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The impact of non-nutritive sucking with pacifier and finger on weight gaining, initiation of breastfeeding and discharge of preterm newborns.

Non-nutritive sucking with pacifier and finger on weight gaining, initiation of breastfeeding and discharge of preterm newborns, in neonatal intensive care unit, Hazrat Zynab hospital, Shiraz

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT201106062324N8
Enrollment
90
Registered
2012-03-17
Start date
2011-10-23
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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Conditions

weight gaining- time of discharge- Initiation of breast feeding. ?? ?????? ???? ?? 28 ???? ?? 196 ??? ????

Interventions

Intervention 1: Non- nutritive sucking with pacifier and finger. Intervention 2: No intervention will be done in control group.
Prevention
Non- nutritive sucking with pacifier and finger
No intervention will be done in control group

Sponsors

Vice chancellor for research- Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
No minimum to 1 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Fetal age between 30-34 weeks; Birth weight appropriate for gestational age(AGA)); Apgar score at 1 and 5 min after birth, = 7; Normal neonate (no evidence of congenital anomaly such as respiratory and heart problems, seizure, CNS hemorrhage …); Non addicted mothers; No need for phototherapy; No need for complete parental feeding. Exclusion criteria: Un willingness the parents for complete the study; Need for transfer to other wards or other hospitals; Received drugs that affect central nerves system for example: Phenobarbital and phenytoin; Need for surgical and medical interventions during study; Need for photo therapy during study; Received other supportive intervention such as touch therapy, kangaroo care, music therapy and other intervention during study; Abnormal physiologic response such as heart rate above 200 beat per min or under 100 beat per min, deceleration of oxygen saturation level under 80% during intervention; Missing of intervention at least for two times during study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Weight. Timepoint: Daily. Method of measurement: neonat weight will be taken without cloth on an electronic weighing scale with an accuracy of ± 10 grams.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The initiation of breastfeeding. Timepoint: The first time that neonate will be able to sucking and breastfeeding. Method of measurement: Observation and record in checklist.;The time of discharge. Timepoint: at the time of discharge. Method of measurement: Observation and record in checklist.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMaryam Keshavarz

School of Nursing Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Keshavarz_m@tums.ac.ir ; m_keshir@yahoo.com+98 21 6105 4219

Outcome results

None listed

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