The Effect of Breast Milk Odor on Feeeding in Preterm Infants

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Bottle Feeding; Preterm Infant

• Registration Number: NCT06563973
• Lead Sponsor: Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa (IUC)

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-8-19
• Last Update Posted: 2 September 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

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

Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Early Feeding Skills;The feeding duration (Feeding performance);Feeding performance