Applying Breast Mask Containing Cabbage Leaves Extract to Relieve Breast Discomfort in Breastfeeding Women

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18+
SponsorTaipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan

About this trial

In this article, women were randomly assigned to the Breast Mask Containing Cabbage Leaves Extract group and Breast Mask without Cabbage Leaves Extract group, and the breast engorgement, pain, hardness, before and after each treatment were measured. At the end of the study breast mask user experience and continued breastfeeding were measured.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Over 18 years old.

Breastfeeding.

Physiological breast swelling, breast heaviness, lumps, milk plugging, breast pain after childbirth.

Able to read and understand Chinese.

Disqualifiers

Stillbirth

Allergy to cabbage or sulfa.

lactation inhibitors agents used.

Fever symptoms (> 38 degrees Celsius), including: wound infection, upper respiratory tract infection, urinary tract infection.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Experimental: breast mask containing cabbage leaves extract group
  • Sham Comparator

Treatment groups

154 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan

Lead sponsor

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Collaborator