UmbrelLACT Study: Clinical Lactation Study on the Exposure to Medicines Via Human Milk

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexFemale
Age18+
SponsorUniversitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

About this trial

The goal of this observational study is to determine the concentration of medicines in human milk during maternal medicine intake. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* What is the concentration of maternal medicines in human milk? * What is the (estimated) intake and exposure in the breastfed infant?

Participants will be asked to

* fill out a questionnaire regarding medical data of the mother and child * track medication intake for 3 days * collect milk samples during 24 hours * optionally, donate 2 blood samples of the mother and give consent to one blood sample of the child * fill out a questionnaire regarding the general health of the child.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

For breastfeeding women

Maternal age: ≥ 18 year

Currently exclusively or partially breastfeeding (/expressing milk) at the time of milk sampling

Using medicines for any indication, with at least 5 half-lives of the medicine taken

Disqualifiers

Maternal age <18 years

Mother of twins

Not meeting the inclusion criteria

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Human milk collection
  • Optionally: maternal blood sample
  • Optionally: child blood sample

Treatment groups

No treatment groups listed

Sponsors and collaborators

Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

Lead sponsor

Innovative Medicines Initiative

Collaborator

BELpREG

Collaborator