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BreastfeedingNCT05503069

Community Interventions to Improve Breastfeeding

A study testing Interventions with social and cultural components in people with Breastfeeding and Breastfeeding, Exclusive, run by University of Mississippi Medical Center at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The percentage of women breastfeeding their newborn babies is very low among minority populations such as African American women in Mississippi. There are good results with initiatives supporting the initiation of breastfeeding after delivery. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 25 to 35 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding, Exclusive
What is being tested?
Interventions with social and cultural components
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
120 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
23 Sep 2022to 25 Feb 2026
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 25 to 35 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Women
  • Age: 25 to 35 years of age
  • Delivery: Full-term, singleton delivery at UMMC Infants
  • Gestational Age: ≥ 37 weeks of gestation
  • Sex: Both sexes

Who cannot join

  • Women
  • Perinatal complication
  • Medical indication to withhold breastfeeding practices Infants
  • Prematurity
  • Medical indication to withhold breastfeeding
  • Congenital condition/malformation

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • University of Mississippi Medical Center-Nursery Department of Pediatrics

    Jackson, Mississippi, 39216

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About this study

Official title: Community Interventions to Improve Breastfeeding Rate in African American Mothers

The percentage of women breastfeeding their newborn babies is very low among minority populations such as African American women in Mississippi. There are good results with initiatives supporting the initiation of breastfeeding after delivery. However, the percentages of continuation of breastfeeding up to 3, 6 or 12 months are still very low in Mississippi. Therefore, this project is proposing to focus on community interventions including social and cultural components to promote and support continuation of breastfeeding.

  • The social component will include interventions to promote supportive environments in the workplace for lactating mothers, as well as promoting the use of mother's milk to feed infants in daycare centers.
  • The cultural component will focus on educating and raising awareness of the benefit of BF to prevent absenteeism at work, to reduce child illnesses, and to promote healthy child development. The cultural component will target the mother with her family and spouse/partner, employers, and daycare managers.
Read the detailed description

The hypothesis of whether community interventions supporting breastfeeding practices will increase the rates of continuing breastfeeding at 6 and 12 months among African American women, will be tested with the following specific aims Aim 1: Will test whether providing breast milk pumping machine to lactating mothers will promote continuation of breastfeeding up to 6 and 12 months.

The intervention associated with this aim will include the provision of breast milk pumping machines free of charge to new mothers in the intervention arm at the time of discharge from the hospital. Mothers in the control group will follow standard of care practices, which do not include provision of pumping machines at discharge from the hospital.

Aim 2: Will test whether providing training to improve dietary literacy for lactating mothers will improve continuation of breastfeeding up to 6 and 12 months.

The intervention associated with this aim will include training session on topic related to dietary practices for lactating mothers.

Aim 3: Will test whether providing educational materials describing the benefits breastfeeding to family members, employers, and day care managers will improve continuing breastfeeding up to 6 and 12 months.

Study Design This project will utilize a cohort case-controlled study design. There will be two arms with equally enrolled participants in each arm (1:1). Participants will be allocated in the control and intervention arm utilizing simple randomization with fixed number (n=60) for each arm distributed in group A (control) and group B (intervention). The participants will randomly select an envelope concealing the group label after signed the consent form. The participants will open the envelope in front of research coordinator and the allocation group will be revealed.

The study will target African American women between 25 and 35 years of age who delivered singleton full term babies at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, without any perinatal complications. Babies of both sexes will be included. The Dyads of mother/infant participants will be randomized in the following groups: A- Control arm with n=60 participants, and B- Intervention arm with n=60 participants.

Women in the intervention arm will receive standard of care, which includes basic training in breastfeeding by lactation educators, and the action items related to the intervention.

The intervention will include the following

  1. Providing a breast milk pumping machine to the mother,
  2. Facilitating training session to improve dietary literacy for lactating mothers,
  3. Distribution of educational material describing the benefits of continuing breastfeeding infants up to 12 months of age to family members, employers, day care managers/caregivers.

The control group will receive standard of care, which include basic training by lactation educators.

Being tested
Interventions with social and cultural components
Keywords
Breastfeeding, African American Mothers
Medical subject headings
Breast Feeding

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Interventions with social and cultural componentsBehavioural

    Intervention Components

    • Enrollment: We are expecting an enrollment rate of 20 participants per week, and completing enrollment in 6 weeks (n=120 participants)
    • Baseline Data Collection
    • Distribution of Educational Materials
    • Lactation Training
    • Dietary Literacy Training
    • Follow Up Data collection: Infant's information on growth and development and Medical History of Infections, GI problems (diarrhea, constipation, colic, vomits, reflux) will be collected at 3, 6 and 12 months.
    • Follow UP Surveys: Mothers will complete a short survey at 3, 6, and 12 months exploring their breastfeeding behaviors and challenges.
    • Exit survey: Mothers will be asked to complete an exit survey on month 12 post-enrollment to explore their perception on the participation in the study.
Study groups in NCT05503069
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Group A - ControlNo interventionThe control group will receive standard of care, which include basic training by lactation educators.
Group B - InterventionExperimentalWomen in the intervention arm will receive standard of care, which includes basic training in breastfeeding by lactation educators, and the action items related to the intervention. The intervention will include the following 1. Providing a breast milk pumping machine to the mother, 2. Facilitating training session to improve dietary literacy for lactating mothers, 3. Distribution of educational material describing the benefits of continuing breastfeeding infants up to 12 months of age to family members, employers, day care managers/caregivers.
Receives: Behavioral: Interventions with social and cultural components

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Outcomes in Mothers at 3 months

    -Rates of continuation of breastfeeding at 3 months will be collected during the short phone interview.

    Measured: At 3 months post enrollment.

  2. Outcomes in Mothers at 6 months

    -Rates of continuation of breastfeeding at 6 months will be collected during the short phone interview.

    Measured: At 6 months post enrollment.

  3. Outcomes in Mothers at 12 months

    -Rates of continuation of breastfeeding at 12 months will be collected during the short phone interview.

    Measured: At 12 months post enrollment.

  4. Outcomes in Mothers Perceptions on Support at 12 months

    -Perception of mother on community support to promote breastfeeding will be explored with the exit survey.

    Measured: At 12 months post enrollment.

  5. Outcomes in Mothers Perceptions on Infant's wellbeing at 12 months

    -Perception of mother on infant wellbeing associated with breastfeeding practices will explored with exit survey.

    Measured: At 12 months post enrollment.

  6. Outcomes in Infant's development at 3 months

    Development and growth using the percentile in growth chart will be collected at 3 months of age.

    Measured: At 3 months post natal

  7. Outcomes in Infant's development at 6 months

    Development and growth using the percentile in growth chart will be collected at 6 months of age.

    Measured: At 6 months post natal

  8. Outcomes in Infant's development at 12 months

    Development and growth using the percentile in growth chart will be collected at 12 months of age.

    Measured: At 12 months post natal

  9. Outcomes in Infant's health at 3 months

    -Incidence of infections and gastrointestinal problems will be collected at 3 months of age.

    Measured: At 3 months post natal

  10. Outcomes in Infant's health at 6 months

    -Incidence of infections and gastrointestinal problems will be collected at 6 months of age.

    Measured: At 6 months post natal

  11. Outcomes in Infant's health at 12 months

    -Incidence of infections and gastrointestinal problems will be collected at 12 months of age.

    Measured: At 12 months post natal

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted16 Aug 2022
  2. Study start23 Sep 2022
  3. Primary completion31 Dec 2025
  4. Study completion25 Feb 2026

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
This project will utilize a cohort case-controlled study design. There will be two arms with equally enrolled participants in each arm (1:1). Participants will be allocated in the control and intervention arm utilizing simple randomization with fixed number (n=60) for each arm distributed in group A (control) and group B (intervention). The participants will randomly select an envelope concealing the group label after signed the consent form.
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
120 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05503069
Sponsor's protocol ID
Breastfeeding DN00486
Status last verified
Apr 2026
First submitted
1 Aug 2022
Last updated
6 May 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No: This study is not including a plan to share IPD with other researchers.

Publications

  • O'Hare C, Kuh D, Hardy R. Association of Early-Life Factors With Life-Course Trajectories of Resting Heart Rate: More Than 6 Decades of Follow-up. JAMA Pediatr. 2018 Apr 2;172(4):e175525. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2017.5525. Epub 2018 Apr 2.

    PubMed 29435577
  • Schwarzenberg SJ, Georgieff MK; COMMITTEE ON NUTRITION. Advocacy for Improving Nutrition in the First 1000 Days to Support Childhood Development and Adult Health. Pediatrics. 2018 Feb;141(2):e20173716. doi: 10.1542/peds.2017-3716. Epub 2018 Jan 22.

    PubMed 29358479
  • Rantalainen V, Lahti J, Henriksson M, Kajantie E, Mikkonen M, Eriksson JG, Raikkonen K. Association between breastfeeding and better preserved cognitive ability in an elderly cohort of Finnish men. Psychol Med. 2018 Apr;48(6):939-951. doi: 10.1017/S0033291717002331. Epub 2017 Aug 22.

    PubMed 28826414
  • Indrio F, Martini S, Francavilla R, Corvaglia L, Cristofori F, Mastrolia SA, Neu J, Rautava S, Russo Spena G, Raimondi F, Loverro G. Epigenetic Matters: The Link between Early Nutrition, Microbiome, and Long-term Health Development. Front Pediatr. 2017 Aug 22;5:178. doi: 10.3389/fped.2017.00178. eCollection 2017.

    PubMed 28879172
  • Alakaam A, Lemacks J, Yadrick K, Connell C, Choi HW, Newman RG. Maternity Nurses' Knowledge and Practice of Breastfeeding in Mississippi. MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 2018 Jul/Aug;43(4):225-230. doi: 10.1097/NMC.0000000000000437.

    PubMed 29958205
  • Alakaam A, Lemacks J, Yadrick K, Connell C, Choi HW, Newman RG. Breastfeeding Practices and Barriers to Implementing the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding in Mississippi Hospitals. J Hum Lact. 2018 May;34(2):322-330. doi: 10.1177/0890334417737294. Epub 2017 Nov 20.

    PubMed 29156144
  • Agostoni C, Marangoni F, Giovannini M, Galli C, Riva E. Prolonged breast-feeding (six months or more) and milk fat content at six months are associated with higher developmental scores at one year of age within a breast-fed population. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2001;501:137-41. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4615-1371-1_17.

    PubMed 11787675

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Interventions with social and cultural components in people with Breastfeeding and Breastfeeding, Exclusive, run by University of Mississippi Medical Center at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 6 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 6 May 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Outcomes in Mothers at 3 months (time frame: At 3 months post enrollment.). The study lists 11 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05503069, which also lists 7 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 6 May 2026.

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