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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/04/065421 [Registered on: 08/04/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 21/08/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Other (Specify) [Oro motor stimulation]  
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   Effect of pre feed oromotor stimulation  
Scientific Title of Study   A study to assess the Effect of pre feed oromotor stimulation on selected neonatal outcomes among preterm neonates admitted in NICU of a selected hospital 
Trial Acronym  Nil 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Deepa R 
Designation  Msc nursing student 
Affiliation  St Johns Medical college and hospital 
Address  St Johns College of nursing Sarjapur road Koramangala Bengaluru

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560034
India 
Phone  8971528391  
Fax    
Email  deeparamachandra830@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Mrs Shiny Mathew 
Designation  Professor and HOD of child health nursing  
Affiliation  St Johns Medical college and hospital 
Address  St Johns College of nursing Sarjapur road Bengaluru

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560034
India 
Phone  9880475060  
Fax    
Email  shajanshiny@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Mrs Shiny Mathew  
Designation  Professor and HOD of child health nursing  
Affiliation  St Johns Medical college and hospital 
Address  St Johns College of nursing Sarjapur road Bangalore

Bangalore
KARNATAKA
560034
India 
Phone  9880475060  
Fax    
Email  shajanshiny@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
St Johns medical college and hospital St johns college of nursing 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Deepa R  
Address  St Johns College of nursing Sarjapur road Bangalore  
Type of Sponsor  Other [Self] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Mrsshiny mathew  Hospital  St johns medical college and hospital Sarjapur road Bengaluru karnataka
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
9880475060

shajanshiny@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee
Modification(s)  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS COMMITTEE  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: Z761||Encounter for health supervision and care of foundling,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Oromotor stimulation for preterm neonates  Pre feed oromotor stimulation given for preterm neonates in experimental group and compared with control group, who is not received oromotor stimulation 
Intervention  Pre feed Oromotor stimulation on preterm neonates   Pre feed oromotor stimulation given for preterm neonates who are stable and in control group receives only standard care, total sample size is 58, after 5 days of intervention results are compared with both groups. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  1.00 Day(s)
Age To  30.00 Day(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Preterm neonates between 28 to 37 weeks of gestation. Preterm neonates who is hemodynamically stable and admitted in NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit). Who are on NPO (Nil per oral) and who are on Ryle’s tube feed..
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Preterm neonates with congenital anomalies.
and who is on ventilator and who are critical or unstable.
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Random Number Table 
Method of Concealment   An Open list of random numbers 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To achieve early gavage feed to oral feed   45 minutes per day 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
decreased hospital stay & weight gain.  45 minutes per day 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="56"
Sample Size from India="56" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "56"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="56" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   01/08/2024 
Date of Study Completion (India) 17/01/2025 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details
Modification(s)  
N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary
Modification(s)  
Oro motor stimulation given  3 times a day for 5 consecutive days on preterm neonates who is stable, on day  0 and day 6 assessed for oral feeding ability and weights changes. 
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