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The Effect of Breast Milk Smell on Nutrition in Preterms

NCT04843293 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 56

Last updated 2021-04-13

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Summary

The study was planned to determine the effect of breast milk odor applied during gavage feeding on early feeding cues of preterm newborns, the transition time to oral feeding and abdominal perfusion.

Conditions

  • Breast Milk
  • Digestion
  • Nutrition
  • Smell Stimulation
  • Preterm Birth

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Olfactory stimulation

Newborns in the experimental group will be given the smell of breast milk during 3 consecutive feedings and for 3 days in the morning. Smell stimulation will be started 1 minute before gavage feeding and the application of breast milk odor will continue until the feeding ends. A hand-cleaning researcher will drip 15 drops of breast milk on sterile gauze to apply the smell of breast milk. Sterile gauze dripped with breast milk will be placed as close to the newborn's nose as possible and not in contact with the newborn's skin. After the feeding of the newborn is completed, the application of the smell of breast milk will be terminated and the gauze will be removed from the incubator. A new sterile gauze will be used for each feeding, and these processes will be repeated with each smell stimulation for three days.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Selcuk University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sibel Kucukoglu, PhD · Selcuk University

  • Adalet Yucel, Master Student · Selcuk University

  • Hanifi Soylu, PhD · Selcuk University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
28 Weeks
Max Age
36 Weeks
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-12-15
Primary Completion
2021-06-30
Completion
2021-09-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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