The Effect of the Finger Feeding Method Premature Babies

NCT ID: NCT06204263

Last Updated: 2024-01-12

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

64 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-02-15

Study Completion Date

2024-08-20

Brief Summary

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This study aimed to determine the effect of the finger feeding method applied by fathers on the transition time to oral feeding and sucking success in premature babies.

Detailed Description

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Premature babies followed in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit will be randomly divided into two groups: control group and finger-feeding group. Babies in the experimental group will be breastfed by their father three times a day. Before nasogastric feeding, the baby will be allowed to suck his finger by putting his finger in his mouth for five minutes three times a day. This procedure will be applied three times a day (morning, noon and evening) for a full 7 days. Babies in the control group will be given only routine ward care (breast milk or formula via tube without stimulation of the pacifier or mother's finger). Preterm Baby Monitoring Form and LATCH Breastfeeding Diagnostic Measurement Tool will be used to determine the transition time to oral feeding and breastfeeding success.

Conditions

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Premature

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Control Group

Babies in the control group will be given only routine ward care (breast milk or formula via tube without stimulation of the pacifier or mother's finger).

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Experimental Group

The baby will be allowed to suck his father's finger for five minutes three times a day before nasogastric feeding.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

finger feeding

Intervention Type OTHER

The fathers of premature babies in intensive care will be interviewed and an educational booklet will be prepared about finger feeding, cleaning, hygiene, hand washing, the importance of sucking, and the rules to be followed to prevent infection in the newborn, and how to apply it will be explained by the researcher. Babies will be breastfed three times a day for seven days.

Interventions

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finger feeding

The fathers of premature babies in intensive care will be interviewed and an educational booklet will be prepared about finger feeding, cleaning, hygiene, hand washing, the importance of sucking, and the rules to be followed to prevent infection in the newborn, and how to apply it will be explained by the researcher. Babies will be breastfed three times a day for seven days.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Premature babies at 29-31 weeks
* Birth weight of 1300 g or more
* Those whose 1st and 5th minute Apgar scores are over 6
* Those whose vital signs and health status are stable
* In babies who have received mechanical ventilation and continuous positive air pressure support, those who have passed 48 hours after stability has been achieved
* No facial or oral anomalies
* Premature babies without swallowing difficulties
* Those fed via nasogastric tube
* Fathers who can read, write and speak Turkish
* Fathers of preterm babies who agreed to participate in the research.

Exclusion Criteria

* Those whose vital and health conditions are unstable
* Those whose father has a skin condition or those who developed it later
* Any upper respiratory tract infection in the father
* Premature babies without swallowing difficulties
* Fathers who cannot read, write or speak Turkish
* Fathers with preterm babies who do not consent to this study will not be included in the scope of the research.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

45 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Ataturk University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Zülbiye demir barbak

lecturer

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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HASAN KAHVECİ

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

[email protected]

Locations

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Zülbiye DEMİR BARBAK

Erzurum, Center, Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Central Contacts

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Zülbiye DEMİR BARBAK

Role: CONTACT

+904422314066

FATMA KURUDİREK

Role: CONTACT

+905435164229

References

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Buldur E, Yalcin Baltaci N, Terek D, Yalaz M, Altun Koroglu O, Akisu M, Kultursay N. Comparison of the Finger Feeding Method Versus Syringe Feeding Method in Supporting Sucking Skills of Preterm Babies. Breastfeed Med. 2020 Nov;15(11):703-708. doi: 10.1089/bfm.2020.0043. Epub 2020 Sep 11.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 32915053 (View on PubMed)

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Other Identifiers

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AtaU-HEM-ZDB-01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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