Status:

UNKNOWN

The Effect of Breast Milk Smell on Nutrition in Preterms

Lead Sponsor:

Selcuk University

Conditions:

Breast Milk

Digestion

Eligibility:

All Genders

28-36 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The study was planned to determine the effect of breast milk odor applied during gavage feeding on early feeding cues of preterm newborns, the transition time to oral feeding and abdominal perfusion.

Detailed Description

It is known that nutrient odors stimulate the initiation of digestion. However, in preterm newborns who are fed by gavage or parenterally, exposure to the nutrient smell that initiates digestion disap...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Born at 28-36 weeks of PW
  • Birth weight \>1000 gr
  • 1\. and 5. Apgar score average per minute ≥ 6
  • Gavage method used in nutrition
  • Intermittent infusion method used in nutrition,
  • Not receiving mechanical ventilation / CPAP support,
  • No medication or treatment is administered by the nasal route,
  • Without nasal obstruction,
  • Have not received any established medical diagnosis

Exclusion

  • Drugs that affect gastrointestinal function (drugs that facilitate gastric emptying and gastrointestinal passage of nutrients by increasing gastrointestinal tract motility, and drugs that reduce gastrointestinal tract motility)
  • Newborns without breast milk
  • Continuous infusion or parenteral feeding method is used in nutrition

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 15 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

September 30 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

56 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04843293

Start Date

December 15 2020

End Date

September 30 2021

Last Update

April 13 2021

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Sibel Kucukoglu

Konya, Turkey (Türkiye), 42100