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Recruiting NCT07136610
Standardized Application of Feeding Evaluations Using SMART Tool
Trial Parameters
Condition Infant and Young Child Feeding
Sponsor Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Study Type INTERVENTIONAL
Phase N/A
Enrollment 3,500
Sex ALL
Min Age N/A
Max Age 1 Year
Start Date 2025-08-01
Completion 2026-07
Interventions
SMART Tool
Brief Summary
Premature and medically complex infants have delayed development of oral feeding skills, leading to prolonged hospitalization, costs, and family stress. There is no "gold standard" infant feeding skill assessment tool for bedside clinicians. The research team developed a novel feeding skill assessment, the SMART Tool, to monitor infant feeding skill development in the neonatal intensive care unit. This study aims to determine whether this tool improves clinical outcomes, including reduced hospital days and enhanced safety and quality of infant feedings.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Infants born between August 1, 2025, and July 31, 2026, AND admitted to NICU Exclusion Criteria: * No oral feeding started by July 15, 2026