Clinical trials: Feeding, Breast
Injuries to the Nipple (Fissures and Cracks) Resulting Breastfeeding
Photobiomodulation as a New Approach for the Treatment of Nipple Traumas
Inadequate care during pregnancy and postpartum are predisposing factors for the emergence of nipple fissures. The therapeutic approach of nipple trauma care guidelines aimed at the breast and the appropriate techniques for…
- Trial name
- NCT01462019
- Testing
- Photobiomodulation
- Where
- Brazil
- Sponsor
- Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais
Oral Candida, Breastfeeding
Oral Candida in Infants and Dietary Type
This is an observational, non-randomised trial to evaluate the effect of dietary type on infants oral candida colonization the investigators evaluated 90 infants in 1-24 months (45 breastfeeding and 45 bottle feeding infants) who…
- Conditions
- Oral Candida, Breastfeeding, Bottle Feeding
- Trial name
- NCT01438983
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
Malnutrition
Assessing Cost and Effectiveness of Training and Supervision of Front Line Workers on Early Breastfeeding Practices
The aim of this operational research is to compare the cost-effectiveness of two methods for capacity building of existing TBAs/CVs to improve rates of delayed cord clamping, early skin to skin contact and infant-led initiation…
- Trial name
- iycfch (NCT01407224)
- Testing
- Improve Early Breastfeeding
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eminence
HIV Infection
Zambia Exclusive Breastfeeding Study
The study is designed as a randomized, controlled trial with specific observational objectives. All HIV-seropositive pregnant subjects electing to breastfeed their child will be counselled to exclusively breastfeed through 4…
- Trial name
- NCT00310726
- Testing
- abrupt weaning at 4 months, Continued exclusive breastfeeding
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 1,435 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
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
Breastfeeding
Effects of Breastfeeding on Maternal Plasma Ghrelin and Peptide Tyrosine Tyrosine (PYY) Levels
Weight retention after pregnancy contributes to increasing rates of obesity. There is evidence that breastfeeding is accompanied from changes in fat mobilisation and fat mass, nevertheless there are no data on the effects of…
- Trial name
- NCT00831818
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Pregnancy
Maternal and Infant Cord Blood Monosaccharide Content
Mother's breast milk provides many benefits to babies with regard to development and improved health. We believe the simple sugars which make up these complex sugars in breast milk and are also found in the brain may be critical…
- Trial name
- NCT00783770
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute
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
Postpartum Women
Breastfeeding Practice Evaluation in Taiwan
This project aims to analyze and compare the prevalence of breastfeeding at one hour after delivery, discharge from hospital, one month, two months, four months, and six months after delivery and to examine factors associated…
- Trial name
- NCT01123733
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University WanFang Hospital
HIV Infections
Breastfeeding, Antiretroviral, and Nutrition Study
This is a comparative clinical trial among HIV-infected women and their infants to determine: 1. the benefit of nutritional supplementation given to women during breastfeeding 2.
- Trial name
- NCT00164736
- Testing
- Maternal zidovudine/lamivudine/lopinavir-ritonavir, Infant nevirapine, Maternal protein and calorie supplement
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 2,369 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Myopia, Nearsightedness
Association Between Breastfeeding and Likelihood of Myopia in 6-7 Years Old Children
Myopia is the main reason of vision loss in the world which is seen in 30.4 million adults in USA (1). In a myopic eye, images are focused in front of retina because, cornea and crystalline lens become more powerful in focusing…
- Trial name
- NCT01013493
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 245 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Nutrition and Food Technology Institute
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
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
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
Breastfeeding
Maxolon to Improve Breastmilk Supply in Diabetic Women: a Randomised Controlled Trial
Early use of oral maxalon can hasten and improve the establishment of breastfeeding in diabetic mothers after preterm and term deliveries.
- Trial name
- Maxalon (NCT00477776)
- Testing
- Metoclopramide (Maxolon)
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University Hospital, Singapore
Maternal and Child Health Outcomes
Vitamins, Breastmilk HIV Shedding, and Child Health
The purpose of this study is to analyze stored samples and data collected during the conduct of the study "A Trial of Vitamins in HIV Progression and Transmission" (HD32257).
- Trial name
- NCT00197756
- Testing
- Vitamin A alone, Multivitamins excluding vitamin A, multivitamins including vitamin A
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 771 people
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Healthy
Percent Body Fat in Breast Fed Infants
The purpose of this study is to learn about normal body composition (% body fat) during the first six months of life in healthy breast-fed babies.
- Trial name
- PeaPod (NCT00616083)
- Where
- 4 sites in United States, Italy
- Volunteers
- 190 people
- Sponsor
- Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
Diet, Exercise, and Breastfeeding Intervention Program for Women With Gestational Diabetes (DEBI Trial)
The primary aim of this study is to evaluate whether a lifestyle intervention of diet, exercise, and breastfeeding is associated with decreased postpartum weight retention and reduced plasma glucose levels, measured at 6-weeks…
- Trial name
- DEBI (NCT00460018)
- Testing
- Diet, Exercise, and Breastfeeding Intervention
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Breastfeeding, Weaning
Adolescent Mothers, Grandmothers, Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding
The purpose of this study is to determine whether counseling sessions on breastfeeding for adolescent mothers and their grandmothers in the maternity ward and at home are effective in to improve the exclusive and total…
- Trial name
- NCT00910377
- Testing
- counseling sessions
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 344 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Mastitis
Use of Probiotic Lactobacilli for the Treatment of Lactational Mastitis
A total of 300 women with lactational infectious mastitis will daily ingest 9 log10 cfu of Lactobacillus salivarius HN6, Lactobacillus reuteri CR20 or Lactobacillus fermentum LC40 for 4 weeks.
- Trial name
- NCT00716183
- Testing
- Lactobacillus salivarius HN6, Lactobacillus reuteri CR20, Lactobacillus fermentum LC40
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid