Multisensory Early Oral Administration of Human Milk in Preterm Infants

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Infant Development, Stress

In brief

The aims of this pilot are to determine the feasibility and acceptability of the Multisensory early oral administration of human milk (M-MILK) intervention, recruitment, retention, and obtain data for sample size estimation. This study will advance nursing science and practice because it will inform our R01 RCT to examine the efficacy of M-MILK to attenuate adverse effects of early life toxic stress in preterm infants.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06230848

Run by

Loyola University

People needed

14

Starts

2023-10-23

Expected to finish

2024-10-23

Last updated by the study team

2026-01-08

Who can join

Age: any, up to 1. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• born between 22 to 34 weeks gestational age and receiving mother's own milk and/or donor milk.

You may not qualify if…

• receiving only formula, oral cavity defects, gastrointestinal defects, chromosomal abnormalities, severe cardiac defects that require surgery, or intraventricular hemorrhage grade III or IV

Where it is running

• Loyola University Chicago — Maywood, Illinois, United States

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