Clinical trials: BREASTFEEDING
Vitamin D Deficiency
Impact of Vitamin D Status on Bones in Breastfed Infants
Vitamin D deficiency is widespread and linked to decreased bone mineral content. Little data exists regarding the vitamin D status and the relationship of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD) status to functional bone health outcomes in…
- Trial name
- NCT00697294
- Testing
- Tri-Vi-Sol
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
COVID-19
COVID Booster in Pregnancy and Lactation
This is a prospective longitudinal cohort study to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 vaccination and booster on maternal and infant immunity against COVID-19 variants over time.
- Trial name
- NCT05543993
- Testing
- Bivalent COVID-19 Booster
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Feeding and Eating Disorders of Childhood
Impact of the "Ten Steps for Healthy Feeding of Children Younger Than Two Years" in Health Centers
A cluster randomized field trial to evaluate the impact that training healthcare workers in healthy feeding practices has on the nutrition and health of children.
- Trial name
- NCT00635453
- Testing
- Dietary Advice
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 715 people
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre
Myasthenia Gravis, CIDP - Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
A Worldwide Pregnancy Safety Study to Assess Maternal, Fetal, and Infant Outcomes Following Exposure to Efgartigimod During Pregnancy and/or Breastfeeding.
This is a multi-country, prospective safety study of pregnant women exposed to efgartigimod or efgartigimod PH20 SC any time within 25 days prior to conception or any time during pregnancy.
- Trial name
- NCT06299748
- Testing
- Efgartigimod
- Where
- 4 sites in United States, Germany and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 279 people
- Sponsor
- argenx
Infant Nutrition Disorders
Breastfeeding Duration and Tongue-tie in Neonates.
The goal of this observational study is to examine how performed frenotomy in term-born infants influences the breastfeeding duration.
- Trial name
- NCT05946590
- Testing
- Frenotomy
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hvidovre University Hospital
Mother-Child Relations, Preterm Birth
The 2015 Pelotas (Brazil) Birth Cohort Study
This is the fourth birth cohort to be carried out in the city of Pelotas (Brazil) including more than 4 thousand children followed-up since the pre-natal period to study maternal-child health.
- Conditions
- Mother-Child Relations, Preterm Birth, Infant Development, Breast Feeding
- Trial name
- NCT03271723
- Testing
- Observational study
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 4,275 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Pelotas
Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
Sucking Pattern of Preterm Infants Using Cup or Bottle Before Breastfeeding
The aim of this study is evaluates the effect of the use of bottle and cup in breast sucking patterns in preterm infants. It will be a randomized blind study.
- Trial name
- NCT00703950
- Testing
- cup feeding, bottle feeding
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto Fernandes Figueira
Covid19, Breastfeeding, Exclusive
Exclusive Breastfeeding in Infants of Mothers Infected With Novel Coronavirus
COVID-19 pandemic emerges an issue for breastfeeding.Earlier in pandemic mothers who had COVID-19 were separated from their babies due to insufficient data but this approach was abandoned due to the lack of transmission via…
- Conditions
- Covid19, Breastfeeding, Exclusive, Newborn Morbidity
- Trial name
- NCT04925908
- Testing
- RT-PCR for SARS-Cov-2
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 338 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital
Postpartum Care
Care After Pregnancy Study (CAPS): Engaging Women in Postpartum Care
The overarching hypothesis of our research agenda is that an intervention that engages economically disadvantaged women in personalized postpartum care will promote equality in maternal child health.
- Trial name
- CAPS (NCT04257552)
- Testing
- Healthy Beyond Pregnancy, Pre-Scheduled Postpartum Visit, Attention Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Breast Feeding, Disease
Investigation of Breastfeeding Protection Against Infant Infections and Childhood Diseases
Objective: It is widely accepted that breastfeeding (AS) is superior to other forms of nutrition in the first six months of life.
- Trial name
- NCT03337893
- Testing
- blood pressure
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Yildiz Atadag
Cognitive Development
Fatty Acid Levels and Memory in Breastfed Children
Purpose: To explore the relation between breastmilk nutrients and the cognitive abilities of breastfed infants. Phase 1: Near 3 months of age child and mother saliva samples for DNA obtained with breast milk sample.
- Trial name
- NCT01942434
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 202 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Lactation
Influence of Unrestricted Introduction of Pacifiers on Breastfeeding Duration
We will enroll 1010 mother-infant dyads in a randomized trial exploring the effect of distribution of the pacifier during the first days of life on breastfeeding prevalence and duration. .
- Trial name
- NCT03981133
- Testing
- offer a pacifier, no pacifier
- Where
- 6 sites in Argentina
- Volunteers
- 1,010 people
- Sponsor
- Fundación para el Estudio y Prevención de la Muerte Infantil y Perinatal
Breastfeeding, SUID
Social Media and Risk Reduction Teaching-Enhanced Reach
This study aims to improve adherence to American Academy of Pediatrics safe sleep (SS) recommendations and improve rates of initiation and duration of partial and exclusive breastfeeding (BF) through direct education of mothers…
- Conditions
- Breastfeeding, SUID, SIDS
- Trial name
- SMARTER (NCT04387552)
- Testing
- Prenatal Safe Sleep Mobile Health (mHealth) Messaging, Prenatal Breastfeeding Mobile Health (mHealth) Messaging, Postnatal Safe Sleep Mobile Health (mHealth) Messaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,093 people
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Premature Birth, Breast Feeding
A Feasibility Study of the SNUBY®, a Skin-to-skin Garment, in the Preterm Infant
Skin-to-skin care (placing the nappy-clad baby on the mother's bare chest and draping both in a blanket) is known to benefit both baby and mother.
- Trial name
- Preterm SNUBY® (NCT03497793)
- Testing
- SNUBY
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Healthy
Study Comparing Two Isoforms of Vitamin D Supplements for Infants
There are two different types of vitamin D - vitamin D3 (animal source) and vitamin D2 (plant source). Almost all the usual vitamin D preparations for infants available in Canadian pharmacies contain vitamin D3 which may not be…
- Trial name
- NCT01190137
- Testing
- Cholecalciferol (D3) or ergocalciferol (D2)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University
Breast Feeding, Exclusive
Supplemental Nursing System Compared to Bottle Supplementation
This is a randomized controlled trial comparing the SNS to bottle feeding. This study will compare exclusive breastfeeding rates and breast milk feeding rates at discharge, day of life 14, and day of life 28 between neonates…
- Trial name
- NCT04638075
- Testing
- Supplemental Nursing System
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Infantile Colic
Infantile Colic: Study of the Efficacy of Lactobacillus GG (ATCC 53103) Plus Chamomile in Breastfeeding Infants
The objective of this study is to determine the efficacy of a product combining the probiotic Lactobacillus GG and chamomile in treating infantile colic in exclusively breast fed infants.
- Trial name
- Colic (NCT03477669)
- Testing
- chamomile/probiotic arm
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
HIV Infections
Comparison of Efficacy and Safety of Infant Peri-exposure Prophylaxis With Lopinavir/Ritonavir Versus Lamivudine to Prevent HIV-1 Transmission by Breastfeeding
The ANRS 12174 study is a clinical trial that will compare the efficacy and safety of prolonged infant peri-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) with Lopinavir/Ritonavir (LPV/r) versus Lamivudine to prevent HIV-1 transmission through…
- Trial name
- NCT00640263
- Testing
- lopinavir/ritonavir (LPV/r), Lamivudine (3TC)
- Where
- 4 sites in Burkina Faso, South Africa and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people
- Sponsor
- French National Agency for Research on AIDS and Viral Hepatitis
Breastfeeding
Effect of Early Limited Formula Use on Breastfeeding Outcomes
The aim of this study is to conduct a pilot randomized controlled trial of the effect of early limited formula supplementation on breastfeeding-related outcomes for infants with high early weight loss.
- Trial name
- ELF (NCT00952328)
- Testing
- Nutramigen infant formula
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Pregnant Women, Breastfeeding
Impact of Podcast-Based Breastfeeding Education During Pregnancy on Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy in Pregnant Women
Women who meet the sampling selection criteria will be introduced and informed about the study. Considering the patients who meet the research criteria and accept the study, patients will be divided into groups according to…
- Trial name
- NCT06844929
- Testing
- Podcast Group, Brochure Group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Suleyman Demirel University