The effect of oropharyngeal mother’s milk until the beginning of oral feeding in preterm infants on nutritional outcomes

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20220509054798N1

Enrollment

Registered

2022-05-21

Start date

2022-06-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-05-30

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Conditions

Nutritional tolerance in premature infants.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Administration of breast milk at the rate of 0.2 ml every 2 hours by the oropharyngeal method. Intervention 2: Control group: Administration of 0.2 ml sterile disti

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

1 Days to 2 Months

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Gestational age 25 to 30 weeks

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Requires a ventilator Having a congenital disease Substance abuse by the infant's mother The mother of the infant is infected with HIV

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Nutritional tolerance. Timepoint: Every two hours. Method of measurement: Residual gastric volume.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Time to start intestinal feeding. Timepoint: The day of feeding by gavage. Method of measurement: day.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFatemeh Kelich

Babol University of Medical Sciences

fatemehkelich1990@gmail.com+98 23 3330 1998

Outcome results

None listed

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