Effect of Cırcadıan Feedıng on Growth Parameters of Preterm Newborn

Summary

This study was planned as a randomized controlled experimental study to determine the effect of circadian feeding on the growth parameters of preterm newborns. The data of the study were collected from patients aged 32-34 in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of Selçuk University Faculty of Medicine. It will consist of premature babies and mothers born during the first week of gestation. The sample size was planned to include 48 preterm newborns and their mothers. Mother-Preterm Introductory Information Form, Breast Milk Feeding Follow-up Form, Breast Milk Content Parameters Follow-up Form, Newborn Baby Follow-up Form, Baby scale and height meter will be used in data collection. Data will be used with SPSS 21.0 package program and Kolmogorov-Smirnov (K-S) test for normality. Chi square, independent sample t-test, paired simple t-test, Wilcoxon tests and analysis of variance in repeated measurements will be used in the analysis of the data.

The research was conducted in the following order. All permissions were obtained for data collection. Individual characteristics were obtained from family members and recorded in the questionnaire. Newborns in the study or control group were randomly determined according to the day of admission.

For the newborns in the study group, the milk expressed by the mother at night will be given to the baby at night, and the milk expressed during the day will be given to the baby for daytime feeding. During this one-month period, the baby's weight and height will be measured and recorded twice a week.

For the newborns in the control group, the condition of "expressed milk is given first", which is used in routine practice, will be fulfilled, regardless of the day and night characteristics of the expressed breast milk. During this one-month period, the baby's weight and height will be measured and recorded twice a week.

Measurements of all newborns were made at the same time of the day.

Conditions

• Milk Expression, Breast
• Nutrition

Interventions

OTHER

Human milk

In accordance with the physiology of breastfeeding, mothers will be asked to milk and deliver their milk to the ICU once every 3 hours. The mother will be asked to completely empty her breast with a milking machine. Before milking, the mother will wash her hands, and the parts of the milking machine that come into contact with the milk will also be boiled and disinfected after it is provided to be used. The mother will put the milk she has milked into a milking bag and deliver it to the researcher by writing the date and time on it. Feeding will be initiated by the neonatal specialist with the determination that the newborn is stable. During the period when mothers' babies are in the neonatal intensive care unit, the feeding of the babies in the circadian rhythm group will be carried out taking into account the date and day/night practice. The milk that the mother expresses at night will be given to her baby at night, and the milk that she expresses during the day will be used for dayt

OTHER

Control Group

The application in the control group is similar to the application in the cycadian rhythm group (mother's milking technique, collection method, storage and appropriate transportation, etc.) instead of the "milk expressed first is given first" condition used in routine practice, without taking into account the day and night characteristics of the expressed breast milk. will be brought. The routine practice of the clinic will continue. In line with the practice of the Turkish Neonatology Association (2018) and the clinic, the information of babies given breast milk fortifiers in the expressed breast milk of enterally fed babies will be recorded. In order to ensure that the data is collected safely and to facilitate monitoring, it will be recorded in the "Breastfeeding Follow-up Form", as in every feeding intervention group. The monitoring of babies is the same as in the circadian rhythm group. For the first month, the baby's weight and height will be measured and recorded twice a week.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey

  collaborator OTHER

• Ayse Sonay Turkmen, Prof.Dr

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Ayşe S Türkmen · Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

32 Weeks

Max Age

34 Weeks

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2025-01-01

Primary Completion

2025-08-31

Completion

2026-06-01

Countries

• Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations