Can 'Teach-Back' training boost breastfeeding in preterm moms?
NCT ID NCT07371845
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tested whether a 'teach-back' education program helps mothers of preterm infants breastfeed more successfully and bond more closely with their babies. The program asks mothers to repeat and demonstrate what they learn to ensure understanding. Researchers enrolled 102 mothers and measured breastfeeding confidence and mother-infant bonding using standard questionnaires. The goal is to provide a scientific basis for improving nursing care for premature babies and their mothers.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Teach-Back Education (a behavioral intervention where mothers repeat and demonstrate breastfeeding information to confirm understanding)
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this education method could become a standard part of nursing care for mothers of preterm babies, improving breastfeeding rates and emotional bonding.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with 102 participants, so results may not apply to all mothers. The outcomes rely on self-reported scales, which can be subjective.
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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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102 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- 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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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Being 18 years of age or older, * Having a baby born before the 37th week of gestation (being a mother of a premature baby), * Being able to read and understand Turkish, * Having actually started breastfeeding, * Having no hearing, visual, or cognitive communication impairment, * Not having a diagnosed serious psychiatric illness (major depression, anxiety disorder, etc.), * The baby not being in a serious clinical condition, not under palliative care or intensive life support, * Not participating in another breastfeeding education or counseling program at the same time, * Voluntarily agreeing to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * All mothers who do not meet the inclusion criteria will be excluded from the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Atatürk Üniversitesi
Erzurum, Turkey (Türkiye)
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