Clinical trials: Breastfeeding Mothers
Breast Feeding, Postpartum Breast Disorders
Nursing Education Intervention for Maternal Breastfeeding
An antenatal education intervention in primiparous women improves breastfeeding duration and reduces post-natal complications.
- Trial name
- NCT02106026
- Testing
- Preventive education
- Volunteers
- 314 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche
Breastfeeding, Artificial Intelligence (AI)
The Effect of Artificial-Intelligence-Assisted Videos on Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy, Motivation, and LATCH Scores in First-Time Mothers
As of 2024, nearly half (48%) of infants under six months worldwide are exclusively breastfed, approaching the global target of 50%.
- Conditions
- Breastfeeding, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Motivation, Self Efficacy
- Trial name
- NCT07369947
- Testing
- AI-Assisted Breastfeeding Video
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Infantile Colic, Breast Feeding
The Role of Human Milk Oligosaccharides and Microbiomes on Infantile Colic and Atopic Dermatitis in Term Infants
Background: Human milk oligosaccharides (HMO) and microbiota are both key factors for infants to shape the gut flora and develop the immune system.
- Conditions
- Infantile Colic, Breast Feeding, Atopic Dermatitis, Infant Formula
- Trial name
- NCT05992493
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cheng-Kung University Hospital
High Fidelity Simulation Training
High Fidelity Simulation-based Learning Approach in Maternal and Infant Care
Study type: clinical trial - randomized control trial Primary purpose: to explore the effectiveness of high-fidelity simulation (HFS) interventions, specifically scenario-based training with pre-briefing and de-briefing on (1)…
- Trial name
- NCT06722248
- Testing
- high fidelity simulation-based training, conventional training
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 158 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Anxiety, Milk Expression, Breast
Virtual Reality Distraction for Maternal Milk Expression (PILOT)
Background In neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), mothers are encouraged to express their milk using an electric breast pump. This practice is promoted by nurses and neonatologists due to its beneficial outcomes for newborns.
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Milk Expression, Breast, Breast Milk Collection
- Trial name
- VR-MOM (NCT06182449)
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Distraction, Standard Protocol
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- St. Justine's Hospital
Maternal Anxiety
Effect of Spiritual-Based Clinical Hypnotherapy on Maternal Anxiety and Infant Weight Gain
This randomized controlled study evaluates whether spiritual-based clinical hypnotherapy can reduce anxiety among breastfeeding mothers and whether changes in maternal anxiety are associated with infant weight gain.
- Trial name
- SBCH (NCT07872618)
- Testing
- Spiritual-Based Clinical Hypnotherapy, Guided Spiritual Care
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Hasanuddin University
Breastfeeding
FamilyLink and Breastfeeding
The central hypothesis guiding this project is that having mothers view live video of their babies while they are pumping increases milk volume, caloric density, and maternal pumping experience.
- Trial name
- NCT03957941
- Testing
- FamilyLink Pumping, Standard Pumping
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Breast Milk Expression
Krill Oil Supplementation: Effects on Breast Milk Composition
Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) belongs to long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs) category and is a major building block for neuronal and retinal membranes, playing a crucial role in brain and visual development within the…
- Trial name
- NCT03583502
- Testing
- krill oil and fish oil supplement
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
Weight Gain, Maternal; Diabetes Mellitus, Affecting Fetus
Tongji Maternal and Child Health Cohort
This is a population-based study to obtain data for the evaluation of current used recommendations for weight gain during pregnancy released by IOM (2007) and investigate the association between maternal diet and the health…
- Conditions
- Weight Gain, Maternal; Diabetes Mellitus, Affecting Fetus, Diet Habit, Pregnancy Complications
- Trial name
- TMCHC (NCT03099837)
- Volunteers
- 8,649 people
- Sponsor
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Beriberi
Pharmacokinetics of Thiamine in Breastfeeding Mothers and Infants
Thiamine deficiency causes beriberi and is common in parts of rural Cambodia, where it appears to be a leading cause of infant death.
- Trial name
- NCT01864057
- Testing
- thiamine hydrochloride 100 mg
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Cambodia
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Breastfeeding
Effect of Breastfeeding Training Program and System (BMUM) for Mothers
The goal of the study was to investigate effect of breastfeeding training program and nurse-led breastfeeding online counselling system (BMUM) on mothers' breastfeeding self-efficacy, breastfeeding attitudes, breastfeeding…
- Trial name
- NCT05781477
- Testing
- Bmum supportive system
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kastamonu University
HIV Infections, Herpes Simplex
HSV-2 Suppression to Reduce Maternal HIV-1 RNA Levels During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
In this study, we will determine whether treating pregnant and breastfeeding women co-infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) with daily valacyclovir will reduce HIV-1…
- Trial name
- VIP (NCT00530777)
- Testing
- valacyclovir
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 148 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Maternal Dietary Diversity, Iron-Folic Acid Supplementation
A Feasibility Study of Integrating Maternal Nutrition Interventions Into Antenatal Care Services in Ethiopia
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
- NCT04125368
- Testing
- Health Facility Interventions, Community Interventions, Health System Interventions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4,256 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Pediatric Obesity, Recruitment
The BEACH Interview Study- Pregnant and Breastfeeding Mothers
Interview pregnant and breastfeeding mothers in the Gainesville, FL area to optimize; clinical study recruitment and retention, patient-centered outcomes, and stool collection procedures.
- Trial name
- BEACH (NCT03036696)
- Testing
- Pregnant Mothers Interview, Breastfeeding Mothers Interview
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Sepsis
Probiotic Administartion to Mothers of Preterm Infants to Prevent Necrotizing Enterocolitis and Sepsis
We hypothesize that supplementing maternal diet with probiotics will decrease the incidence of feeding intolerance, necrotizing enterocolitis and sepsis in preterm infants fed breastmilk.
- Trial name
- NCT00835874
- Testing
- Probiotics
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
HIV, Pregnancy
Safety and Pharmacokinetics of Dolutegravir in Pregnant HIV Mothers and Their Neonates: A Pilot Study
Aim: To evaluate dolutegravir (DTG) pharmacokinetics in pregnant HIV-infected women Rationale: In developing countries many women present with a new HIV diagnosis in late pregnancy, and are at high risk of transmitting infection…
- Trial name
- DolPHIN1 (NCT02245022)
- Testing
- Dolutegravir 50mg od, Standard of Care
- Where
- 2 sites in South Africa, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Liverpool
Fabry Disease, Pregnancy
Maternal and Postnatal Outcomes Study (MOS): A Global Observational Registry Assessing the Safety of Elfabrio® in Women With Fabry Disease and Their Infants During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
The goal of this observational registry is to evaluate the safety and outcomes of pregnancy and lactation in women with Fabry disease who are exposed to pegunigalsidase alfa within 30 days prior to conception and/or during…
- Conditions
- Fabry Disease, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications
- Trial name
- MOS (NCT06941025)
- Testing
- Not applicable- observational study
- Where
- 5 sites in United States, Germany and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.
Breastfeeding
Providing Peer Mother Support Through Cell Phone and Group Meetings to Increase Exclusive Breastfeeding in Kenya
This behavioural support intervention trial will investigate the potential to increase exclusive breastfeeding rates in an urban Kenyan community through peer mother support delivered either by cell phone or through group…
- Trial name
- NCT01385410
- Testing
- Peer mother support for continued exclusive breastfeeding
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 823 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Pregnancy, Lactation
Effect of Maternal Choline Intake on Choline Status and Health Biomarkers During Pregnancy and Lactation
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of varied maternal choline intake on maternal/fetal biomarkers of choline status, genomic expression and metabolomic profiling.
- Trial name
- NCT01127022
- Testing
- choline chloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cornell University
Postpartum Complication, Postpartum
Postpartum Care in the NICU Multi-Site Breastfeeding
Parents of infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) face unique barriers to long-term breastfeeding and lactation. The physical and emotional demands of having a critically ill or premature newborn combined with the…
- Conditions
- Postpartum Complication, Postpartum, PTSD, PTSD (Childbirth-Related)
- Trial name
- PeliCaN (NCT07881731)
- Testing
- NICU-informed postpartum doula support
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 640 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia