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NCT number NCT04252547
Other study ID # 10840098-604.01.01-E.53511
Secondary ID
Status Suspended
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date January 9, 2020
Est. completion date December 2024

Study information

Verified date October 2023
Source Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa (IUC)
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The study will be conducted with the Crossover Randomized Controlled Method. The infants who have attained oral feeding in the neonatal intensive care unit will be divided into two groups via randomization in the computer environment. After the randomization, kangaroo care will be applied to the infants in Group 1 during the first feeding hour when they are included in the study and they will be breastfed by their mothers without any other application during the next feeding. On the other hand, no application will be performed on the infants in Group 2 during the first feeding hour when they are included in the study and kangaroo care will be applied to them during the second feeding hour. The infants in both groups will be breastfed by their mothers during the feeding hours.


Description:

Test weighing is a feeding evaluation method which is used for evaluating the increase in infant's body weight and the amount of food intake before and after breastfeeding. Each gram is evaluated to be equivalent to one cc breast milk. The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of kangaroo care applied to the preterm infants that have attained oral feeding and are breastfed by their mothers, on their physiological parameters, feeding condition and body weight increase. After weighing the infant only in his/her diaper before the feeding and applying kangaroo care in which skin-to-skin contact will be provided for half an hour, the mother will breastfeed the infant. The infant will be weighed once again after the feeding without diaper change and the effect of kangaroo care on test weighing and physiological parameters during the feeding process will be evaluated. Sample size of the study has been determined by the power analysis, in line with the results obtained from the studies which have been conducted using a similar research method. According to the analysis results, it has been calculated as 23 for each group and 46 in total. Parents of the infants meeting the study inclusion criteria will be informed both in written and verbally and then the study will be conducted with mothers who agree to participate in the study with their infants.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Suspended
Enrollment 46
Est. completion date December 2024
Est. primary completion date June 2024
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group 32 Weeks to 40 Weeks
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Agreeing to participate in the study for parents. The inclusion criteria for infants were as follows; - Attaining to oral feeding by the physician in the neonatal intensive care unit - Being born at 26-36+6 gestational week which is determined according to the mother's last period cycle - Being at 32-39+6 postmenstrual week during the time they are included in the study - Having body weight of 1500 grams and above - Being breastfed at least once - Having no health problems other than being preterm Exclusion Criteria: The exclusion criteria for infants were as follows; - Suffering from gastrointestinal, neurological or genetic diseases (such as necrotizing enterocolitis, intracranial bleeding, hydrocephalia, omphalocele, down syndrome, gastroschisis) and other diseases - Having a condition obstructing oral feeding (such as cleft palate, cleft lip, facial muscle paralysis, craniofacial abnormalities etc.) - Receiving oxygen support

Study Design


Intervention

Other:
Kangaroo Care
The preprocedural measurements (weight, heart rate, and oxygen saturation) will be recorded before the first feeding hour when they are included in the study and then they will be held on their mothers' chest for skin-to-skin kangaroo care for half an hour. Their heart rate and oxygen saturation will be recorded for half an hour. At the end of the kangaroo care, the infant will be breastfed by his/her mother. A chronometer will be started at that moment he/she begins sucking and terminated when he/she stops. The infant's heart rate and oxygen saturation will also continue to be recorded during the breastfeeding process. When the breastfeeding process is over, the infant will be allowed to rest in his/her mother's arms for two minutes and his/her physiological parameters will be recorded. Following the breastfeeding process, the infant will be weight is measured without a diaper change and his/her weight will be recorded. Then he/she will be taken back in the incubator to sleep.
Control
The preprocedural measurements (weight, heart rate, and oxygen saturation) will be recorded before feeding when they are included in the study and then they will be breastfed by their mothers. The chronometer will be started at that moment he/she begins sucking and terminated when he/she stops. Also, the infant's heart rate and oxygen saturation will continue to be recorded during the breastfeeding process. When the breastfeeding process is over, the infant will be allowed to rest in his/her mother's arms for two minutes and his/her physiological parameters will be recorded. Following the breastfeeding process, the infant will be weighed without a diaper change and his/her weight will be recorded. When the care process is over, it will be taken back in the incubator to sleep.

Locations

Country Name City State
Turkey Istanbul Medipol University Istanbul

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa (IUC)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Test Weighing The infants' body weight before and after feeding will be measured using an 'Infant Scale'. The infants will be weighed naked only in their diaper before and after feeding, in order to evaluate the amount of milk they have received from their mothers' breast. Change the body weight before feeding to after feeding at 1 day
Secondary Heart Rate A device branded "Masimo Brand Radical 7 Pulse Oximetry" will be used to determine the infants' oxygen saturation and pulse rate. Heart rate of all the infants in Group 1 and Group 2 will begin to be recorded ten minutes before the first and second feeding hours when they are included in the study. Change the Heart Rate 10 minutes before feeding to 2 minutes after feeding
Secondary Oxygen Saturation A device branded "Masimo Brand Radical 7 Pulse Oximetry" will be used to determine the infants' oxygen saturation and pulse rate. Oxygen Saturation of all the infants in Group 1 and Group 2 will begin to be recorded ten minutes before the first and second feeding hours when they are included in the study. Change the Oxygen Saturation 10 minutes before feeding to 2 minutes after feeding
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