Masseter muscle thickness and feeding in preterm infants
Part of Women’s health & pregnancy clinical trials.
This study uses ultrasound to measure the thickness of a jaw muscle that helps with sucking, to see if it relates to how well preterm babies learn to bottle-feed.
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Who can take part
- Your baby was born between 28 weeks and 32 weeks of pregnancy
- Your baby can be fed using the specific bottle teat provided in the study
- Your baby may need extra oxygen but is not on a breathing tube after the first 10 days
- You are willing to allow at least two bottle-feeding sessions for the study
- Your baby does not have a cleft lip or palate, facial paralysis, or other craniofacial defects
- Your baby does not have a tongue-tie that needs surgery, or any known genetic or metabolic condition
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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