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

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Tube Feeding
Pacifiers
Neonatal Nursing
Premature
Interventions
Procedure: Pacifier
Procedure: Breast milk
Registration Number
NCT05530733
Lead Sponsor
Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University
Brief 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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
90
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

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Pacifier onlyPacifierParticipants in the pacifier-only group will get a pacifier five minutes prior to tube feeding. During feedings, a pacifier will be employed. Five minutes following the end of tube feeding, the pacifier application will be discontinued. The vital signs will be monitored prior to, during, and following feeding. Two hours after the feeding has finished, the volume of gastric residue will be controlled.
Pacifier with breast milkBreast milkFive minutes prior to tube feeding, participants in the pacifier with breast milk group will get their own breast milk dripping pacifier. During feedings, a pacifier will be employed. Five minutes following the end of tube feeding, the pacifier application will be discontinued. The vital signs will be monitored prior to, during, and following feeding. Two hours after the feeding has finished, the amount of gastric residue will be controlled.
Pacifier with breast milkPacifierFive minutes prior to tube feeding, participants in the pacifier with breast milk group will get their own breast milk dripping pacifier. During feedings, a pacifier will be employed. Five minutes following the end of tube feeding, the pacifier application will be discontinued. The vital signs will be monitored prior to, during, and following feeding. Two hours after the feeding has finished, the amount of gastric residue will be controlled.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Respiratory rate change5 minutes before tube feeding, during tube feeding and 5 minutes after tube feeding

Respiratory rate will be measured 5 minutes before tube feeding, during tube feeding and 5 minutes after the end of tube feeding.

Saturation level change5 minutes before tube feeding, during tube feeding and 5 minutes after tube feeding

Saturation level will be measured 5 minutes before tube feeding, during tube feeding and 5 minutes after the end of tube feeding.

Feeding durationmeasured with a stopwatch for 7 months.

Each baby's tube feeding duration will be measured.

Gastric residual volumeGastric residue will be measured 2 hours after the end of infant feeding.

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

Heart rate change5 minutes before tube feeding, during tube feeding and 5 minutes after tube feeding

Heart rate will be measured 5 minutes before tube feeding, during tube feeding and 5 minutes after the end of tube feeding.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Yeliz Taşdelen

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Zonguldak, Kozlu, Turkey

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