Clinical trials: Human Milk
Comparative Nutrient Composition of Preterm and Term Human Milk
Comparison of Nutrient Content Between Preterm and Term Human Milk: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
The purpose of this study is to thoroughly evaluate nutrient disparities between preterm and term human milk.
- Trial name
- NCT07399405
- Testing
- observational study
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sun Yat-sen University
Human Milk
Developing Remote Human Milk Collection as a Novel Technique for Transcriptome Sequencing
This study will develop a protocol for remote human milk collection for use in gene expression research through application of ribonucleic acid (RNA) preservation reagents.
- Trial name
- NCT07118852
- Testing
- Remote Human Milk Sample Collection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Breast Milk Collection, Human Milk/Breastfeeding
Human Milk and Its Effect on Infant's Metabolism and Infant Gut Microbiome
This protocol explains the MAINHEALTH cohort. The study examine the influence of maternal health parameters on human breast milk composition and integrates milk phenotype with infant metabolism and infant gut microbial content…
- Conditions
- Breast Milk Collection, Human Milk/Breastfeeding, Human Milk Microbiome, Infant Gut Microbiome
- Trial name
- MAINHEALTH (NCT05111990)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 168 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Lactating Women - Human Milk Donors
Single-center Evaluation of Human Milk Quantity and Quality Over Five Years
This single-center retrospective observational study includes all human milk donors collaborating with the milk bank at České Budějovice Hospital between 2021 and 2025.
- Trial name
- HUMBLE (NCT07309146)
- Testing
- No Interventions
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charles University, Czech Republic
Body Weight, Obesity & Overweight
Breastmilk and the Link to Overweight/Obesity and Maternal Diet in the Mother-breastmilk-child Triad
The prospective 5-month follow-up study will involve 150 mother-infant dyads grouped based on maternal baseline BMI category (normal weight, overweight, obesity).
- Conditions
- Body Weight, Obesity & Overweight, Human Milk/Breastfeeding, Body Composition
- Trial name
- BLOOM-Triad (NCT07457515)
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada, Poland
- Volunteers
- 165 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Warsaw University of Life Sciences
Infant Body Composition and Metabolism, Metabolism
Studying Phenotypic Risks for Obesity and Underlying Traits in Young Infants
The purpose of this research study is to understand how infants metabolize different meals and to develop clinical tools which identify infants as having two different phenotypes.
- Conditions
- Infant Body Composition and Metabolism, Metabolism, Energy Expenditure, Infant Formula
- Trial name
- SPROUT (NCT07096011)
- Testing
- Meal Test - Human Milk, Meal Test - Infant Formula
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Breastmilk, Breastmilk Expression
Comparison of Macronutrient Content of Breast Milk Collected From Mothers Using Three Different Milking Methods
The aim of this study is to compare the macronutrient content of mature milk obtained from mothers using three different methods: hand milking, manual pumping and electric machine.
- Conditions
- Breastmilk, Breastmilk Expression, Breastmilk Collection, Human Milk/Breastfeeding
- Trial name
- NCT07046962
- Testing
- Intervention Type Device: Manual pump expressing breast milk, Intervention Type Device: Hand pumping breast milk, Intervention Type Device: Electric pumping breast milk
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sakarya University
Breast Feeding, Human Milk
UmbrelLACT Study: Clinical Lactation Study on the Exposure to Medicines Via Human Milk
The goal of this observational study is to determine the concentration of medicines in human milk during maternal medicine intake.
- Trial name
- UmbrelLACT (NCT06042803)
- Testing
- Human milk collection, Optionally: maternal blood sample, Optionally: child blood sample
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Preterm, Chronobiology
The Effect of Oral Feeding Model With a Chronobiological Approach in Neonates
The ideal food for healthy term babies as well as preterm babies and sick term babies is breast milk. There are many studies showing that the composition of breast milk can vary from mother to mother, according to the baby's…
- Conditions
- Preterm, Chronobiology, Human Milk/Breastfeeding, Bottle Feeding
- Trial name
- NCT06821672
- Testing
- Chronobiological Group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Bilgi University
Exclusive Breastfeeding, Human Milk
Assessing Exclusive Breastfeeding Practice
This study was a longitudinal design. The questionnaire on exclusive breastfeeding was administered and was validated against the deuterium oxide dose-to-mother technique to assess human milk intake of babies aged 3 and 6 mo.
- Conditions
- Exclusive Breastfeeding, Human Milk, Breast Milk
- Trial name
- NCT05959460
- Testing
- Deuterium dose-to-mother method for assessing breastfeeding
- Volunteers
- 206 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mahidol 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, 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
Breast Milk Production, Human Milk Feeding
Efficacy of Herbal Galactagogue Silitidil After Preterm Birth
After preterm birth mothers often suffer from hypogalactia. Herbal galactogogues can be used in order to increase milk production.
- Conditions
- Breast Milk Production, Human Milk Feeding, Hypogalactia, Preterm Infant Nutrition
- Trial name
- NCT03577587
- Testing
- Silitidil for 21 days
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Waldkrankenhaus Protestant Hospital, Spandau
Covid19, Human Milk
The Effect of Covid-19 on Breast Milk Microbiome and Its Bioactive Components
Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) is a new public health crisis threatening humanity caused by SARS-CoV-2. Although it originated in China's Hubei province in late 2019, it has spread to many countries around the world.
- Trial name
- NCT04836754
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aysu Yıldız Karaahmet
Human Milk Nutrient Reference Values
Establishing Global Reference Values for Human Milk
The primary purpose of the proposed research is to establish Reference Values (RVs) for micronutrients (MN) and macronutrients in human milk.
- Trial name
- MILQ (NCT03254329)
- Testing
- Assessment of human milk nutrient composition
- Where
- 4 sites in Bangladesh, Brazil and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- USDA, Western Human Nutrition Research Center
Human Milk, Breastfeeding
Responsive Feeding of Infants With Expressed Milk
Nova Scotia has among the lowest breastfeeding rates in Canada, with less than one quarter of infants receiving Health Canada's recommended 6 months of exclusive breastfeeding.
- Conditions
- Human Milk, Breastfeeding, Feeding Behavior
- Trial name
- REFINE (NCT04041505)
- Testing
- (feeding modality)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mount Saint Vincent University
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
Lipid Depletion, Human Milk
Effect of Tube Feeding on LCPUFAs Delivery
Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs) docosahexaenoic (DHA) arachidonic acid (AA) are major building blocks for the lipid bilayer of neuronal and retinal membranes and play a crucial role in brain and visual…
- Conditions
- Lipid Depletion, Human Milk, Tube Feeding
- Trial name
- NCT03459209
- Testing
- tube feeding
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
Fatty Acid Desaturases, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide
Genetic Variants Modulate Association Between Dietary n-3 LCPUFAs and DHA Proportion in Breast Milk
DHA is important for the development of brain and retina in newborns. Considering that exclusive breast feeding for at least 4 ~6 months are globally recommended, plus it is well known that nutrient requirement is determined by…
- Conditions
- Fatty Acid Desaturases, Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide, Milk, Human
- Trial name
- NCT03842891
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 193 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
Breastfeeding, Human Milk
Human Milk Lipid Profile Assessment and Influences of Mother's Diet
Human milk profile is unique and diet exerts a pivot role in determing its composition. As a rule, nursing mothers do not receive specific nutritional indications aimed at improving the lipid profile of milk, despite the…
- Conditions
- Breastfeeding, Human Milk, Diet Habit, Fatty Acid
- Trial name
- NCT03808207
- Testing
- Dietary counseling and DHA dietary increase in breastfeeding mothers
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Università degli Studi di Ferrara