Den här översättningen är inte klar ännu. Den här sidan är just nu på engelska.

Gå till den engelska sidan

Cure My Disease

Don't miss your cure!

 Log in / Sign up

Simple NICU routine may boost preemie feeding and language

NCT ID NCT05861531

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

What the study statuses mean

This study's is highlighted.

Recruitment status, easiest to join first

Recruiting now This study
This trial is taking on new participants right now.
Not yet recruiting
Registered, but not yet taking participants.
By invitation only
Not open to general applications. Only people the study team invites can take part.
Paused
Paused for now. It may or may not start again.
Ongoing
Running, but no longer taking on new participants.
Completed
The trial has finished. Results may not be published yet.
Stopped early
Stopped early, before it reached the end. That can be for many reasons, including safety.
Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

Expanded access (not trials)

Expanded access
Not a trial. This treatment can be requested outside a study, case by case, for people who qualify.
Expanded access (paused)
Not a trial. The treatment can normally be requested outside a study, but is unavailable right now.
Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

When the status isn't known

Details not published
The full record has not been published yet, so there is little to show here.
Status unknown
This status has not been confirmed recently, so it may be out of date.

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether combining gentle mouth exercises with extra talking and reading in the NICU helps preterm infants (born 23-30 weeks) learn to feed by mouth and develop language skills. Researchers will track how quickly babies start and complete oral feeding, and measure adult words and conversations using a recording device. The goal is to see if this simple, non-drug approach improves outcomes for these vulnerable infants.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
Oromotor stimulation and language intervention
What this could lead to
If successful, this could point toward a simple, non-drug way to help preterm infants feed earlier and improve their language development.
What could go wrong
This is an early-stage behavioral study with no drug or device, so results may be modest or not generalizable. The outcomes are observational and may not lead to a clear treatment.

This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.

Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 124 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Jul 2025

Expected to finish

Jul 2030

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

23 to 30 weeks

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

Show the full entry requirements

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * 23-30 weeks * English and Spanish speaking Exclusion Criteria: * Major congenital anomalies * Surgical necrotizing enterocolitis * Non-English and Non-Spanish speaking

Get updates

Get notified about this study

Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Feeding; difficult, newborn are added.

Vår säkerhetsrekommendation!

Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Language Development Disorders

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Feeding; difficult, newborn Language delay Language development Maternal behavior Mother-infant interaction

How to take part

Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.

  1. The places running it

    1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.

  2. The official record

    ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.

    Open the record ↗

  3. A doctor treating you

    A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Women & Infants NICU

    RECRUITING

    Providence, Rhode Island, 02905, United States

More trials for these conditions

Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.