Phone Breastfeeding Support for Premature Babies
Impact of Telephone Breastfeeding Support on Breastfeeding Outcomes for Mothers With Premature Babies: Randomized Controlled Study
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Brief Summary
It was observed that premature babies had the risk of insufficient milk intake and a lower rate of breastfeeding compared to term babies. Various problems may occur at home, especially after breastfeeding training in the hospital. After discharge, support and counseling should be provided to eliminate problems that may stop breastfeeding or to prevent events that may prevent breastfeeding. The aim of this study is to examine the effect of "Telephone Breastfeeding Support" given to mothers of premature babies discharged from the neonatal intensive care unit on breastfeeding results.
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Started Jun 2021
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
May 7, 2021
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
May 12, 2021
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
June 1, 2021
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 1, 2021
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
July 1, 2022
CompletedJuly 22, 2021
July 1, 2021
6 months
May 7, 2021
July 20, 2021
Conditions
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (3)
Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale (short form)
The scale, which is valid and reliable in our country by Aluş Tokat, Okun and Dennis (2010), consists of 14 items and is a Likert type scale rated between 1 and 5. The minimum score that can be retrieved from the scale is 14 and the maximum is 70. As the score rises, high breastfeeding is an indicator of self-sufficiency.
0-6 months (During discharge routine procedures and when the baby is six months old)
Infant Feeding Attitude Scale
The scale was developed to evaluate women's attitudes towards breastfeeding and to predict breastfeeding duration as well as the choice of baby feeding method. The scale consists of 5-point Likert type and 17 items. The total attitude score ranges from 17 (showing a positive attitude to bottle feeding) to 85 (reflecting a positive attitude towards breastfeeding). The higher the score on the scale, the higher it indicates the higher breastfeeding attitude.
0-6 months (During discharge routine procedures and when the baby is six months old)
3. Breastfeeding Time Evaluation Form Breastfeeding Time Evaluation Form Breastfeeding Time Evaluation Form
Prepared by researcher to find out breastfeeding status when babies are 6 months old.
When the baby is six months old
Study Arms (2)
Intervention Group
EXPERIMENTALSending breastfeeding guidelines for premature babies to phones after the discharge procedure is completed.and implementing a "Telephone Breastfeeding Support Program".
Control Group
EXPERIMENTALSending breastfeeding guidelines for premature babies to phones after the discharge procedure is completed.
Interventions
On the 3rd day after discharge, a reminder messages will be sent to the mothers in the inter vention group. Throughout the program, 21 reminder messages will be sent to mothers in the first month after discharge to support the mother and encourage breast milk via a messaging application (whatsapp, bip, telegram, etc.). In addition, a total of seven phone calls, once a week in the first month after discharge and once a month in the eighth, twelfth and sixteenth weeks, will be made to check personalized information about individual breastfeeding questions of mothers.
In addition to the routine discharge procedure, a breastfeeding guide for premature babies will be sent to the mothers' phone.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Whose baby was born between 34 weeks + 0 days and 36 weeks + 6 days (late preterms),
- Does not have severe congenital anomalies in her baby (according to hospital records),
- Breastfeeding her baby,
- Reading and writing,
- Can speak and understand Turkish,
- Mothers who agreed to participate in the study,
- Mothers having a smartphone.
You may not qualify if:
- Mothers with previous experience of breastfeeding a premature baby,
- Plural baby,
- Mother's breastfeeding disability (according to hospital records).
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Akdeniz University
Antalya, 07000, Turkey (Türkiye)
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Arzu Akcan, PhD
+905334436659
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- DOUBLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Masking Details
- At the time of discharge, the participants will not know that they are in the intervention and control group. Participants will be blinded. In the evaluation of the data, the groups will not be coded as intervention and control groups, they will be coded as group A and group B, and their analysis will be evaluated and reported by an independent statistician. In addition, the statistician will be blind.
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Principal Investigator
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
May 7, 2021
First Posted
May 12, 2021
Study Start
June 1, 2021
Primary Completion
December 1, 2021
Study Completion
July 1, 2022
Last Updated
July 22, 2021
Record last verified: 2021-07
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share