Patterned frequency-modulated oral stimulation in preterm infants: A multicenter randomized controlled trial.

OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of patterned, frequency-modulated oro-somatosensory stimulation on time to full oral feeds in preterm infants born 26-30 weeks gestation. STUDY DESIGN:This is a multicenter randomized controlled trial. The experimental group (n = 109) received patterned, frequency-mo...

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Main Authors: Dongli Song, Priya Jegatheesan, Suhas Nafday, Kaashif A Ahmad, Jonathan Nedrelow, Mary Wearden, Sheri Nemerofsky, Sunshine Pooley, Diane Thompson, Daniel Vail, Tania Cornejo, Zahava Cohen, Balaji Govindaswami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0212675