Clinical Trial: Parent-Facilitated Early Oral-Sensory Experience in the NICU for Feeding Outcomes

U.S., Oct. 21 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07883707) titled 'Parent-Facilitated Early Oral-Sensory Experience in the NICU for Feeding Outcomes' on Oct. 01.

Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of the Parent-Facilitated Early Oral-Sensory Experience (PEOE) program for very preterm infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Very preterm infants (born before 32 weeks gestational age) often face challenges developing oral feeding skills. The PEOE intervention involves training parents to deliver gentle, synchronized oral-sensory stimulation-such as placing small droplets of human milk in the infant's mouth paired ...