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Cup Versus Bottle Feeding for Late Preterm Infants

NCT00756587 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2008-10-31

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of the current study is to investigate the effect of using cup feeding for preterm infants during NICU stay on breastfeeding outcomes after discharge. The following hypotheses are being tested:

1. Infants Fed by cup during NICU stay will have higher breastfeeding proportions than infants fed by bottle
2. Infants fed by cup during NICU stay will have higher breastfeeding behaviour score on the Preterm Infant Breastfeeding Behavior Scale than infants fed by bottle

Conditions

  • Breastfeeding

Interventions

DEVICE

Cup Feeding

using a cup feeding technique for feeding the preterm infants during NICU stay

DEVICE

Bottle Feeding

receiving all feeding by bottle

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cairo University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Amel M Abouelfettoh, PhD, RN · Cairo University

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
34 Weeks
Max Age
37 Weeks
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-12-31
Primary Completion
2004-08-31
Completion
2004-08-31

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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