Oral Care With Breast Milk in Preterm Newborns Fed by Tube:A Randomized Controlled Study
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Breastmilk
- Sponsor
- Karabuk University
- Enrollment
- 64
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Oral Care with Breast Milk in Tube-Fed Preterm Newborns: Randomized Controlled Study
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- last year
Overview
Brief Summary
It was conducted to evaluate Oral Care with Breast Milk in Preterm Newborns Fed by Tube
Detailed Description
Newborns selected according to the randomization group will receive nursing care, including oral care and feeding, from the same person twice a day, at 09:00 in the morning and 15:00 in the afternoon. Breast milk (BM) will be used for oral care. At each treatment, two ml BM should be dropped onto sterile gauze to clean the cheeks, tongue and palate. Process steps; After hand hygiene is achieved, it will be done using disposable gloves.
Investigators
Ayse Cuvadar
Assistant Professor
Karabuk University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •-Staying in the neonatal intensive care unit
- •Being fed by gavage
- •Babies with no oral intake (nonperoral-NPO)
- •Babies fed with breast milk and/or formula
Exclusion Criteria
- •Babies who are exclusively breastfed
- •Cleft palate/lip
- •Major congenital anomaly
- •Intubated babies
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Oral Care with Breast Milk in Tube-Fed Preterm Newborns: Randomized Controlled Study
Time Frame: from the same person twice a day, at 09:00 in the morning and 15:00 in the afternoon.
Oral care