U.S., Dec. 10 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07273266) titled 'Feeding Maturity in Preterm Infants' on Nov. 25.
Brief Summary: The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of two pacifier-use strategies-routine 5-minute pacifier use prior to each feeding versus random 30-minute pacifier use at any time of day, independent of feeding-on feeding maturity in preterm infants. The hypotheses of the study are as follows: H1: The routine use of a pacifier prior to feeding has a positive effect on feeding maturity in preterm infants.
H2: The routine use of a pacifier prior to feeding has a positive effect on discharge weight in preterm infants.
H3: The routine use of a pacifier prior to feeding ha...