Introduction Monica Hogan, Carolyn Westcott, and Mervyn Griffiths (2005) published an article called “Randomized, controlled trial of division of tongue tie in infants with feeding problems” where they tried to discover technique would best help mothers and babies who are affected by tongue-tie (Ankyloglossia). This research study compared the effect of immediate division against the use of lactation support (a conventional approach) in infants with tongue-tie and feeding problems. Authors’ assumption was that immediate division would improve or facilitate proper feeding when compared to referral a lactation consultant.
Despite evident benefits of division (frenotomy), studies show that there is still lack of consensus regarding tongue …show more content…
Similarly, federal regulations mandated researchers who are undertaking research studies that may cause harm to the children to seek IRB’S approval. Research study must not cause harm that is more than minimal risk to the research subject. This means that researchers must ensure that “the probability and magnitude of harm or discomfort anticipated in the research are not greater in and of themselves than those ordinarily encountered in daily life or psychological examinations or tests” (Protection of Human Subjects, 2009). This research article recognized this ethical concerns and potential risks of using infant as a research subjects. The researchers got formal approval from “Local Ethics Committee,” as well as mothers’ …show more content…
Researchers presented the significance of this study by relating the results to the problems identified through literature review. The study was successfully conducted with convincing results, but the small sample size was a limitation that may undermine generalizability of the results. Writer could have extended period of sample collection beyond 5 months to have a larger population sample. Likewise, the ambiguity around data collection tool should have been minimized by utilizing valid tools. Assessment instruments with testable validity and reliability should have been employed for data collection. Simple inspection of the tongue-tie is not enough to determine which infants would need the division. Education, training, careful clinical assessment and use of tools to measure the effectiveness of feeding should guide the practitioners to deal with this
Despite evident benefits of division (frenotomy), studies show that there is still lack of consensus regarding tongue …show more content…
Similarly, federal regulations mandated researchers who are undertaking research studies that may cause harm to the children to seek IRB’S approval. Research study must not cause harm that is more than minimal risk to the research subject. This means that researchers must ensure that “the probability and magnitude of harm or discomfort anticipated in the research are not greater in and of themselves than those ordinarily encountered in daily life or psychological examinations or tests” (Protection of Human Subjects, 2009). This research article recognized this ethical concerns and potential risks of using infant as a research subjects. The researchers got formal approval from “Local Ethics Committee,” as well as mothers’ …show more content…
Researchers presented the significance of this study by relating the results to the problems identified through literature review. The study was successfully conducted with convincing results, but the small sample size was a limitation that may undermine generalizability of the results. Writer could have extended period of sample collection beyond 5 months to have a larger population sample. Likewise, the ambiguity around data collection tool should have been minimized by utilizing valid tools. Assessment instruments with testable validity and reliability should have been employed for data collection. Simple inspection of the tongue-tie is not enough to determine which infants would need the division. Education, training, careful clinical assessment and use of tools to measure the effectiveness of feeding should guide the practitioners to deal with this