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Anterior Lingual Frenectomy is Inadequate in Improving Breastfeeding Outcomes: a Prospective Cohort Study

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Breastfeeding
Ankyloglossia
Registration Number
NCT02936518
Lead Sponsor
The Oregon Clinic
Brief Summary

A previously published study (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27641715) identified breastfeeding improvements following lingual frenotomy and/or maxillary labial frenectomy. In the previous cohort, babies were excluded from the study if they had previously undergone an attempted frenotomy prior to seeing the P.I. in the office. The proposed study will only look at those babies who did undergo a previous frenotomy to determine:

1. the presence of continued problematic breastfeeding symptoms

2. if further tongue tie or lip tie release improves those outcomes

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
55
Inclusion Criteria
  • Healthy babies who are breastfeeding
  • Had a previous frenotomy prior to presenting to the P.I.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Twins, triplets
  • Maternal breast surgery or IGT
  • Premature birth
  • Significant heart/lung/brain disease of infant

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Nipple pain1 week post-procedure
Reflux (i-GERQ-R)1 week and 1 month post-procedure
Maternal breastfeeding self-efficacy (BSES-SF)1 week and 1 month post-procedure
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

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