Effect of Intranasal Breast Milk Administration in Preterm Infants

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Conditions studied: Newborn; Vitality, Nursing Caries, Breast Feeding

In brief

The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of intranasal breast milk administration on cerebral oxygenation level, vital signs and time to full oral feeding in preterm infants.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06706115

Run by

Selcuk University

People needed

40

Starts

2024-06-30

Expected to finish

2025-12-30

Last updated by the study team

2024-11-26

Who can join

Age: 1 and older, up to 1. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Birth weight >1000 gr,
• APGAR score >7 at 5 minutes after birth,
• Availability of breast milk,
• No medical diagnosis affecting cerebral oxygenation (intraventricular hemorrhage, cardiovascular and neurological disorders, anemia),
• No congenital anomalies or chromosomal abnormalities,
• No congenital anomaly (such as cleft palate) affecting nasal patency.

You may not qualify if…

• Being able to feed orally in all feedings
• Being fed entirely on formula milk,
• Administration of medication via the nasal route,
• Being intubated or receiving continuous positive air pressure (CPAP) support,
• Maternal substance abuse, alcohol abuse, HIV infection, untreated active tuberculosis, chemotherapy or radiotherapy treatment,
• The mother has mastitis, breast trauma, abscesses or is taking any medication that passes into the milk,
• The mother does not want to express milk.

Where it is running

• Selcuk University — Konya, Turkey (Türkiye) (enrolling)

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