Trial reportAdvances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses2015
Multisensory intervention for preterm infants improves sucking organization.
Trial report in Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- First Brazilian recommendation on physiotherapy with sensory motor stimulation in newborns and infants in the intensive care unit.Revista Brasileira de terapia intensivaPooled it
- Impact of breast milk odor exposure on first oral feeding performance in preterm infants following non-nutritive sucking.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026Trial
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- Effect of infant stimulation on the adaptation to birth: a randomized trial.Revista latino-americana de enfermagem · 2019Trial
- Do orally-directed behaviors mediate the relationship between behavioral state and nutritive sucking in preterm infants?Early human development · 2017Trial
- Maternal weight status and responsiveness to preterm infant behavioral cues during feeding.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2017Trial
- Influence of H-HOPE intervention for premature infants on growth, feeding progression and length of stay during initial hospitalization.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2015Trial
- Impact of the H-HOPE multisensory behavioural intervention plus Kangaroo Mother Care on early growth in preterm infants in Malawi.BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
- Parents+: An Early Behavioral Intervention as a Pathway for Parent-Partnered Care.Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses · 2025Article
- Acoustic and Perceptual Profiles of Swallowing Sounds in Preterm Neonates: A Cross-Sectional Study Cohort.Dysphagia · 2025Article
- Impact of Kinesio Taping on Oral Feeding and Swallowing Functions: Acoustic Analysis of Swallowing Sounds in Late Preterm Infants-A Randomized Clinical Trial.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Assessing neonatal nurses: transitioning preterm infants to oral feeding - a multicenter cross-sectional study.BMC nursing · 2025Article
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- Sensorimotor Oscillations in Human Infants during an Innate Rhythmic Movement.Brain sciences · 2024Article
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- [Latest Findings on the Suck-Swallow-Breathe Mechanism of Direct Breastfeeding From the Breast to an Infant].Sichuan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Sichuan University. Medical science edition · 2023Article
- Neonatal Care Unit Interventions on Preterm Development.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- The H-HOPE behavioral intervention plus Kangaroo Mother Care increases mother-preterm infant responsivity in Malawi: a prospective cohort comparison.BMC pediatrics · 2023Article
- Improving feeding skills and transition to breastfeeding in early preterm infants: a randomized controlled trial of oromotor intervention.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundPremature infants are at risk for difficulties in feeding, social interaction, and growth. Many premature infants exhibit a lower capacity for self-regulation, resulting in less behavioral alertness and hypersensitivity to stimulation. Feeding is critically important because it is a primary factor for infant growth and a major concern for both parents and clinicians. PURPOSE: The aim of this randomized controlled trial was to evaluate sucking organization in premature infants following a preterm infant multisensory intervention, the Auditory, Tactile, Visual, and Vestibular (ATVV) intervention.
methodsA convenience sample of 183 healthy premature infants born 29-34 weeks postmenstrual age (PMA) enrolled. Sucking organization was measured at baseline, then weekly, during the infant's hospital stay.
resultsA quadratic trend was observed for number of sucks, sucks per burst, and maturity index with the intervention group increasing significantly faster by day 7 (model estimates for group × day: β= 13.69, P < .01; β = 1.16, P < .01; and β= 0.12, P < .05, respectively). Sucking pressure increased linearly over time, with significant between-group differences at day 14 (β= 45.66, P < .01). IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: The ATVV infants exhibited improved sucking organization during hospitalization, suggesting that the ATVV intervention improves maturation of oral feeding. IMPLICATIONS FOR RESEARCH: Further research that includes 2 or more tests, delivered the same day and/or over consecutive days, will provide researchers and clinicians a more sensitive indicator of maturational changes in feeding behaviors.
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