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Parents take the syringe: a new way to feed premature babies

NCT ID NCT05313464

Symptom relief Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Creteil Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 10, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

Researchers are studying whether letting parents push their premature baby's tube feeding while holding the baby skin-to-skin improves the quality of early parent-child interactions. The trial enrolls 42 premature infants born before 30 weeks of pregnancy, along with their mothers and fathers. When the babies reach about 34 weeks of gestational age, researchers film 10-minute interactions and code behaviors like vocalizations, eye contact, and smiles. Parents also fill out questionnaires about their confidence and parenting skills.

What this could mean

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Active substance
parent-pushed enteral feeding, where a parent gives their premature baby tube feeding while holding the baby skin-to-skin
What this could lead to
If it helps, hospitals could involve parents more directly in tube feeding their premature babies, which may support earlier bonding and more confident parenting.
What could go wrong
This is a small study of 42 babies in one hospital, so results may not apply everywhere. Filming early interactions cannot prove long-term effects on the parent-child relationship.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

42 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Apr 2022

Finished

Aug 2026

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

30 to 32 weeks

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: Children born before 30 SA Age of child at start of study: 32 SA Exclusion Criteria: * Child with ongoing infection, neurological pathology More than one desaturation and/or bradycardia per hour within 12 last hours Balloon ventilation in last 12 hours * Medical contraindication to oral nutrition * Intubated child * Parents with a disabling mental illness * Parents not available * Minor parents * Parents under guardianship or protection of justice * Refusal to sign consent * Parents not affiliated with a social security system

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Conditions

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Premature Birth

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Parent-child relations Premature

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Créteil

    Créteil, Val-deMarne, 94000, France

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