CompletedNot Applicable

The Effect of Breast Milk Odor on Feeeding in Preterm Infants

Turkey (Türkiye)60 participantsStarted 2023-04-18

Plain-language summary

This study was conducted as a randomized controlled experiment to assess the impact of breast milk odor, applied before the first oral feeding of preterm infants transitioning to oral feeding, on their feeding performance. Infants in the neonatal intensive care unit who were beginning oral feeding were randomly assigned to one of two groups through computer randomization. In the "pacifier" group, infants were given a pacifier for 3 minutes one hour before feeding and again for 2 minutes 10 minutes before feeding to support oral feeding. In contrast, the "breast milk odor and pacifier" group received 2 cc of breast milk, which was dripped onto a sterile sponge and placed about 3 cm from the infant's nose one hour before feeding. At feeding time, all infants in both groups were bottle-fed by the researcher. This marked their first experience with oral feeding. The infants' feeding skills and performance were then evaluated using the Early Feeding Skills (EFS) form during the feeding session.

Who can participate

Age range26 Weeks – 30 Weeks

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: parents must give voluntary consent to participate; the infant must have been born between 26 and 34 weeks of gestation, as determined by the mother's last menstrual period; at the time of the study, the infant must be more than 30 weeks postmenstrual; the infant must be transitioning from enteral to oral feeding for the first time; the infant must be free of health issues other than prematurity; the infant must be fed with the mother's milk; the physician must have approved the infant's readiness for oral feeding; the infant must exhibit physiological and behavioral signs that indicate readiness for oral feeding. Exclusion Criteria: severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia; any gastrointestinal, neurological, or genetic disorder (such as necrotizing enterocolitis, intracranial hemorrhage, hydrocephalus, omphalocele, Down syndrome, gastroschisis); any condition that could interfere with oral feeding (such as cleft palate, cleft lip, facial muscle paralysis, craniofacial anomaly).

What they're measuring

Early Feeding Skills

Timeframe: during feeding up to 1 hour

The feeding duration (Feeding performance)

Timeframe: immediately after feeding

Feeding performance

Timeframe: immediately after feeding

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06563973

SponsorIstanbul University - Cerrahpasa

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2023-11-24