Clinical trials: Breastfeeding Mothers
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
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
Preterm Birth, Breast Feeding
Prenatal Breast Pump Education of Mothers and Their Support Person
The study will follow a prospective cohort of racially and economically diverse mothers of premature infants for 3 weeks following delivery to test whether antenatal education of the support person of mothers may decrease time to…
- Trial name
- NCT04006509
- Testing
- Prenatally Delivered Lactation Educational Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Insufficient Lactation
Improving Lactation Success in Black Mothers of Critically Ill Infants
Racial disparities result in Black infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) receiving less breast milk (BM) than White and Hispanic infants.1 BM improves infant health yet mothers of critically ill infants produce…
- Trial name
- NCT05147987
- Testing
- Hands free wearable breast pump
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
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
Breastfeeding, Bottle Feeding
Breast Versus Bottle Study
The objective of the proposed research is to conduct a within-subject experimental study that will assess the effect of feeding mode (breast- versus bottle-feeding) on the quality and outcome of infant feeding interactions.
- Trial name
- NCT03704051
- Testing
- Mode of Feeding (breastfeeding versus bottle-feeding)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
Breastfeeding
Effects of Music Therapy on Breastfeeding Among Mothers of Premature Newborns
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of music therapy on breastfeeding rates among mothers of premature newborns.
- Trial name
- NCT00930761
- Testing
- Music therapy
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Breastfeeding Duration
BOOST: Breastfeeding Onset and Onward With Support Tools
This behavioral intervention trial will test whether a standard care breastfeeding intervention from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program plus monthly financial incentives…
- Trial name
- NCT03964454
- Testing
- WIC support + home-based individual support + Breastfeeding Incentives (SC+BFI), WIC support + home-based individual support (SC)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 168 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Axial Spondyloarthritis (AxSpA), Non-radiographic Evidence-AxSpA
A Multicenter, Postmarketing Study Evaluating the Concentration of Cimzia® in Mature Breast Milk of Lactating Mothers
The primary objectives of this study are to assess whether there is transfer of Certolizumab Pegol (CZP) into breast milk of lactating mothers who are receiving an established dosing regimen of CZP by evaluating the concentration…
- Conditions
- Axial Spondyloarthritis (AxSpA), Non-radiographic Evidence-AxSpA, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Crohn's Disease
- Trial name
- CRADLE (NCT02154425)
- Testing
- Breast milk sampling, Certolizumab Pegol
- Where
- 6 sites in United States, Netherlands and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- UCB BIOSCIENCES, Inc.
Lactation
Recombinant Human Prolactin for Lactation Induction
The purpose of the study is to assess the safety and determine the effects of the hormone prolactin on lactation (breast milk production).
- Trial name
- NCT00181623
- Testing
- Recombinant Human Prolactin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Pain, Breastfeeding
The Effect of Neuraxial Analgesia on Maternal Breastfeeding
A previous randomized trial showed a possible negative association with labor neuraxial analgesia with high compared to low doses of fentanyl, and breastfeeding at 6 weeks postpartum.
- Trial name
- NCT01074190
- Testing
- Group 1, Group 2, Group 3
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 345 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
HIV Infections
Safety and Drug Detection Study of Dapivirine Vaginal Ring and Oral TRUVADA® in Breastfeeding Mother-Infant Pairs
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and drug detection of the dapivirine vaginal ring and oral Truvada in breastfeeding mother-infant pairs.
- Trial name
- NCT04140266
- Testing
- Dapivirine (DPV) Vaginal Ring (VR)-004, Truvada Tablet
- Where
- 4 sites in Malawi, South Africa and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 394 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Mental Health Issue, Hiv
Healthy Mothers: an Intervention to Support Perinatal Women Living With HIV in Kenya
The investigators will recruit 40 pregnant women living with HIV divided into 2 groups (n=20 intervention group, n=20 control group).
- Conditions
- Mental Health Issue, Hiv, Breastfeeding, Exclusive
- Trial name
- NCT05219552
- Testing
- personalized lactation support
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Breastfeeding
Breast for Success: A Family-Centered Intervention in Support of Breastfeeding Among High-risk Low-income Mothers
Breast for Success is a new direct service program focused on overcoming barriers to breastfeeding for low-income inner-city mothers by use of a culturally competent and home-based educational and support intervention.
- Trial name
- BFS (NCT01272661)
- Testing
- Enhanced Curriculum, Enhanced Curriculum+Breastfeeding Doula, Enhanced Curriculum +Father Support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,296 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
HIV Infections
Using Nevirapine to Prevent Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission During Breastfeeding
The many benefits of breastfeeding are well documented. However, because of the risk of mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV from an HIV infected mother to her infant, there is considerable concern over the practice…
- Trial name
- NCT00074412
- Testing
- Nevirapine
- Where
- 5 sites in South Africa, Tanzania and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 2,026 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Malnutrition, Wasting
Nutritional Impact of Moringa Oleifera Leaf Supplementation in Mothers and Children
Studies to date on the effects of Moringa oleifera in diabetes and anemia and animal studies that examine the utility of moringa for increased milk and litter yield are of small scale, however high-quality large-scale placebo or…
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Wasting, Growth Failure
- Trial name
- NCT04587271
- Testing
- Moringa oleifera (high dose), Moringa oleifera (low dose)
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Suzanna L Attia
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
Increased Breastfeeding
Texting to Promote Breastfeeding (TOPS)
The purpose of the study is to see if a program of text messages that support and promote breastfeeding for expecting and delivered African-American/Black women (called TEAM2BF), as compared to a national maternal health texting…
- Trial name
- NCT06375655
- Testing
- Team2BF, Bright By Text
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Case Western Reserve University
Exclusive Breast Feeding
Comparison of Breast Feeding Counseling and Video Demonstration on Exclusive Breast Feeding Rates at 6 Weeks
The investigators hypothesize that counseling of mothers will increase exclusive breast feeding rates at six weeks postnatal age.
- Trial name
- NCT00983489
- Testing
- video demonstration, counselling
- Volunteers
- 1,411 people
- Sponsor
- Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital
Postpartum Period
Involving Men in Maternity Care in Burkina Faso
The uptake of postpartum contraception, postpartum care attendance and the practice of exclusive breastfeeding are low in Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Trial name
- NCT02309489
- Testing
- Partner involvement
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 1,144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine