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NCT Number: NCT06129266

Oral Care With Breast Milk in Preterm Newborns Fed by Tube

It was conducted to evaluate Oral Care with Breast Milk in Preterm Newborns Fed by Tube

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Key information

Conditions

Breastmilk Oral Care

Age range

28 week–33 week

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Trakya University

Edirne, 22100, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

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.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

oral care with breastmilk

Other

No intervention will be applied to the control group other than oral care with sterile distilled water, which is routine clinical practice.

Other names: routine maintenance

Primary outcomes

  1. 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

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Karabuk University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Oral Care With Breast Milk in Preterm Newborns Fed by Tube:A Randomized Controlled Study

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
Nov 13, 2023
Registry last updated
Jun 25, 2024

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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