CompletedNot Applicable

Clinical Effects of Pacifier Use in Preterm During Orogastric Tube Feeding: Randomized Controlled Trial

Turkey (Türkiye)90 participantsStarted 2022-06-01

Plain-language summary

The purpose of the study was to assess how preterm babies' vital signs, feeding time, and gastric residual volume were affected by using a pacifier only or a pacifier with breast milk during orogastric tube feeding.

Who can participate

Age range29 Weeks – 34 Weeks

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Feeding with the orogastric tube * Breastmilk along with formula (babies who receive more than 50% of their total feed in 24 hours from formula) * Gestation week between 29+0 weeks and 34+0 weeks * Weight of 1000 g or more Exclusion Criteria: * Receiving mechanical ventilator support * Development of sepsis * Presence of neurological disease * Presence of chromosomal or congenital anomalies * Presence of intraventricular bleeding * Unstable physiological parameters * No breast milk

What they're measuring

Heart rate change

Timeframe: 5 minutes before tube feeding, during tube feeding and 5 minutes after tube feeding

Respiratory rate change

Timeframe: 5 minutes before tube feeding, during tube feeding and 5 minutes after tube feeding

Saturation level change

Timeframe: 5 minutes before tube feeding, during tube feeding and 5 minutes after tube feeding

Feeding duration

Timeframe: measured with a stopwatch for 7 months.

Gastric residual volume

Timeframe: Gastric residue will be measured 2 hours after the end of infant feeding.

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05530733

SponsorZonguldak Bulent Ecevit University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-02-01

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