Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and preliminary application of the premature infant oral motor intervention in Chinese neonatal nursing practice: a pilot randomized controlled trial - Takeaways - MDSpire

Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and preliminary application of the premature infant oral motor intervention in Chinese neonatal nursing practice: a pilot randomized controlled trial

  • By

  • Nana Wu

  • Xia Chen

  • Jie Fu

  • Liwen Ding

  • Shuang Wu

  • Sushan Yuan

  • Hong Zhou

  • May 29, 2026

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    The Premature Infant Oral Motor Intervention (PIOMI) is a five-minute protocol aimed at enhancing oral-motor skills in very preterm infants.

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    The study translated and culturally adapted PIOMI for neonatal nurses in China, resulting in the Chinese version (CMV-PIOMI) through expert consensus.

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    Implementation consistency of CMV-PIOMI among 117 NICU nurses showed a Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.68, indicating acceptable reliability.

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    In a pilot randomized controlled trial with 76 preterm infants, the intervention group showed a significantly higher proportion of normal sucking patterns.

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    The findings suggest that CMV-PIOMI is feasible for bedside nurses and may improve oral sucking performance, warranting further multicenter trials.

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Translation, cross-cultural adaptation and preliminary application of the premature infant oral motor intervention in Chinese neonatal nursing practice: a pilot randomized controlled trial

  • by Nana Wu, Xia Chen, Jie Fu, Liwen Ding, Shuang Wu, Sushan Yuan, Hong Zhou

  • May 29, 2026

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