Neonatal Nursing, Pacifiers, Premature, Tube Feeding
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of the study was to assess how preterm babies' vital signs, feeding time, and gastric residual volume were affected by using a pacifier only or a pacifier with breast milk during orogastric tube feeding.
Interventions
PROCEDUREPacifier
Pacifiers produced for premature babies will be used in the study. Pacifiers will be made of silicone material suitable for premature baby health and will not contain any harmful substances. A separate pacifier will be used for each baby, and pacifiers will be sterilized before use.
PROCEDUREBreast milk
For babies assigned to the pacifier with breast milk group, their own breast milk will be applied by dripping 1 ml into the pacifier.
Sponsors
Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
29 Weeks to 34 Weeks
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Feeding with the orogastric tube * Breastmilk along with formula (babies who receive more than 50% of their total feed in 24 hours from formula) * Gestation week between 29+0 weeks and 34+0 weeks * Weight of 1000 g or more
Exclusion criteria
* Receiving mechanical ventilator support * Development of sepsis * Presence of neurological disease * Presence of chromosomal or congenital anomalies * Presence of intraventricular bleeding * Unstable physiological parameters * No breast milk
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Heart rate change | 5 minutes before tube feeding, during tube feeding and 5 minutes after tube feeding | Heart rate will be measured 5 minutes before tube feeding, during tube feeding and 5 minutes after the end of tube feeding. |
| Respiratory rate change | 5 minutes before tube feeding, during tube feeding and 5 minutes after tube feeding | Respiratory rate will be measured 5 minutes before tube feeding, during tube feeding and 5 minutes after the end of tube feeding. |
| Saturation level change | 5 minutes before tube feeding, during tube feeding and 5 minutes after tube feeding | Saturation level will be measured 5 minutes before tube feeding, during tube feeding and 5 minutes after the end of tube feeding. |
| Feeding duration | measured with a stopwatch for 7 months. | Each baby's tube feeding duration will be measured. |
| Gastric residual volume | Gastric residue will be measured 2 hours after the end of infant feeding. | Gastric residue will be measured 2 hours after the end of infant feeding. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed