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Administrative data

NCT number NCT05036915
Other study ID # ATADEK-2021/08
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date May 2, 2021
Est. completion date May 22, 2023

Study information

Verified date January 2024
Source Acibadem University
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this study is to determine the effect of the routine 5-min pacifier use before feeding and the random 30-min pacifier use independent from feeding during the day on the transition to bottle feeding process in preterm infants.


Description:

Preterm infants, may most frequently experience feeding difficulties as a result of lower oral-motor tone, poor coordination during sucking-swallowing-respiration, sleepy behavior, gastrointestinal dysmotility and immature sucking pressure and being unable to sustain their physiological values at a normal level during feeding. In the literature, it is reported that approximately 82% of preterm infants have an oral feeding difficulty. As a consequence, it is a very complex process to acquire a safe and effective feeding skill and preterm infants need support in the weeks after birth until participants develop skills that are necessary for oral feeding and complete a successful transition to total oral feeding independent from orogastric catheter. Although studies have stressed positive effects of the Non-nutritive sucking (NNS) intervention on feeding performance, it is reported that there is a need for more comprehensive randomized controlled studies revealing the use frequency, duration or effect of time. In the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) where the study will be conducted, an appropriate method is chosen for preterm infants based on their general condition and the feeding transition stages are determined incrementally with repetitive follow-ups during feeding. The routine 5-min pacifier use method before feeding and the random 30-min pacifier use method during the day will be applied to newborns who have enteral feeding. Newborns who already use pacifier independent from feeding during the day in the clinic and to whom these methods are applied, will comprise the control group. In order to ensure a homogeneous application in the control group, the pacifier use duration will be limited to 30 minutes. Pacifier use durations have been determined in line with the literature examining the contribution of pacifier use to the feeding of preterm infants. Newborns, to whom the routine 5-min pacifier use method is applied before each feeding, will comprise the experimental group. All newborns included in the study will be followed until participants are discharged.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 43
Est. completion date May 22, 2023
Est. primary completion date May 22, 2023
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 1 Day to 28 Days
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: Preterm infants; - Whose legal representatives agree to take part in the study and sign the informed consent form, - Who have a stable clinical picture, - Who are on the first day of enteral feeding will be included in the study. Exclusion Criteria: Preterm infants; - Who have a comorbidity, - Who are intubated, - Who have an inherent anomaly, - Who have parenteral feeding will not be included in the study.

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Procedure:
Pacifier randomly
Common Action Steps: Legal representatives of newborns are informed about the study purpose, participants read and sign the informed consent form so their consent is obtained. Inclusion and exclusion criteria are evaluated. Study group is determined in line with the randomization order of the newborn to be included in the study. First part of the patient information and follow-up form is completed. Feeding content, amount and method are determined by the physician. Action Steps of the Control Group: * Pacifier is randomly given to the infant for 30 min independent from feeding during the day. Common procedure steps are applied. Procedure steps are applied in accordance with the "Neonatal Nursing Protocols" according to the newborn's feeding method. Second part of the patient information and follow-up form is completed daily.
Pacifier other
Procedure Steps of the Experimental Group: Pacifier is randomly given to the infant for 30 min independent from feeding during the day. In addition, pacifier is given to the infant for 5 min before each feeding. Common procedure steps are applied. Pacifier is given for 5 min before each feeding. Procedure steps are applied in accordance with the "Neonatal Nursing Protocols" according to the newborn's feeding method. Second part of the patient information and follow-up form is completed daily.

Locations

Country Name City State
Turkey Acibadem University Atakent Hospital Istanbul

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Acibadem University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

References & Publications (5)

Dur S, Gozen D. Nonnutritive Sucking Before Oral Feeding of Preterm Infants in Turkey: A Randomized Controlled Study. J Pediatr Nurs. 2021 May-Jun;58:e37-e43. doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2020.12.008. Epub 2021 Jan 6. — View Citation

Foster JP, Psaila K, Patterson T. Non-nutritive sucking for increasing physiologic stability and nutrition in preterm infants. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016 Oct 4;10(10):CD001071. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001071.pub3. — View Citation

Fucile S, Phillips S, Bishop K, Jackson M, Yuzdepski T, Dow K. Identification of a Pivotal Period in the Oral Feeding Progression of Preterm Infants. Am J Perinatol. 2019 Apr;36(5):530-536. doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1669947. Epub 2018 Sep 12. — View Citation

Ostadi M, Jokar F, Armanian AM, Namnabati M, Kazemi Y, Poorjavad M. The effects of swallowing exercise and non-nutritive sucking exercise on oral feeding readiness in preterm infants: A randomized controlled trial. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2021 Mar — View Citation

Pineda R, Dewey K, Jacobsen A, Smith J. Non-Nutritive Sucking in the Preterm Infant. Am J Perinatol. 2019 Feb;36(3):268-276. doi: 10.1055/s-0038-1667289. Epub 2018 Aug 6. — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Change in feed intake Change in feed intake will be assessed from baseline to transition to total oral feeding From baseline to transition to total oral feeding (average 15 weeks)
Primary Change in body weight Participant's body weight will be assessed from baseline to transition to total oral feeding up to through study completion From baseline to transition to total oral feeding (average15 weeks)
Primary Length of hospital stay The time from date of hospitalization until the date of discharge. From baseline to discharge (average 15 weeks)
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