Effectiveness of Comprehensive Tele lactation Support Program on breastfeeding and infant health outcomes among mothers of preterm babies admitted in NICU at University Hospital Sharjah
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 150
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Exclusive breastfeeding rate
研究概览
简要总结
This study aims to assess the effectiveness of a tele-lactation support program for preterm mothers, focusing on improving breastfeeding outcomes. Participants will be randomly assigned to either an experimental group, receiving tele-lactation support, or a control group, receiving standard care. The primary outcome is the exclusive breastfeeding rate. Secondary outcomes include the initiation of breastfeeding, type of feeding, maternal knowledge about breastfeeding, maternal breastfeeding self-efficacy, breastfeeding difficulties or challenges, length of NICU stay, weight gain of the baby, and the usability of the tele-lactation support system. The study will be conducted in the United Arab Emirates, where the author is a part-time PhD scholar at Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research while working in the UAE.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Coin toss, Lottery, toss of dice, shuffling cards etc
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18.00 Year(s) 至 40.00 Year(s)（—）
- 性别
- Female
入选标准
- •Mothers who have access to a smartphone with internet connectivity and to be able to use the app independently.
- •Mothers who have given birth to preterm infants between 32 to less than 37 Weeks of gestation, who are admitted NICU.
- •Mothers who are willing to participate in the telelactation intervention.
- •Mothers who are able to communicate effectively in English or Arabic.
排除标准
- •Mothers who are critically ill/admitted to ICU.
- •Mothers with contraindications to breastfeeding or feeding expressed breast milk to infants.
- •Mothers of preterm babies for whom breastmilk is contraindicated like metabolic disorders such as phenylketonuria, Galactosemia.
- •Mothers who did not deliver their preterm infants at the designated study setting.
结局指标
主要结局
Exclusive breastfeeding rate
时间窗: At the time of discharge, 4th month and 6th month
次要结局
- 1. Initiation of Breastfeeding(2. Type of Feeding.)
研究者
Deepthy Prabhakar
University Hospital, Sharjah