Evaluating Dysphagia in Neonates With CHD
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | Any |
| Updated: | 4/17/2018 |
| Start Date: | February 1, 2017 |
| End Date: | March 1, 2019 |
| Contact: | Jennifer L Fogel, MSCCCSLP/L |
| Email: | jennifer.fogel@advocatehealth.com |
| Phone: | 708-684-1357 |
Evaluating Oral Motor Skills of Neonates Requiring Congenital Heart Surgery and the Impact on Oral Feeding Readiness
The overall goal of this study is to describe the oral motor skills of neonates born with
congenital heart defects, both before and after cardiac surgery, and to evaluate current
measures of feeding motor skills and feeding readiness in this population using the Neonatal
Oral Motor Assessment Scale (NOMAS) and the Infant Driven Feeding Scale.
The specific aims are to:
1. Describe the oral motor skills of infants with CHD before surgery as compared with
normal full-term newborn (>37 weeks) using the NOMAS
2. Describe the oral motor skills of infants with CHD after surgery as compared with those
same infants before surgery using the NOMAS.
3. Determine if the current Infant Driven Feeding Readiness Scale appropriately identifies
which children with CHD are ready for oral feeding. (A. Feeding Readiness Scale, B.
Quality of Nippling Scale at the 1st post- operative feeding evaluation)
4. Describe the unique characteristics of oral motor skills in infants with CHD (ie. Wide
jaw excursions, poor latch, etc.) Our hypothesis is that infants with CHD will have
dysfunctional sucking patterns before surgical repair as compared to normal newborns.
This dysfunctional sucking pattern in infants with CHD will have worsened post-surgery
as compared to pre-surgery. In addition, the Infant Driven Feeding Scale will be
utilized to predict that many infants with CHD will not be ready for oral feedings,
however most of those patients will go on to successfully take oral feedings.
congenital heart defects, both before and after cardiac surgery, and to evaluate current
measures of feeding motor skills and feeding readiness in this population using the Neonatal
Oral Motor Assessment Scale (NOMAS) and the Infant Driven Feeding Scale.
The specific aims are to:
1. Describe the oral motor skills of infants with CHD before surgery as compared with
normal full-term newborn (>37 weeks) using the NOMAS
2. Describe the oral motor skills of infants with CHD after surgery as compared with those
same infants before surgery using the NOMAS.
3. Determine if the current Infant Driven Feeding Readiness Scale appropriately identifies
which children with CHD are ready for oral feeding. (A. Feeding Readiness Scale, B.
Quality of Nippling Scale at the 1st post- operative feeding evaluation)
4. Describe the unique characteristics of oral motor skills in infants with CHD (ie. Wide
jaw excursions, poor latch, etc.) Our hypothesis is that infants with CHD will have
dysfunctional sucking patterns before surgical repair as compared to normal newborns.
This dysfunctional sucking pattern in infants with CHD will have worsened post-surgery
as compared to pre-surgery. In addition, the Infant Driven Feeding Scale will be
utilized to predict that many infants with CHD will not be ready for oral feedings,
however most of those patients will go on to successfully take oral feedings.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Full-term newborns with normal physical exam that are delivered > 37 weeks gestation
(healthy newborn arm).
or
- Newborn with CHD born > 37 weeks gestation, are hemodynamically stable and who require
surgical correction in the first 30 days of life (CHD arm).
Exclusion Criteria:
- Full-term newborn arm
- Newborn admitted into the NICU
- Genetic syndromes
- Congenital abnormalities or signs of developmental delay
· Infants with CHD arm
- Newborn requiring intubation prior to evaluation (Note: Infants with CHD with genetic
or other malformations not specifically mentioned will not be excluded due to their
prevalence in this population)
- Down Syndrome
- Trisomy 13, Trisomy 18
- Congenital anomalies of facial structure or musculature specifically cleft lip, hard
or soft palate
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