Clinical trials: Breastfeeding Initiation
Exclusive Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Initiation
Breastfeeding Education and Support Trial for Obese Women (BESTOW)
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a specialized exclusive breastfeeding education and support program targeting obese, pregnant, low-income women in Hartford, CT.
- Trial name
- BESTOW (NCT01338727)
- Testing
- Breastfeeding Peer Counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 206 people
- Sponsor
- University of Connecticut
Breastfeeding
Mother's Milk Messaging: Evaluation of a Bilingual Application (APP) to Support Initiation and Exclusive Breastfeeding in New Mothers
This study is being conducted to evaluate the breastfeeding support program utilizing bilingual English-Spanish tailored text messages and online support to support exclusive and continuous breastfeeding for new…
- Trial name
- MMM (NCT02958475)
- Testing
- Social Support Group (Facebook), Breastfeeding messages, Injury Prevention Messages
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 346 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Postpartum Contraception, Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate
Measuring Lactation Initiation After Early Postpartum Injectable Progestin (DMPA) Use Among Women in Dhanusha District of Nepal: A Pilot Study
This is a pilot study of early postpartum initiation of the injectable progestin contraception, depo medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA), among 40 postpartum people.
- Conditions
- Postpartum Contraception, Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate, Lactation, DMPA
- Trial name
- NCT06816901
- Testing
- Depo Medroxyprogesterone acetate
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Breastfeeding, Self Efficacy
Early Digi-physical Support During Breastfeeding Initiation
The purpose of this Randomized Controlled Trial is to develop and evaluate a digi-physical intervention within primary health care lactation counselling and breastfeeding support to promote exclusive breastfeeding rates during…
- Conditions
- Breastfeeding, Self Efficacy, Breastfeeding Duration, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT06044636
- Testing
- Digi-physical breastfeeding support
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 320 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Region Stockholm
Breastfeeding
Alive & Thrive Nigeria Breastfeeding Promotion in Urban Private Facilities Study
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a breastfeeding promotion intervention on breastfeeding intentions, early initiation of breastfeeding, and exclusive breastfeeding among clients in private health facilities…
- Trial name
- NCT04835051
- Testing
- Breastfeeding promotion
- Where
- 20 sites in Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 1,220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RTI International
Breast Feeding, Fatigue
Effects of Reflexology on Postpartum Pain, Fatigue, Sleep Quality and Lactation
The aim of this research is to determine the effect of foot reflexology applied to primiparous women who had cesarean section in the postpartum period on pain, fatigue, sleep quality and lactation.
- Conditions
- Breast Feeding, Fatigue, Sleep, Pain, Postoperative
- Trial name
- NCT04924439
- Testing
- foot reflexology
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Gaziantep
Breast Pumping
Initiate Study Evaluating if Mothers Who Are Both Breastfeeding and Pumping in the First Days After Delivery Report Improved Comfort Levels With the New Symphony Program Card
The study hypothesizes that mothers who are both breastfeeding and pumping in the first days report improved comfort levels with the new Symphony program card INITIATE 2.0 compared to the standard of care.
- Trial name
- Initiate (NCT04619212)
- Testing
- breast pumping as per SoC but on new software for the pump
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medela AG
Breast Milk Expression
Early Initiation of Milk Expression in Mothers of Very Low Birth Weight Infants
Compelling evidence exists that breast milk helps protect very premature infants from prematurity-specific morbidities. Unfortunately, mothers of premature infants often exhibit delayed lactogenesis stage II (when the milk "comes…
- Trial name
- NCT01892085
- Testing
- Early initiation, Intermediate expression, Late initiation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Breastfeeding
Effectiveness of Well-child Clinics as the "Community" Basis of Step 10 of the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative
A cluster-randomized controlled trial will be conducted in the Democratic Republic of Congo to compare rates of early initiation and exclusive breastfeeding between mothers who give birth in hospitals with the current standard of…
- Trial name
- NCT01428232
- Testing
- implementation of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative, BFHI steps 1-9 +well-child clinic
- Where
- Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 992 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Contraception
Etonogestrel Implant and Postpartum Insertion
The etonogestrel (ENG) implant inserted immediately postpartum reduces the risk of pregnancy recurrence, especially in vulnerable populations.
- Trial name
- NCT02416687
- Testing
- Implanon®
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Breastfeeding
Antenatal Educational Intervention for Improvement of Breastfeeding
This randomized controlled trial addresses the impact of simple antenatal breastfeeding educational interventions on breastfeeding rates and practice in a tertiary hospital setting.
- Trial name
- NCT00270192
- Testing
- individual lactation counseling and educational material, educational material alone, routine antenatal care without educational intervention
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University Hospital, Singapore
Breast Feeding Exclusive, Initiation of Breastfeeding
Linking Microcredit, Technology, and Promotion of IYCF Breastfeeding Guidelines in Bauchi State, Nigeria
The University of North Carolina (UNC) and Partners for Development (PFD), an American non-governmental organization, will conduct a 2-year cluster-randomized controlled trial in Bauchi State, Nigeria, to test the effectiveness…
- Trial name
- NCT01352351
- Testing
- Breastfeeding promotion intervention
- Volunteers
- 485 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Breastfeeding
The Effect of Early Skin-to-skin Contact on Initiation of Breastfeeding, Newborn Temperature and Duration of Third Stage of Labor
Background: Keeping mother and newborn skin-to-skin contact (SSC) after birth brings about numerous protective effects; however, it is an intervention that is underutilized in Iraq where a globally considerable rate of maternal…
- Trial name
- NCT03548389
- Testing
- Skin to skin contact
- Where
- Iraq
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hawler Medical University
Lactation Induced
Press Needle Acupoint Stimulation Combined With Breast Massage on the Initiation of Lactogenesis II
This RCT aimed to rigorously evaluate the combined effects of press needle acupuncture and breast massage on accelerating the onset of lactogenesis II, thereby optimizing breastfeeding outcomes and maternal health post-cesarean…
- Trial name
- NCT06498882
- Testing
- Press Needle Acupoint Stimulation Combined with Breast Massage, routine care
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Qingdao Municipal Hospital
Breastfeeding
Metoclopramide to Aid Establishment of Breastfeeding:a Randomised Controlled Trial
Hypothesis: Early use of oral metoclopramide can hasten and improve the establishment of lactogenesis II in mothers after preterm and term deliveries.
- Trial name
- NCT00264719
- Testing
- Metoclopramide (Maxolon)
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University Hospital, Singapore
Pregnancy, Breastfeeding
Early and Regular Breast Milk Expression to Help Establish Lactation After Delivery: a Randomized Controlled Trial
The purpose of this study is to determine whether early start of either breastfeeding or breast milk expression may positively affect milk production later in lactation.
- Trial name
- Pumping (NCT00393640)
- Testing
- Early and regular breast milk expression
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- National University Hospital, Singapore
Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding Education Support Tool for Baby
This study will compare data associated with breastfeeding experiences and outcomes--specifically, breastfeeding continuation after initiation, exclusivity for 6 months of an infant's life, and breastfeeding duration--among 120…
- Trial name
- BEST4Baby (NCT03533725)
- Testing
- Breastfeeding counseling and education services
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 247 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Malnutrition in Pregnancy, Other Disorders of Breast and Lactation Associated With Childbirth
Evaluation of Effectiveness of Cell Phone Technology as Community Based Intervention to Improve Exclusive Breast Feeding
Primary hypotheses In a hospital-based CRCT, cell phone lactational counseling starting in the third trimester of pregnancy to 24 weeks after delivery will improve the prevalence of EBF by 7.5 % (7.5% increase in EBF by…
- Trial name
- BFC (NCT01383070)
- Testing
- Lactational Counseling by Cell phone
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 1,036 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lata Medical Research Foundation, Nagpur
Breast Feeding, Lactation Puerperal Increased
Prenatal Lactation-Focused Motivational Interviewing
Breastfeeding is good for the health of both mother and baby, but many women do not breastfeed, or do not breastfeed for as long as the participant would like.
- Conditions
- Breast Feeding, Lactation Puerperal Increased, Infant Behavior, Maternal Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT03033459
- Testing
- Motivational Interviewing, Psychoeducation Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- West Virginia University
Effect of Continuous Midwifery Support on Comfort, Sleep, and Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy in Primiparous Women: A Follow-Up From Pregnancy to Motherhood
Effect of Continuous Midwifery Support on Comfort, Sleep Quality, and Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy in Primiparous Women: A Follow-Up Study From Pregnancy to Motherhood
The study was conducted to determine the effect of continuous midwife support provided to primiparous pregnant women until the postpartum period on comfort, sleep quality and breastfeeding self-sufficiency.
- Trial name
- NCT07165288
- Testing
- Continuous midwife support care, Pilates ball usage, warm shower
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- Palu Devlet Hastanesi