Improving Mother Milk Feeding Benefits in Neonatal Intensive Care Units

October 29, 2021 updated by: Zhangbin Yu, Nanjing Medical University

Improving Mother Milk Feeding Benefits in Neonatal Intensive Care Units Using the Evidence-based Practice for Quality Improvement

Twenty-seven hospitals in China will participate in the study, which aims to increase breastfeeding rate in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and reduce the clinical complications in very low birth weight infants and extremely low birth weight infants.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

Breast milk reduces the risk of serious prematurity related morbidities. Quality improvement is an effective means of increasing breast milk feeding.Twenty-seven hospitals in China will participate in the study, which aims to increase breastfeeding rate in the NICU and reduce the clinical complications in very low birth weight infants and extremely low birth weight infants. This study compared the clinical data of very low birth weight infants and extremely low birth weight infants in three phases：Before-intervention phase，Intervention phase and Sustainability phase. During the Intervention phase and Sustainability phase multiple intervention bundles of quality improvement were implemented.The investigators will compare breast milk feeding rate and neonatal outcomes in different phases.

Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

Enrollment

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1800

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

No older than 3 months (CHILD)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • premature Infants (Birth weight<1500g)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • mother with sever illness or communicable disease

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
  • Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: SINGLE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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NO_INTERVENTION: Before-intervention phase
All the very low birth weight (VLBW) and extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants who were admitted from January 2017 to December 2017 to the NICUs of different hospitals.
EXPERIMENTAL: Intervention phase
All the VLBW and ELBW infants who were admitted from January 2018 to December 2018 to the NICUs.During this phase,multiple intervention bundles of quality improvement will be implemented.
Behavioral: Quality improvement of breast milk feeding
During the Intervention phase and Sustainability phase ,The NICUs will receive training of multiple evidence based quality improvement methods.
EXPERIMENTAL: Sustainability intervention phase
All the VLBW and ELBW infants who were admitted from January 2019 to December 2019to the NICUs.In the Sustainability intervention phase,multiple intervention bundles of quality improvement will be continuous implemented.
Behavioral: Quality improvement of breast milk feeding
During the Intervention phase and Sustainability phase ,The NICUs will receive training of multiple evidence based quality improvement methods.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Time Frame
mother own milk feeding rates
Time Frame: three years
three years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
NICU costs
Time Frame: three years
costs during hospitalization in NICU
three years
the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)
Time Frame: three years
the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis
three years
the incidence of sepsis
Time Frame: three years
three years
Reduce the incidence of enteral feed intolerance
Time Frame: three years
three years

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Nanjing Medical University

Collaborators

Collaborators

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First People's Hospital of Hangzhou
Northern Jiangsu Province People's Hospital
Children's Hospital of Soochow University
Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital
Xuzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital
Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University
Lianyungang Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital
Nantong Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital
Wuxi Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital
The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University
Changzhou Maternal and Child Care Hospital
The First People's Hospital of Lianyungang
The Second Hospital of Nanjing Medical University
Suzhou Municipal Hospital
Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University
Taizhou People's Hospital
Wuxi Women's & Children's Hospital
Jiangsu Women and Children Health Hospital
Suqian Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital
Yancheng Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital
The First People's Hospital of Yancheng
The Affiliated Jiangyin Hospital of Southeast University Medical College
The First People's Hospital of Zhangjiagang
The Affiliated Huaian NO.1 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University
Huaian Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital
Zhenjiang Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital
Changzhou Children's Hospital

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Study Director: Zhangbin Yu, PhD, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital
  • Principal Investigator: Jun Zhang, PhD, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital
  • Principal Investigator: Yuhua Hu, PhD, Jiangsu women and children health hospital
  • Principal Investigator: Shan Li, PhD, The First People's Hospital of Lianyungang
  • Principal Investigator: Xiaoyi Deng, PhD, Xuzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital
  • Principal Investigator: Zelin Jiao, PhD, The Second Hospital of Nanjing Medical University
  • Principal Investigator: Rui Cheng, PhD, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University
  • Principal Investigator: Weiyuan Wang, PhD, Suqian Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital
  • Principal Investigator: Yan Gao, PhD, Lianyungang Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital
  • Principal Investigator: Zhengying Li, PhD, Wuxi Women's & Children's Hospital
  • Principal Investigator: Sannan Wang, PhD, Suzhou Municipal Hospital
  • Principal Investigator: Jinlan Chai, PhD, Yancheng Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital
  • Principal Investigator: Zhun xu, PhD, The First People's Hospital of Yancheng
  • Principal Investigator: Jun Wan, PhD, The Affiliated Jiangyin Hospital of Southeast University Medical College
  • Principal Investigator: Weidong xu, PhD, The First People's Hospital of Zhangjiagang
  • Principal Investigator: Zhaofang Tian, PhD, The Affiliated Huaian No.1 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University
  • Principal Investigator: Liangrong Han, PhD, Huaian Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital
  • Principal Investigator: Jinxiu Wang, PhD, Changzhou Maternal and Child Care Hospital
  • Principal Investigator: Xuqin Mao, PhD, Zhenjiang Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital
  • Principal Investigator: Jun Wang, PhD, The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University
  • Principal Investigator: Mei Xue, PhD, Taizhou People's Hospital
  • Principal Investigator: Hongyan Lu, PhD, Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University
  • Principal Investigator: Mingfu Wu, PhD, First People's Hospital of Hangzhou
  • Principal Investigator: Qin Zhou, PhD, Wuxi Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital
  • Principal Investigator: Wenjuan Tu, PhD, Changzhou Children's Hospital
  • Principal Investigator: Lingling Zhu, PhD, Northern Jiangsu Province People's Hospital
  • Principal Investigator: Bin Sun, PhD, Children's Hospital of Soochow University
  • Principal Investigator: Shuangshuang Li, PhD, Nantong Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital
  • Principal Investigator: Xiaohui Chen, PhD, Nanjing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (ACTUAL)

Study Start

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January 1, 2017

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

Primary Completion

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December 31, 2019

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

Study Completion

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December 31, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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February 27, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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March 2, 2018

First Posted (ACTUAL)

First Posted

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March 5, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

Last Update Posted

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November 1, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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October 29, 2021

Last Verified

Last Verified

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October 1, 2021

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  • NMU-FY2017-350

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