Clinical trials: Infant Feeding Practices
Covid19, Breastfeeding, Exclusive
Exclusive Breastfeeding in Infants of Mothers Infected With Novel Coronavirus
COVID-19 pandemic emerges an issue for breastfeeding.Earlier in pandemic mothers who had COVID-19 were separated from their babies due to insufficient data but this approach was abandoned due to the lack of transmission via…
- Conditions
- Covid19, Breastfeeding, Exclusive, Newborn Morbidity
- Trial name
- NCT04925908
- Testing
- RT-PCR for SARS-Cov-2
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 338 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital
Growth Failure, Good Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices
Joint Infant and Young Child Nutrition Program and Malnutrition Prevention
Study title: Joint Infant and young children nutrition program in Burkina Faso: Impact evaluation Hypothesis: The fortification of complementary foods associated with a counseling on feeding practices for infants and young…
- Trial name
- NCT02136966
- Testing
- MNP + IYCN counseling + cooking demonstrations
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 2,212 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Sante, Burkina Faso
Malnutrition, Infant, Malnutrition, Child
Efficacy of Mobile Health Application in Promotion of Exclusive Breast Feeding and Young Child Feeding Practices in Pakistan
Early life nutrition is the key modifiable determinant of child growth, development, survival and diseases of adult onset. Pakistan ranks highest for neonatal mortality rate (44.2/1000 live births (LBs)) globally.
- Trial name
- NCT05590351
- Testing
- First diet: m-health coaching application, Face to Face counselling
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Obesity
Multi-site Trial Using SMS to Improve Infant Weight
The goals of this multi-site clinical trial are to pilot test weekly SMS sent to parents/caregivers of infants to improve feeding practices and decrease excessive weight gain in infants who are participants of the Women, Infants…
- Trial name
- SMS (NCT02903186)
- Testing
- SMS
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 202 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Puerto Rico
Infant Nutrition Disorders, Feeding Patterns
Effectiveness of a Dietary Counseling to Prevent Early Consumption of Added Sugar and Ultra-processed Foods
The purpose of the study is to prevent the early introduction of added sugar and ultra-processed foods and evaluate the impact on breastfeeding duration, complementary feeding quality, growth and prevalence of caries during the…
- Conditions
- Infant Nutrition Disorders, Feeding Patterns, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
- Trial name
- NCT03841123
- Testing
- Dietary Counseling
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 516 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre
Growth Retardation, Malnutrition
Nutrition Education Package for Infants and Young Child Feeding and Health in Rural Tanzania
Building on the success of community-based peer education and counselling in breastfeeding, it is possible to address young child feeding and health practices in the surveyed district.
- Trial name
- NECTAc (NCT02249754)
- Testing
- Nutrition education, Routine health education
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sokoine University of Agriculture
Malnutrition in Children, Children Exposed to HIV
A Trial Testing a Two-way SMS Platform to Recognize and Prevent Wasting Among HIV-infected and HIV-exposed Uninfected Children in Kenya
The goal of this study is to test if a two-way text-message (SMS) maternally administered malnutrition monitoring system (MAMMS) that delivers infant and young child feeding (IYCF) education and supports caregivers in monitoring…
- Trial name
- MAMMS IYCF R33 (NCT06842732)
- Testing
- Maternal Administered Malnutrition Monitoring System - Infant and Young Child Feeding (MAMMS IYCF) intervention, Standard of Care (SOC)
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 776 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Health Literacy, Dietary Diversity
PREPARE: Remote Nutrition Education, Ghana
In the wake of the pandemic, it is important to explore remote nutrition education programs during the pre- and postnatal period.
- Conditions
- Health Literacy, Dietary Diversity, Infant Feeding Practices
- Trial name
- NCT05677087
- Testing
- PREPARE Nutrition Education Module
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Opaque Bottles, Conventional, Clear Bottles
Opaque Bottle Study
The proposed research aimed to conduct an intervention study assessing the effect of feeding mode (clear versus opaque bottle) on the quality and outcome of infant feeding interactions.
- Trial name
- NCT03711370
- Testing
- Clear Bottle, Opaque Bottle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 152 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
Feeding Behavior
Evaluation of Feeding Practices in Latin American Infants at a Medical Home in Austin, Texas
The purpose of this study is to determine the methods of formula preparation and feeding practices in Latin American households in the first 12 months of life.
- Trial name
- NCT04253938
- Testing
- Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Nutrition in Early Infancy, Nutrition Habits
Mindful Moms, Mindful Meals (MMMM) Study
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether a Mindfulness-Based Eating Awareness Training Postpartum (MB-EAT-P) program can improve infant feeding practices and maternal eating behaviors.
- Conditions
- Nutrition in Early Infancy, Nutrition Habits, Postpartum Nutrition, Mindful Eating Intervention
- Trial name
- MMMM (NCT07282964)
- Testing
- Mindfulness-Based Eating Awareness Training Postpartum, Waitlist Mindfulness-Based Eating Awareness Training Postpartum
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Brunswick
Hypercholesterolemia, CVD
Effect of Plant Sterol Enriched Milk on Plasma Lipid Levels of Humans Breast-fed During Infancy
The overall goal of this clinical study is to investigate how dietary cholesterol intake influences the plasma Total cholesterol (TC), LDL-Cholesterol levels and cholesterol metabolism between adults who had been breast-fed as…
- Trial name
- NCT01825668
- Testing
- Plant Sterols, High cholesterol
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
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
Mother-Infant Interaction, Breastfeeding
Short-term Effects of Paced Bottle-Feeding on Feeding Interactions
Current infant feeding recommendations focus on promoting responsive feeding, which is widely recognized as the ideal way to feed infants because it is associated with healthier eating behaviors and growth outcomes for infants.
- Conditions
- Mother-Infant Interaction, Breastfeeding, Bottle Feeding
- Trial name
- PBF (NCT05780944)
- Testing
- Paced Bottle-Feeding Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
Virtual Reality, Breast Milk Expression
Breast Milk Expression With Virtual Reality
The study is a randomized controlled study planned to determine the effect of the VRBaby-Pump application applied to mothers who gave birth preterm, on the mother's breast milk expression experience, transition process, and milk…
- Trial name
- NCT06164223
- Testing
- VR Baby Pump
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz University
Prematurity; Extreme, Feeding Patterns
To Determine the Best Feeding Practice in Preterm Infants on Non-invasive Ventilation.
To evaluate the duration to reach full feeds by comparing continuous gavage feeds versus bolus feeds in preterm infants who are on non-invasive respiratory support (RAM cannula - short binasal prongs).
- Conditions
- Prematurity; Extreme, Feeding Patterns, Ventilator Lung; Newborn
- Trial name
- NCT05824377
- Testing
- Continuous Feeds, Intermittent Bolus Feeds
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rajeev Kumar
Feeding Practices, Food Choices
A Mixed Methods Study on How Urban Slum Food Environments Influence Caregivers' Feeding Practices for Children Under Five Years in Pune, India
The goal of this observational study is to examine how urban slum food environments influence caregivers' feeding practices for children under five years of age in Pune.
- Conditions
- Feeding Practices, Food Choices, Maternal and Child Health
- Trial name
- FEFC (NCT07146477)
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 370 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hirabai Cowasji Jehangir Medical Research Institute
Risk Reduction
Social Media And Risk-reduction Training for Infant Care Practices (SMART)
The goal of this proposal is to address serious and ongoing challenges related to adherence to public health recommendations known to reduce the risk of SIDS.
- Trial name
- SMART (NCT01713868)
- Testing
- Safe Sleep Nursery Education, Breastfeeding Nursery Education, Breastfeeding Mobile Health Messaging
- Volunteers
- 1,600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Integrated Community-based Intervention Package, Breastfeeding, Exclusive
An Integrated Community-based Intervention Package in Improving Maternal and Neonatal Health Outcomes
This study aims to improve maternal, neonatal and infant health outcomes through an integrated community-based intervention package in Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia.
- Conditions
- Integrated Community-based Intervention Package, Breastfeeding, Exclusive, Morbidity;Newborn, Complementary Feeding
- Trial name
- ICBIP-MNH) (NCT05517577)
- Testing
- Behaviour Change Communication and Male involvement intervention
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 624 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jimma University
Bottle Feeding
Responsive Feeding Study
In the present study, we tested a novel approach to understanding infant bottle-feeding interactions: experimentally manipulating bottle-feeding conditions to better understand maternal and infant influences on overfeeding, as…
- Trial name
- RFS (NCT02284152)
- Testing
- infant-led feeding
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Drexel University