Clinical Trial: Efficacy of Neonatal Release of Ankyloglossia

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Efficacy of Neonatal Release of Ankyloglossia

Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to determine if frenotomy for ankyloglossia will improve infant breastfeeding, decrease maternal nipple pain and increase duration of breastfeeding with the hypothesis that frenotomy will do all of the above.

Detailed Summary: The primary objective of our study is to determine if frenotomy (or release of tongue tie) for ankyloglossia (tongue tie) will decrease maternal nipple pain with breast feeding and improve infant's ability to breast feed. Our secondary objective is to determine if frenotomy for ankyloglossia will improve the length of time a mother breast feeds. Our hypothesis is that frenotomy will decrease maternal nipple pain, improve infant's breast feeding and prolong the duration of breast feeding.
Sponsor: United States Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth

Current Primary Outcome: Maternal nipple pain as judged by R. Melzack's short form pain scale and infant breast feeding as judged by IBFAT scale [ Time Frame: immediately following 1st breast feed, and at 2 week, 2,4,6 12 month follow ups ]

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome: Length of breast feeding [ Time Frame: 1 year follow up ]

Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: United States Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth

Dates:
Date Received: August 27, 2009
Date Started: November 2007
Date Completion:
Last Updated: August 27, 2009
Last Verified: August 2009