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.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
90
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.
For babies assigned to the pacifier with breast milk group, their own breast milk will be applied by dripping 1 ml into the pacifier.
Yeliz Taşdelen
Zonguldak, Kozlu, Turkey (Türkiye)
Heart rate change
Heart rate will be measured 5 minutes before tube feeding, during tube feeding and 5 minutes after the end of tube feeding.
Time frame: 5 minutes before tube feeding, during tube feeding and 5 minutes after tube feeding
Respiratory rate change
Respiratory rate will be measured 5 minutes before tube feeding, during tube feeding and 5 minutes after the end of tube feeding.
Time frame: 5 minutes before tube feeding, during tube feeding and 5 minutes after tube feeding
Saturation level change
Saturation level will be measured 5 minutes before tube feeding, during tube feeding and 5 minutes after the end of tube feeding.
Time frame: 5 minutes before tube feeding, during tube feeding and 5 minutes after tube feeding
Feeding duration
Each baby's tube feeding duration will be measured.
Time frame: measured with a stopwatch for 7 months.
Gastric residual volume
Gastric residue will be measured 2 hours after the end of infant feeding.
Time frame: Gastric residue will be measured 2 hours after the end of infant feeding.
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