Clinical trials: Breastfeeding Initiation
Breastfeeding
Prenatal Education Video Study
A randomized, controlled trial will be conducted during which pregnant women will be randomized to receive the intervention - viewing a prenatal education video about how to breastfeed an infant - or the sham intervention …
- Trial name
- PEVS (NCT01623128)
- Testing
- Prenatal video
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 522 people
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
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
Maternal Dietary Diversity, Iron-Folic Acid Supplementation
Assessing the Feasibility of Integrating a Package of Maternal Nutrition Interventions Into Antenatal Care Services in Burkina Faso
Alive \& Thrive (A\&T) is an initiative that supports the scaling up of nutrition interventions to save lives, prevent illnesses, and contribute to healthy growth and development through improved maternal nutrition, breastfeeding…
- Conditions
- Maternal Dietary Diversity, Iron-Folic Acid Supplementation, Early Initiation of Breastfeeding
- Trial name
- NCT04155437
- Testing
- Health Facility Level Interventions, Community Level Interventions, Health System Level Interventions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8,110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
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
Neurodevelopment, Child Growth
Building Opportunities for Nurturing Care to Enhance Child Development in Eastern and Southern Africa
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to adapt and test a package of interventions to provide nurturing care for children aged 0-2 years in three countries (Botswana, Kenya, Zimbabwe).
- Trial name
- BONDS (NCT07430826)
- Testing
- Friendship Bench, Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Curriculum, Play-Based Curriculum
- Volunteers
- 1,260 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
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, 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
Lactation Induced
Effectiveness of Femaltiker in Stimulation Lactation Among Mothers of Preterm Infants
Femaltiker is a food for special medical purposes with a unique composition. Because beer, but not ethanol, has been reported in a number of studies to stimulate prolactin levels and breastmilk production, polysaccharide from…
- Trial name
- FEMA (NCT03341481)
- Testing
- Femaltiker
- Where
- 4 sites in Poland
- Volunteers
- 109 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Warsaw
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
HIV
Home-based Partner Education and Testing (HOPE) Study
The purpose of this study is to investigate the impacts of home-based couple HIV-testing and counseling and male partner education on partner HIV testing and other critical maternal and infant health outcomes during pregnancy and…
- Trial name
- HOPE (NCT01784783)
- Testing
- HOPE Intervention, INVITE Intervention
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 601 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
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
Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Initiation
Birth & Breastfeeding Support Study
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the effects of birth practices such as cesarean section and vacuum assisted birth and diseases such as gestational diabetes and preeclampsia on exclusive breastfeeding.
- Conditions
- Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Initiation, Breastfeeding Duration, Birth
- Trial name
- BABSS (NCT06844019)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 1,628 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Herlev Hospital
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
Nurse's Role, Telemedicine
Nurse-Led Telemedicine Versus In-Person Lactation Support for Breastfeeding Initiation of Low-Birth-Weight Infants
Breastfeeding initiation among mothers of low birth weight (LBW) infants is crucial for neonatal health but poses significant challenges.
- Conditions
- Nurse's Role, Telemedicine, Lactation, Breastfeeding
- Trial name
- NCT06652386
- Testing
- Telemedicine Group
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Jouf University
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
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
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
Postnatal Care, Lactation
Effects of Laughter Therapy on Postpartum Mothers' Stress, Sleep, and Breastfeeding
Postnatal period is an important developmental transition period for women. Stress in the postnatal period is one of the most common mental health problems and most mothers report experiencing stress in the perinatal period.
- Trial name
- NCT06851286
- Testing
- Laughter Therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Selcuk University
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, Breastfeeding Attitudes
Breastfeeding Education Integrated With Web Portal and Mobile Application-Supported Counseling
Breastfeeding provides significant benefits for maternal and infant health; however, perceived insufficient milk supply is one of the most common factors associated with early breastfeeding discontinuation.
- Conditions
- Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding Attitudes, Breastfeeding Education, Breastfeeding Initiation
- Trial name
- NCT07721311
- Testing
- Intervention Group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aydin Adnan Menderes University