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Effect of Feeding Positions of Preterm Infants on Some Physiological Characteristics

NCT02962609 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of Semielevated Side-Lying (ESL) and Semielevated Supine Position (ESU) positions used in bottle-feeding of very preterm infants upon their physiological characteristics and feeding performances.

Conditions

  • Feeding Behavior

Interventions

OTHER

Semielevated Side-lying Position-ESL

The infants in the experimental group (n = 38) were held in the ESL position. In this position, their head and trunk were elevated to an angle of 45-60◦ with the help of a pillow prepared by the researcher from the beds that were previously used in the unit and infantswere held in the side-lying position as in the breast-feeding position where their right ear faced the ceiling and the other ear faced the arms of the researcher. Their knees and hip were leaned against the researcher's arms and their head and neck were held at the same level by the researcher; whereas, their chin was held in the flexion posture mildly facing the floor. The researcher supported their head, neck, and shoulder with her left hand and controlled the bottlewith her right hand.

OTHER

Semielevated Supine Position

The ESU position was applied to the infants in the control group (n=42). In this position, their head and trunk were elevated to an angle of 45-60◦ with the help of the same pillow that was prepared by the researcher from the beds previously used in the unit and was used in the experimental group and they was laid in the supine position in the arms of the researcher. Their head and neck were held at the same level by the researcher, whereas their chin was held in the flexion posture mildly facing the floor. The researcher supported their head, neck, and shoulder with her left hand and controlled the bottlewith her right hand.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Istanbul University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Burcu AYKANAT GİRGİN · Istanbul University Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
32 Weeks
Max Age
38 Weeks
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-01-31
Primary Completion
2015-10-31
Completion
2016-06-30

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