Clinical trials: Breastfeeding Mothers
Low Birth Weight Infants, Preterm Infants
Predictors and Outcomes of Kangaroo Mother Care: A Quasi-Experimental Study in Pakistan
This quasi-experimental study evaluated the impact of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) versus Conventional Care (CC) on the growth, developmental milestones, breastfeeding, vaccination, and mortality of low birth weight infants in…
- Trial name
- NCT06559020
- Testing
- Kangroo mother care
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Services Institute of Medical Sciences, Pakistan
Breastfeeding Self-efficacy
Breastfeeding Education Given to Primiparous Mothers With the Teach-Back Method
The Teach-Back method was initially developed as a communication technique for patients to remember important information about their diagnosis, treatment or medication and to understand what to do.
- Trial name
- NCT06209658
- Testing
- breastfeeding education of Teach Back, breastfeeding education simple explanation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Igdir University
Primiparity
Breastfeeding Education Using the Card Game Method
This study aims to determine the effects of breastfeeding education using the card game method on breastfeeding success and breastfeeding self-efficacy in primiparous breastfeeding mothers.
- Trial name
- NCT06543238
- Testing
- Breastfeeding card game group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Çankırı Karatekin University
Stress, Psychological
Investigation of Different Relaxation Techniques in Eliciting a Relaxation Response
While the stress response, characterised by an increase in heart rate, blood pressure, and cortisol, has evolved to ensure the survival of the organism in face of danger, chronic stress due to psychological stressors can be…
- Trial name
- NCT03592147
- Testing
- Guided Imagery Relaxation Tape, Music Listening, Relaxation Lighting
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Mother-to-child HIV Transmission
The Kabeho Study: Kigali Antiretroviral and Breastfeeding Assessment for the Elimination of HIV
The study design includes an observational prospective cohort of HIV-positive pregnant/postpartum women and their infants enrolled during antenatal clinics (or immediately postpartum) from prevention of mother-to-child…
- Trial name
- Kabeho (NCT02295800)
- Testing
- Standard of care, Semi-structured interviews
- Where
- Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 1,216 people
- Sponsor
- Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
Obesity, Pregnancy
Maternal Obesity, Breast Milk Composition, and Infant Growth
Today the majority of pregnant women in the United States are either overweight or obese at conception with their offspring having greater adiposity at birth, a 2-fold greater risk of later obesity, and neonatal insulin…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Pregnancy, Breastmilk Collection, Infant Overnutrition
- Trial name
- (MILK) (NCT03301753)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,050 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Weight Gain, Pregnancy, Microbial Colonization
Microbiome and Malnutrition in Pregnancy (MMiP)
Nutritional status during pregnancy plays an important role in maternal health and birth outcomes. While few factors impacting nutritional status during pregnancy have been identified, studies of undernutrition in children have…
- Conditions
- Weight Gain, Pregnancy, Microbial Colonization, Pregnancy Related, Pregnancy Loss
- Trial name
- MMiP (NCT05108675)
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Breastfeeding, Immigrant
The Effect of Breastfeeding Education to Immigrant Mothers in the NICU on Breastfeeding Success
Feeding the infant with breast milk in neonatal intensive care units is essential. However, breastfeeding can be adversely affected in this complex environment, especially for immigrant mothers.
- Trial name
- NCT06035419
- Testing
- education
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Pamukkale University
Breastfeeding Mothers of Legal Age, Their Babies Under 6 Months Old Born Vaginally
Improving Nutrition for Babies Born by Caesarean Section
The ambition of the project is to help with the primal colonisation of babies born by caesarean section and to improve the lipid composition of an infant formula, in order to reduce the short- and long-term health problems…
- Trial name
- SPECIFI-C (NCT07162025)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement
Exclusive Breastfeeding, Co-production of Health in Communities
A Mobile-health Pilot Experiment Targeting Mothers With Newborns in Rural Areas of San Juan Sacatepequez, Guatemala
The purpose of this study was to determine whether exposure to m-health platforms promoting recommended breastfeeding practices was effective in transmitting the exclusive breastfeeding message to participant mothers, and in…
- Trial name
- NCT02263118
- Testing
- Uni-directional SMS, Feature phone, Virtual communities
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Francisco Marroquín
Lactation
Lactation Fortification Study
To investigate the impact of nutrient supplementation during lactation on levels in breast milk.
- Trial name
- NCT01747668
- Testing
- Similac Prenatal Vitamin soft-gel capsule
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 89 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abbott Nutrition
Breastfeeding, Cesarean Section
Skin-to-Skin Contact and Lavender Aromatherapy After Elective Cesarean: Effects on Cortisol and Early Breastfeeding
This single-center randomized controlled clinical trial will evaluate the effects of structured early postpartum mother-infant skin-to-skin contact, with or without maternal lavender aromatherapy, after elective cesarean section…
- Conditions
- Breastfeeding, Cesarean Section, Postpartum Period, Maternal Stress
- Trial name
- LAVENDER-SSC (NCT07612059)
- Testing
- Structured early postpartum mother-infant skin-to-skin contact, Maternal inhalational lavender aromatherapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ataturk University
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
Birth Outcome, Adverse, Breast Feeding
The Effects of the Intrapartum Care Model Given in Line With the Recommendations of the World Health Organization (WHO)
The objective of this study was to examine the impact of the intrapartum care model that adheres to the guidelines set forth by the World Health Organization (WHO) on several key outcomes, including the mother's maternal behavior…
- Conditions
- Birth Outcome, Adverse, Breast Feeding, Parenting
- Trial name
- NCT06551571
- Testing
- Intrapartum Care Model
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Selcuk University
Preterm, Mothers
The Effect of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercises
Purpose This study was carried out to examine the effectiveness of Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) exercises on mothers' breastfeeding self-efficacy and depression level with preterm infants.
- Trial name
- NCT05453734
- Testing
- Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercises
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Cystic Fibrosis, Pregnancy
Pharmacokinetics of CFTR Modulators in Pregnant Individuals and in Postpartum Breastfeeding Mothers
This study aims to evaluate the pharmacokinetic changes during pregnancy, postpartum, and in breast milk in cystic fibrosis patients receiving a cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CTFR) modulator, including…
- Trial name
- NCT04940533
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Web-based Breastfeeding Counseling
THE EFFECT OF WEB-BASED BREASTFEEDING COUNSELING
This randomized controlled study evaluates the effect of Web-Based Breastfeeding Counseling given to mothers on breastfeeding exclusively with breast milk in the first 6 months, breastfeeding motivation and breastfeeding…
- Trial name
- NCT05950048
- Testing
- The web-based breastfeeding counseling
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mersin University
Respiratory Insufficiency Syndrome of Newborn, Breastfeeding Status
Oxytocin Administration Prior Planned Caesarean Section
Spontaneous vaginal delivery of a healthy infant provokes a unique surge in stress hormone concentrations (e.g. AVP (arginine vasopressin) /copeptin) incommensurable with child or adult levels measured in any other situation.
- Trial name
- NCT03693885
- Testing
- Oxytocin challenge test (OCT)
- Where
- 5 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 1,450 people
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Infant, Very Low Birth Weight, Lactation
Lactation Education Study in Mothers of Very Low Birth Weight Infants
This study will test the effectiveness of breast milk expression discharge instructions in digital video disc (DVD) format for home use by mothers of very low birth weight infants on the dose and duration of mother's breast milk…
- Trial name
- NCT01167517
- Testing
- Instructional digital video disc (DVD)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Breastfeeding
Evaluation of Breastfeeding Success and Self-Efficacy in Mothers Giving Birth Via Vaginal Delivery or Cesarean Section
This cross-sectional observational study was conducted to compare breastfeeding success and breastfeeding self-efficacy levels of mothers who gave birth via vaginal delivery (spontaneous or via epidural analgesia) or cesarean…
- Trial name
- NCT05106634
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aydin Adnan Menderes University