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NCT06736743

Review of Infant Oral Feeding and Skills

Completed
Not specifiedAges 22–42Observational
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
~108 participants
Updated 2026-08-03 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:SMART Tool for Feeding Skill Assessment

At a glance

Recruiting sites
0 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Capable Feeding Skills at Discharge
Measured over At discontinuation of SMART Tool Scoring for up to 6 months.

Conditions

Nutrition Disorders
Gastrointestinal Disease
Deglutition Disorder
Feeding Difficulties
Swallowing Difficulties
Humans
Cohort Studies
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature, Nutrition
Pediatric Feeding Disorder, Chronic
Retrospective Studies
Breastfeeding
Mental Health Wellness
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
Bottle Feeding

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
Illinois1

Study leadership

  • Ravi Mishra, MD, FAAP · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Advocate Health

Who to contact

This trial hasn't published a contact. View it on ClinicalTrials.gov

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Neonates admitted and discharged from Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center (AIMMC) Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) from April 1, 2024 to September 30, 2024

Exclusion

Discharged without attaining full independent oral feeds by volume. This excludes infant deaths and transfers without attaining full oral feeds.

What this trial measures

  • Capable Feeding Skills at DischargeAt discontinuation of SMART Tool Scoring for up to 6 months.

    Based on the Last Feeding Skill Assessment (FSA) Score, calculate the percentage of infants in the "capable" range/ total included infants. The SMART tool evaluates feeding skills across five domains: State of arousal, motor tone, autonomic instability, response to stimulation, and total oral skills. The score has a minimum value of 25 and a maximum value of 100; higher scores mean a better outcome. The post-feed SMART Tool score classifies the infant feeding skills into three categories: caution (25 to 60), developing (60 to 90), and capable (91 to 100).