Effect of SINC Feeding Protocol on Weight Gain, Transition to Oral Feeding and the Length of Hospitalization

Effect of SINC Feeding Protocol on Weight Gain, Transition to Oral Feeding and the Length of Hospitalization in Premature Infants: Randomized Controlled Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03371927

Enrollment

Registered

2017-12-13

Start date

2018-02-28

Completion date

2019-07-18

Last updated

2019-08-05

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Conditions

Feeding; Difficult, Newborn

Keywords

Premature Infants, SINC feeding protocol

Brief summary

Feeding is one of the most common problems encountered by preterm infants. Besides, effective and safe feeding is one of the important discharge criteria. Feeding problems of premature infants lead to prolonged hospitalization and increased healthcare cost. SINC feeding protocol was developed based on evidence-based feeding protocol (such as cue-based, infant-driven feeding) and individualized developmental care. The aim of the study is to determine the effect of the SINC feeding protocol on weight gain, transition to oral feeding and the length of hospitalization in premature infants according to traditional feeding method. Randomized controlled study, including 30 infants of 28-33+6 weeks gestation receiving either Standard Feeding or SINC Feeding Protocol.

Interventions

OTHERSINC Feeding Protocol

Safe individualized nipple-feeding competence protocol for premature infants

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Masking description

Single Blinded

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

24 Weeks to 33 Weeks

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

Having been born between 24-33+6 weeks of gestational age 28-33+6 postmenstrual weeks Monitoring with the diagnosis of healthy preterm infants

Exclusion criteria

* Receiving mechanical ventilation * Congenital anomalies * Having a surgical operation * Having serious health problems

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Weight Gain	from birth to discharge (average 15 weeks)	When babies are discharged from the hospital, researchers look at the nursing evolution sheet, their weight gain (gr) along their hospitalization.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Transition to Oral Feeding	from birth to discharge (average 15 weeks)	time (day) from gavage to full oral feeding

Other

Measure	Time frame	Description
Length of Hospitalization	from birth to discharge (average 15 weeks)	When babies are discharged from the hospital, researchers calculate the difference between gestational age (GA) the day they are discharged

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026