# Effect of Rectal Administration of Breast Milk on Gut Microbiota in Preterm Infants

> **NCT07558499** · NA · NOT_YET_RECRUITING · sponsor: **Zekai Tahir Burak Women's Health Research and Education Hospital** · enrollment: 60 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Premature
- Gut Microbiota Diversity and Composition
- NEC - Necrotizing Enterocolitis

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Rectal irrigation with maternal breast milk
- **OTHER:** Rectal irrigation with salin

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT07558499
- **Lead sponsor:** Zekai Tahir Burak Women's Health Research and Education Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** NOT_YET_RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2026-06-15
- **Primary completion:** 2027-06-15
- **Final completion:** 2027-08-15
- **Target enrollment:** 60 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-30

## Collaborators

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## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07558499

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT07558499, "Effect of Rectal Administration of Breast Milk on Gut Microbiota in Preterm Infants". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT07558499. Licensed CC0.

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