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Breastfeeding and Bottle Feeding: Impact on Preterm Infants' Physiology and Feeding Performance

NCT05651035 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 90

Last updated 2025-04-08

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Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of breastfeeding on the infant's test weight and physiological characteristics (oxygen saturation and heart rate) in preterm infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit during the transition to oral feeding.

The main question it aims to answer are:

• Is there a difference in test weight and physiological parameters between the infants in whom the first oral feeding was performed by the mother and the infants in whom the first oral feeding was performed by the intensive care unit nurse with a bottle? Researchers will compare the breastfed group with the bottle-fed group to see if there are differences in test weight and physiological parameters.

Conditions

  • Preterm
  • Breastfeeding
  • Bottlefeeding
  • Premature

Interventions

OTHER

oral feeding

In experimental group infants: Preterms in this group will be breastfed by their own mother. In control group infants: Preterms in this group will be fed by the researcher by putting the baby's own mother's milk in the bottle. During feeding, the preterm will be placed on the lap by the researcher in a standing position on the same mother's breast, and will be given a raised side-lying position. In this position, the preterm's head and body will be elevated 45-60 degrees with the help of a small pillow. While the researcher will support the preterm's head, neck and shoulder with one hand, he will control the bottle with the other hand. By touching the preterm's nipple to the preterm's lips, the preterm will be prepared for feeding, and the bottle will be placed in the baby's mouth with the mouth opening and the tongue lowering. During feeding, stimulating movements such as pushing the bottle back and forth in the mouth, which will lead the newborn to suck faster, will not be made.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Duygu Gözen, Ph.D. · Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-12-15
Primary Completion
2023-12-31
Completion
2023-12-31

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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