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TO FIND IF DIFFICULTY IN BREASTFEEDING IS RELATED WITH THE FIBROUS ATTACHMENT OF TONGUE AND UPPER LIP IN 0-1 YEAR-OLD CHILDREN

ASSOCIATION OF FRENAL ATTACHMENTS AND DIFFICULTY IN BREASTFEEDING IN 0-1 YEAR-OLD CHILDREN: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/04/024427
Enrollment
500
Registered
2020-04-01
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Swati Samaleti
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Children born at full term and otherwise in good health. 2. Mothers with intention to breastfeed their child.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Children with neurological deficit, significant systemic condition or congenital malformations 2. History of tongue/lip surgery in children 3. Children with significant craniofacial defects (i.e. cleft lip or palate) 4. Twins, triplets 5. Mother having condition that could affect feeding (i.e. diabetes), undergone breast surgery.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1.To assess the labial frenal attachments in 0-1 year-old children 2.To assess the lingual frenal attachments in 0-1 year-old children 3.To assess the difficulty in breastfeeding for mothers of 0-1 year-old children 4.To assess the association of maxillary labial frenal attachment with difficulty in breastfeeding in 0-1 year-old children 5.To assess the association of lingual frenal attachment with difficulty in breastfeeding in 0-1 year-old children.Timepoint: 6 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NilTimepoint: NA

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSwati Samaleti

Dr G. D. Pol Foundations Y.M.T. Dental College and hospital

jawdekar.ashwin@gmail.com9821009615

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026