Clinical trials: Exclusive Breastfeeding
Newborn Care
Impact of Early Essential Newborn Care (EENC) on Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes in a Tertiary Care Hospital
This study was examine whether Early Essential Newborn Care (EENC), a simple package of care given immediately after birth, could improve the health of both mothers and newborns compared with the routine care currently provided…
- Trial name
- NCT07535684
- Testing
- Early Essential Newborn Care, Routine Postnatal Care
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 162 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheikh Zayed Medical College
Infant Nutrition Disorders
Breastfeeding Duration and Tongue-tie in Neonates.
The goal of this observational study is to examine how performed frenotomy in term-born infants influences the breastfeeding duration.
- Trial name
- NCT05946590
- Testing
- Frenotomy
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hvidovre University Hospital
Child Nutrition, Stunting
Impact Evaluation of a Social Franchise Model for Improving Infant and Young Child Feeding and Child Nutrition in Vietnam
Alive \& Thrive is an initiative that aims to improve infant and young child feeding practices and reduce childhood stunting. In Vietnam, Alive \& Thrive's primary intervention is implemented through a social franchise linked…
- Conditions
- Child Nutrition, Stunting, Exclusive Breastfeeding, Complementary Feeding
- Trial name
- NCT01676623
- Testing
- Standard government health services, Alive & Thrive IYCF franchise services, Mass media campaign
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Paternal Involvement in Breastfeeding, Parental Support for Breastfeeding
The Effect of Web-Based Breastfeeding Education Based on Knowledge, Motivation, Behavioral Skills Model on Fathers' Breastfeeding Support
Breast milk is a highly bioavailable, easily digestible, and miraculous food that meets all the nutrient, energy, and fluid needs of the baby for physical, mental, and psychological development.
- Trial name
- Fathersupport (NCT07205458)
- Testing
- IMB Model Web-Based Breastfeeding Education Program, Motivational interview sessions, Breastfeeding self efficiay,Behavioral Skills
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sakarya University
Childhood Obesity
Josef Ressel Centre Perinatal Programming
Background: Metabolic imprinting through early childhood nutrition seems to play an important role in the aetiology of obesity. Overweight at age two and later in life is associated with excessive weight gain as early as three…
- Trial name
- JRP (NCT03634930)
- Testing
- observation
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Moenie van der Kleyn
Breast Feeding, Analgesia
Breastfeeding Evaluation of Puerperal Women Who Had Cesarean Delivery in Our Hospital
İntroduction The World Health Organisation (WHO) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) recommends that infants are exclusively breastfed for a minimum of 6 months, with continued breastfeeding recommended until child age of…
- Trial name
- NCT06682871
- Testing
- Analgesia
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Konya City Hospital
Breast Feeding, Exclusive
Supplemental Nursing System Compared to Bottle Supplementation
This is a randomized controlled trial comparing the SNS to bottle feeding. This study will compare exclusive breastfeeding rates and breast milk feeding rates at discharge, day of life 14, and day of life 28 between neonates…
- Trial name
- NCT04638075
- Testing
- Supplemental Nursing System
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
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
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
Breastfeeding, Exclusive
Avocado Consumption, Nutrients in Human Milk, and Infant Cognitive Development
The goal of this interventional study is to establish a whole food, avocado, as a viable study material to supplement mothers and infants with nutrients that support optimal brain development.
- Trial name
- NCT06208085
- Testing
- Avocado
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Lactation, Breastfeeding, Exclusive
Lysine Requirements During Lactation
The study aims to establish lysine requirements using the indicator amino acid oxidation (IAAO) method in women exclusively breastfeeding a single infant aged 3-4 months, and how maternal lysine needs change once infant…
- Conditions
- Lactation, Breastfeeding, Exclusive, Breastfeeding
- Trial name
- NCT06366204
- Testing
- Dietary Lysine Intakes
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Parenting, Breastfeeding
Evaluating a Coparenting Breastfeeding Support Intervention
The purpose of this trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of a Coparenting Breastfeeding Support Intervention with first time parents on exclusive breastfeeding rates at 12 weeks postpartum.
- Trial name
- COSI (NCT01536119)
- Testing
- Coparenting Breastfeeding Support Intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 428 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding, Exclusive
Lactation Achievement With Texts at Home
The objective of this study is to determine if text-based breastfeeding support improves breastfeeding initiation, exclusivity, and duration when compared to usual postpartum care.
- Conditions
- Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding, Exclusive, Postpartum Depression
- Trial name
- LATcH (NCT04108533)
- Testing
- Text-Based Support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 124 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Breastfeeding
Professional Breastfeeding Support Intervention
The investigators will conduct an early postpartum professional breastfeeding intervention to postpartum women who are intended to breastfeed newborn babies to improve breastfeeding outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT01893736
- Testing
- In-hospital professional support, Postpartum telephone follow-up support
- Where
- 4 sites in Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 722 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Breastfeeding, Exclusive
Interventions That Promote Exclusive Breastfeeding
Delayed umbilical cord clamping as well as immediate skin-to-skin contact between mother and newborn are emerging practices due to documented benefits. However, in caesarean sections it is not common.
- Trial name
- NCT04052984
- Testing
- Delayed umbilical clamping and immediate skin-to-skin contact after birth by caesarean section
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Asociacion Mexicana de Nacimiento Respetado, A.C.
Breast Feeding, Exclusive
Evaluation of a Health Mediation Program in the Maternity Ward.
The first months of life are considered a critical period that has a lasting impact on a child's future health. Breastfeeding is one of the fundamental factors contributing to healthy growth in children.
- Trial name
- MédiMAT (NCT07806942)
- Testing
- postpartum breastfeeding support from a health mediator, routine health care without health mediation
- Where
- French Guiana
- Volunteers
- 960 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne
Breastfeeding, Paternal Support
Father-Focused Breastfeeding Education and Breastfeeding Outcomes
Breastfeeding is recommended as the optimal feeding method for infants during the first six months of life. Support from fathers or partners plays an important role in initiating and maintaining breastfeeding.
- Conditions
- Breastfeeding, Paternal Support, Exclusive Breastfeeding
- Trial name
- FBF-EDU (NCT07341256)
- Testing
- Father-Focused Breastfeeding Education
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Timuçin İmdadoğlu
Low; Birthweight, Breast Feeding, Exclusive
Indonesia After Discharge LBW Infant HMF Supplementation Study
Low birth weight (LBW) infant (1800-2449 gram) will be given the new human milk fortifier (HMF) which contains protein, lipid, carbohydrate and micronutrients after discharge.
- Conditions
- Low; Birthweight, Breast Feeding, Exclusive, Gestational Age and Weight Conditions
- Trial name
- DAHLIA (NCT04954807)
- Testing
- human milk fortified
- Where
- 4 sites in Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 163 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding, Exclusive
Breastfeed a Better Youngster: the BABY Study
This research will investigate different aspects of the 'signalling' between mother and infant during breastfeeding in a stressful situation following late preterm and early term delivery, when breastfeeding is often challenging.
- Conditions
- Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding, Exclusive, Infant Behavior, Psychological Stress
- Trial name
- BABY (NCT03674632)
- Testing
- Relaxation meditation tape
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Exclusive Breast Feeding, Feeding Patterns
SPOON: Sustained Program for Improving Nutrition - Guatemala
The primary goal of this study is to assess the impact of an innovative strategy to prevent undernutrition and obesity in early childhood in children 0-24 months in Guatemala.
- Conditions
- Exclusive Breast Feeding, Feeding Patterns, Stunting, Obesity, Childhood
- Trial name
- NCT03399617
- Testing
- Micronutrient Powders, SPOON behavioral change strategy, SQ-LNS
- Where
- Guatemala
- Volunteers
- 1,280 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Inter-American Development Bank