The Effect of the Finger Feeding Method Premature Babies

January 11, 2024 updated by: Zülbiye demir barbak, Ataturk University

The Effect of the Finger Feeding Method Applied by Fathers on the Transition Time to Oral Feeding and Sucking Success in Premature Babies

This study aimed to determine the effect of the finger feeding method applied by fathers on the transition time to oral feeding and sucking success in premature babies.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Premature babies followed in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit will be randomly divided into two groups: control group and finger-feeding group. Babies in the experimental group will be breastfed by their father three times a day. Before nasogastric feeding, the baby will be allowed to suck his finger by putting his finger in his mouth for five minutes three times a day. This procedure will be applied three times a day (morning, noon and evening) for a full 7 days. Babies in the control group will be given only routine ward care (breast milk or formula via tube without stimulation of the pacifier or mother's finger). Preterm Baby Monitoring Form and LATCH Breastfeeding Diagnostic Measurement Tool will be used to determine the transition time to oral feeding and breastfeeding success.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

64

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • Turkey
    • Center
      • Erzurum, Center, Turkey, 25240
        • Zülbiye DEMİR BARBAK

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Premature babies at 29-31 weeks
  • Birth weight of 1300 g or more
  • Those whose 1st and 5th minute Apgar scores are over 6
  • Those whose vital signs and health status are stable
  • In babies who have received mechanical ventilation and continuous positive air pressure support, those who have passed 48 hours after stability has been achieved
  • No facial or oral anomalies
  • Premature babies without swallowing difficulties
  • Those fed via nasogastric tube
  • Fathers who can read, write and speak Turkish
  • Fathers of preterm babies who agreed to participate in the research.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Those whose vital and health conditions are unstable
  • Those whose father has a skin condition or those who developed it later
  • Any upper respiratory tract infection in the father
  • Premature babies without swallowing difficulties
  • Fathers who cannot read, write or speak Turkish
  • Fathers with preterm babies who do not consent to this study will not be included in the scope of the research.

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: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control Group
Babies in the control group will be given only routine ward care (breast milk or formula via tube without stimulation of the pacifier or mother's finger).
Experimental: Experimental Group
The baby will be allowed to suck his father's finger for five minutes three times a day before nasogastric feeding.
Other: finger feeding
The fathers of premature babies in intensive care will be interviewed and an educational booklet will be prepared about finger feeding, cleaning, hygiene, hand washing, the importance of sucking, and the rules to be followed to prevent infection in the newborn, and how to apply it will be explained by the researcher. Babies will be breastfed three times a day for seven days.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Patient Identification Form
Time Frame: Baseline
This form contains information such as the age of the mother and father, the baby's weight, time to independent oral feeding, discharge weight, length of hospital stay, fetal age at birth, Apgar score, gender of the baby, etc.
Baseline

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Preterm Baby Monitoring Form
Time Frame: Baseline
During the study process, it will be used to record the preterm baby's "first finger feeding, transition to oral feeding, first latch on the mother's breast, transition to full mother's breast, discharge dates and body weight at these stages, as well as the finger feeding chart" information.
Baseline

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
LATCH Breastfeeding Diagnostic Measurement Tool
Time Frame: Baseline
It was developed in Oregon by Jensen and Wallace in 1993. LATCH Breastfeeding Diagnosis Form consists of five evaluation criteria: L(Latch on breast), A(Audible swallowing), T(Type of nipple), C(Comfort breast /nipple) and H(Hold / Help) Each item is evaluated between 0-2 points. The lowest score from the scale is 0 and the highest score is 10. High scores indicate the baby's sucking success.
Baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Ataturk University

Investigators

  • Study Chair: HASAN KAHVECİ, zulbiye.demir@atauni.edu.tr

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

February 15, 2024

Primary Completion (Estimated)

February 20, 2024

Study Completion (Estimated)

August 20, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 3, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 11, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

January 12, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

January 12, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 11, 2024

Last Verified

January 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • AtaU-HEM-ZDB-01

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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