Oral Care With Breast Milk in Preterm Newborns Fed by Tube

Karabuk University64 enrolled

Overview

It was conducted to evaluate Oral Care with Breast Milk in Preterm Newborns Fed by Tube

Newborns selected according to the randomization group will receive nursing care, including oral care and feeding, from the same person twice a day, at 09:00 in the morning and 15:00 in the afternoon. Breast milk (BM) will be used for oral care. At each treatment, two ml BM should be dropped onto sterile gauze to clean the cheeks, tongue and palate. Process steps; After hand hygiene is achieved, it will be done using disposable gloves.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Breastmilk Oral Care

Interventions

oral care with breastmilkOTHER

No intervention will be applied to the control group other than oral care with sterile distilled water, which is routine clinical practice.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 28 WeeksMax age: 33 WeeksHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * -Staying in the neonatal intensive care unit * Being fed by gavage * Babies with no oral intake (nonperoral-NPO) * Babies fed with breast milk and/or formula Exclusion Criteria: * Babies who are exclusively breastfed * Cleft palate/lip * Major congenital anomaly * Intubated babies

Locations (1)

Trakya University

Edirne, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Oral Care with Breast Milk in Tube-Fed Preterm Newborns: Randomized Controlled Study

Oral care

Time frame: from the same person twice a day, at 09:00 in the morning and 15:00 in the afternoon.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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