weak sucking, lack of suck-swallow-respiration coordination, low weight gain are among the factors increasing the risk of morbidity in late preterm infants. Early support of sucking and swallowing muscles for the development of suck-swallow coordination can shorten the maturation process and provide early discharge of late preterm infants. The aim of this study is to document kinesiotape technique to support sucking and swallowing muscles for treating nutritional problems and for reducing nutrition risks and accelerating maturation. According to power of analysis of this study, 74 infants planned to assign to kinesiotaping group or control group randomly. In kinesiotaping group, infants feeding performance will be evaluated by measuring the amount of milk invested, maximum heart rate, oxygen saturation, speed of milk intake and counting the number of swallow during feeding. Kinesiotape will be applied to masseter and hyoid muscles 24 hours later after the birth of the infant. Infants will be evaluated before kinesiotape application, 3 hour later and 24 hour later after the application.

Enrollment

74 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

34 to 36 weeks old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Infants born in Baskent University Ankara Hospital, age between 34-36.6 weeks.

Exclusion criteria

Infants with multiple kongenital anomaly, hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, intraventricular and intracranial hemorrhage, necrotizing enterocolitis, tracheoesophageal fistula, diaphragmatic hernia, hydrocephalus, and respiratory distress.