Parents' syringe feeding may boost NICU presence for preemies
NCT ID NCT05272956
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looked at whether allowing parents to push a syringe for their premature baby's tube feeding (instead of using a machine) helps them spend more time in the neonatal intensive care unit. 72 babies born between 30 and 34 weeks were included. The main goal was to compare the average hours parents were present between the two feeding methods.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that involving parents in feeding helps them spend more time with their premature baby in the NICU.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 72 babies, so results may not apply to all NICUs. It does not test a new drug or treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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72 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2022
- Finished
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Nov 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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3 days and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Gestational age between 30 and 34 WA (weeks of amenorrhea) * Patient affiliated to a social security scheme * Hospitalized in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) * 3 days of life or more Exclusion Criteria: Corrected age\> 34WA and 4 days * Mechanical ventilation or non-invasive ventilation with FIO2\> 35% * Serious congenital malformation * Planned transfer to another hospital * Enteral nutrition \<40ml / kg / day * Immediate post-operative care * Multiple pregnancy * Poor understanding of french • Secondary exclusion criteria * Digestive rest greater than 5 days * Death * No enteral nutrition pushed by parents
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Hospitalier Henri Duffaut
Avignon, 84000, France
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Limoges university hospital
Limoges, 87042, France
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