Parent-led program to help tube-fed babies learn to eat
Part of Digestive system, Ear, nose & throat clinical trials.
This study tests a new program that parents do at home to help babies who are fed by tube start eating by mouth. It focuses on teaching the baby to coordinate swallowing and breathing. If your baby is on a tube and ready to learn to eat, this may help them transition to normal feeding.
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Who can take part
- Your baby must be fed exclusively through a nasogastric (NG) tube — a tube that goes through the nose into the stomach.
- Be between 37 and 46 weeks postmenstrual age (age counted from the mother's last period).
- Have certain reflexes in the throat and stomach area that can be checked with a special test (called manometry).
- No severe birth defects, serious brain conditions, or cleft lip/palate.
- No previous surgery on the stomach, intestines, ears, nose, throat, or brain.
- No need for high-flow breathing support (more than 2 liters per minute of oxygen).
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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