Clinical trials: Human Milk/Breastfeeding
Breast Feeding
eHealth for Breastfeeding Support - the HOTSPOT Trial
This is a voluntary research study to test use of a phone app that is intended to support breastfeeding specifically for African American and Black people. This is called a "pilot" study because the app is still in development.
- Trial name
- NCT06378320
- Testing
- App access and Text message, App access only
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Breastfeeding
is Dietary Manipulation of Human Milk Total Fat and Caloric Content Feasible?
The aim of this study is to verify whether dietary manipulations in lactating women allow increasing the fat and caloric content of human milk.
- Trial name
- NCT00408980
- Testing
- Fat and calorie controlled diet
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shaare Zedek Medical Center
Breast Milk Collection
Factors Influencing the Composition of Human Milk
This study aims for characterization of different maternal, infant and environmental factors (e.g. maternal age, pregnancy duration, lactation period, baby gender, circadian rhythm, Holder pasteurisation, etc.) that influence…
- Trial name
- NCT04382989
- Testing
- Analysis of human milk composition by mid-infrared spectrophotometry
- Where
- Lithuania
- Volunteers
- 174 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vilnius University
Breastfeeding, Human Milk
Comparison of Breast Milk Content in Mothers Using a Expressing Pump and Milking by Hand
The researchers planned this study to compare the effects of breast pumps, which are frequently used today, and manual milking after manual massage on the change in milk content when breast and breastfeeding problems develop.
- Trial name
- NCT05401123
- Testing
- milking pump
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gazi University
Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes
Breast Milk and Infant Growth Among Lean, Overweight and Diabetic Mothers
Childhood obesity is a critical global public health concern. Breastfeeding is the ideal choice for infant nutrition. However, rapid and excess weight gain during infancy predicts later, even among breastfed infants.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes, Gestational Diabetes
- Trial name
- MIG (NCT01693406)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Healthy
Gastrointestinal Tolerance And General Health Status Of Healthy Term Infants Fed A New Infant Formula
The purpose of this study is to assess stool consistency, in combination with additional health-related parameters including gastrointestinal tolerance and health-related quality of life, in a large sample of Chinese infants.
- Trial name
- NCT01370967
- Testing
- Study formula feeding, Human milk feeding, Mixed feeding
- Where
- 24 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 460 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)
Breast Feeding, Human Microbiome
Human Milk and Infant Intestinal Microbiome Study
This study will explore the effects of skin-to-skin contact (SSC) between mothers and their babies on the infant intestinal microbiome, the maternal skin microbiome and the breast milk microbiome.
- Trial name
- NCT03181269
- Testing
- Intervention education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
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
COVID-19 Vaccine, Breastmilk
Is COVID-19 Transmitted Through Human Milk? Implications for Breastfeeding and Human Milk Banking-Study 1c
This will be a prospective observational study of lactating mothers who are planning to, have scheduled or have received vaccination against SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19 vaccine).
- Trial name
- NCT05004740
- Testing
- Vaccinated Pregnant or Lactating persons
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Deborah O'Connor
Healthy Lactating Mother
Study to Learn About the Effect of Elevit (a Food Supplement Containing Several Vitamins, Minerals, Lutein and DHA) on the Nutrient Content in the Breast Milk and Blood of Women During Breastfeeding Period and on Babies' Physical Growth Parameters
The aim of the study is to learn about the effect of multi-micronutrient, lutein and DHA supplementation (Elevit Breastfeeding \& Postnatal Care) on the breast milk nutrient composition and babies physical growth parameters.
- Trial name
- NCT04462939
- Testing
- Elevit Breastfeeding & Postnatal Care
- Where
- 3 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bayer
Human Milk Microbiome, Bacterial Growth
Milk in Life Conditions (MiLC): Bacterial Composition of Human Milk Pumped and Stored in "Real-Life" Conditions
The MiLC trial is a randomized control trial of two different breast pump set-ups: mother's own and sterile. The objective of this trial is to investigate the bacterial composition of human milk pumped and stored in "real-life"…
- Trial name
- MiLC (NCT03123874)
- Testing
- Sterile pump set-up, Mother's Own pump set-up
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cornell University
Breast Feeding, Milk, Human
A Study in Lactating Mothers and Their Newborns to Analyse the Composition of Human Milk
The current longitudinal (max. 2-year) observational cohort study in 120 lactating mothers and their newborns will make it possible to explore human milk composition across different lactation stages, between different human milk…
- Trial name
- NCT05979532
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 172 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nutricia Research
Breastfeeding, Exclusive
Profile of Human Milk Oligosaccharides and FUT2 Polymorphism of Mothers in Indonesia
Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs), the third most abundant constituent of breastmilk, are known to have beneficial effects on infant immunity. Maternal genetic polymorphisms cause HMO variability.
- Trial name
- NCT05156255
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Growth & Development, Formula Feeding of Healthy Full Term Infants
Evaluation of Different Protein Content of Formulas on Nutrition Status of Infants.
Human milk (HM) is the gold standard of early infant nutrition. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommend that newborns be exclusively breastfed for the first 6 months of life.
- Conditions
- Growth & Development, Formula Feeding of Healthy Full Term Infants, Breast Feeding of Healthy Full Term Infants
- Trial name
- NCT03513991
- Testing
- Infant formula
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Autonoma de Queretaro
Lactation
Growth Hormones and Cells in Human Milk Depending on Gestational Age
Human breast milk contains growth factors including neurotrophins and cells with neuroprotective potential. Concerning growth factors milk of preterms differs significantly from term milk.
- Trial name
- BMProfile (NCT02662517)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital of Cologne
Overweight, Obesity
Fatty Acids During Pregnancy and Lactation and Body Fat Mass in Newborns
Pregnant and lactating women receive n-3 fatty acids starting from week 15 of gestation until 4 months post-partum (pp) in comparison to a control group, who only gets information about adequately healthy nutrition during…
- Trial name
- NCT00362089
- Testing
- Marinol D-40
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 208 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Munich
Breast Feeding
Infant Feeding Practices in Transition: Breast Milk Intake, Complementary Feeding and Body Composition During Infancy
Research Aim: We assessed human milk intakes of Thai infants during the first 6 months comparing exclusive (EBF), predominant (PBF) and partial (PartBF) breastfeeding.
- Trial name
- NCT04020640
- Testing
- no intervention
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University
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
Breast Milk Collection
Investigating Lipid Peroxidation Products in Donor Human Milk
This study will quantify lipid peroxidation products (malondialdehyde, 4 hydroxy-2-nonenal, hexanal, and 8-iso-PGF2α), fatty acid content, and antioxidant capacity in donor human milk sampled from two neonatal units in the UK.
- Trial name
- LIMIT (NCT03573531)
- Testing
- Laboratory analysis
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bournemouth University
Breast Milk Collection
the Study of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Human Milk
The study aims to recruit eligible participants and conduct interviews, collect human milk samples, and conduct laboratory analysis of persistent organic pollutants' levels in human milk samples.
- Trial name
- NCT04102085
- Testing
- no intervention
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong