Tongue tie outcomes
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Which outcomes are important to mothers of babies who have had a tongue tie divided?
IRAS ID
210035
Contact name
Kezia Mithra Johnson
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Southampton
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 3 months, 10 days
Research summary
Tongue tied babies have a tight frenulum, inhibiting the tongue from protruding beyond the lower incisors or the lower gum. There have been numerous studies on what the outcomes are of dividing tongue ties with respect to only the baby, and so this study is looking at the key outcomes from a mother’s point of view and what they think the most important outcomes of having the procedure done to their baby are. There may be some outcomes we have failed to recognise as the outcomes of frenotomy has only been researched from angles that does not really look at what the mothers are experiencing (apart from pain from inefficient sucking). In this study, approximately 50 willing mothers whose babies require a tongue tie division will be recruited from the paediatric ward and be asked to complete an online survey where they rank some given outcomes of dividing a tongue tie. They will also have the opportunity to add any of their own outcomes. The results will be used to find out what the most important outcomes are. Mothers will also be recruited to take part in a focus group, where we will discuss these key outcomes and perhaps add to the list. The results from the focus group will then me statistically analysed.
REC name
West Midlands - Coventry & Warwickshire Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
16/WM/0389
Date of REC Opinion
2 Sep 2016
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion