[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"health-studies-list:{\"conditionNormalized\":\"breastfeeding-exclusive\",\"overallStatus\":[\"RECRUITING\",\"AVAILABLE\",\"NOT_YET_RECRUITING\"],\"orderBy\":\"LastUpdateSubmitDate:desc\",\"size\":25,\"offset\":0}":3,"health-study-condition:breastfeeding-exclusive":28},{"pageToken":4,"total":5,"offset":6,"count":5,"results":7},null,12,0,[8,46,76,104,128,152,179,216,246,276,305,330],{"id":9,"slug":10,"hasResults":11,"nctId":12,"briefTitle":13,"officialTitle":14,"acronym":4,"eligibilityCriteria":15,"healthyVolunteers":11,"sex":16,"minAge":17,"maxAge":18,"enrollmentInfo":19,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":22,"phases":23,"briefSummary":25,"conditions":26,"keywords":29,"overallStatus":33,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":34,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":35,"startDateStruct":38,"completionDateStruct":40,"leadSponsor":42,"locationsCount":45},"100619383","impact-of-chia-seeds-on-human-breast-milk-composition-100619383",false,"NCT07343908","Impact of Chia Seeds on Human Breast Milk Composition","An RCT: Impact of Chia Seeds on Human Breast Milk Composition","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* pre-pregnancy BMI \\>25 kg\u002Fm²\n* Maternal age 18 - 45 years at time of delivery\n* Singleton pregnancy\n* Vaginal delivery\n* Intention to breast feed for at least three months\n* No prescription medications that may interfere with gut microbiome\n* Not taking antibiotics for ≥ 1 week prior to each visit\n* No chia seed supplements during pregnancy\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Inability to understand English\n* Preterm or post-term birth (gestational age \\\u003C37 or \\>42 weeks)\n* Congenital or other defect or medical condition that would affect the mother's ability to produce milk or the infant's growth or ability to breastfeed\n* Infant eating more than 12 ounces of any liquid other than breast milk in the two weeks prior to each study visit\n* Taking Antibiotics (all), Proton pump inhibitors\u002FH2 blockers, Metformin, NSAIDs, Statins, SSRIs and tricyclic antidepressants","ALL","18 Years","45 Years",{"count":20,"type":21},80,"ESTIMATED","INTERVENTIONAL",[24],"NA","The investigators' over-arching hypothesis is that mechanical and compositional properties of chia seeds supplemented during lactation diminish obesity-induced intestinal inflammation and barrier dysfunction. The investigators hypothesize these changes will result in: 1) reduced maternal systemic inflammation (serum CRP and IL-6) and increased gut microbial diversity and richness, 2) reduced HM fat and inflammatory markers, metrics the research team have demonstrated differ in tandem with maternal metabolic health and 3) improved infant growth\u002Fbody composition. To test these hypotheses, investigators will evaluate chia seed supplementation during lactation in a 6wk multi-site pilot RCT (Aim 1) and through translational studies using human enteroids (Aim 2).",[27,28],"Obesity and Overweight","Breastfeeding, Exclusive",[27,28,30,31,32],"Breastmilk","Body Composition","Infant Growth","NOT_YET_RECRUITING","2026-05-14",{"date":36,"type":37},"2026-05-15","ACTUAL",{"date":39,"type":21},"2026-08",{"date":41,"type":21},"2027-12",{"name":43,"class":44},"University of Oklahoma","OTHER",2,{"id":47,"slug":48,"hasResults":11,"nctId":49,"briefTitle":50,"officialTitle":50,"acronym":51,"eligibilityCriteria":52,"healthyVolunteers":11,"sex":53,"minAge":17,"maxAge":4,"enrollmentInfo":54,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":22,"phases":56,"briefSummary":57,"conditions":58,"keywords":61,"overallStatus":33,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":66,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":67,"startDateStruct":69,"completionDateStruct":71,"leadSponsor":73,"locationsCount":75},"100577343","breastfeeding-education-support-tool-100577343","NCT06797063","Breastfeeding Education Support Tool","BEST4Baby","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* at least 18 years of age,\n* pregnant and 20-27 weeks of gestation at study enrollment,\n* singleton pregnancy,\n* no major antepartum complications,\n* living in a research site,\n* planning to deliver in the cluster area,\n* capable of giving informed consent,\n* willing to be visited by a PC and research personnel for up to 12 months post-delivery.\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\ncomorbidities impacting breastfeeding,\n\n\\- severe psychological illness that could interfere with consent and study participation. Following a live birth, participants will remain eligible to continue in the study unless the mother or infant experiences: illness or clinical complications warranting prolonged hospitalization, stillbirth, low birth weight (\\\u003C 2500 g), congenital abnormality, or neonatal death.","FEMALE",{"count":55,"type":21},336,[24],"The proposed project seeks to evaluate the effectiveness and implementation of the Breastfeeding Education Support Tool for Baby (BEST4Baby) intervention, an mHealth-supported community-based peer counselor breastfeeding intervention for mothers in India. Given that rates of optimal infant feeding practices have remained stagnant over the past two decades in India, and that India is the most populous country and icontributes one-fifth of all global live births, this project could have major global health implications if the intervention is found to improve maternal breastfeeding practices and infant clinical outcomes. The project will also provide evidence needed to adopt BEST4Baby nationally and in other low resource communities.",[28,59,32,60],"Infant Development","Breast Feeding",[62,63,64,65],"breastfeeding","India","infant feeding","peer counselors","2026-05-04",{"date":68,"type":37},"2026-05-05",{"date":70,"type":21},"2026-09-01",{"date":72,"type":21},"2029-09-01",{"name":74,"class":44},"Thomas Jefferson University",1,{"id":77,"slug":78,"hasResults":11,"nctId":79,"briefTitle":80,"officialTitle":81,"acronym":4,"eligibilityCriteria":82,"healthyVolunteers":83,"sex":16,"minAge":17,"maxAge":84,"enrollmentInfo":85,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":22,"phases":87,"briefSummary":88,"conditions":89,"keywords":90,"overallStatus":94,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":95,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":96,"startDateStruct":98,"completionDateStruct":100,"leadSponsor":102,"locationsCount":75},"100532075","avocado-consumption-nutrients-in-human-milk-and-infant-cognitive-development-100532075","NCT06208085","Avocado Consumption, Nutrients in Human Milk, and Infant Cognitive Development","An Avocado Intervention to Increase the Nutrients in Human Milk in Support of Infant Cognitive Development","Inclusion Criteria\n\n* Healthy lactating women at 13 weeks postpartum\n* Planning to exclusively breastfeed to 6 months of age\n* Gave birth at 38 weeks or greater gestation without remarkable incident\n* Pre-pregnancy BMI \\\u003C30\n\nExclusion Criteria\n\n* Gestational diabetes\n* Infant with diagnosis or documented suspicion of developmental delay\n* Any documented seizure activity in infant\n* Family history of avocado, latex, or banana allergies",true,"40 Years",{"count":86,"type":21},88,[24],"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. Eighty-eight breastfeeding dyads, 3m postnatal, will participate in this study designed to:\n\n1. To document whether lactating mothers will comply in the consumption of 5 avocados a week for 12 weeks.\n2. To ascertain the choline, lutein, and fatty acids present in human milk in women who eat avocado.\n3. To measure the cognitive advantage conferred to infants whose mothers consume avocados while breastfeeding compared to a non-avocado-eating reference group.\n\nTo this end, healthy, lactating women who are 13 weeks postpartum and their infants will be enrolled. Mothers will be provided avocados on a bi-weekly basis and will be asked to consume an avocado a day. Infant cognition will be tested when the infants are 4.5 and 6 months of age. Milk samples and diet data will be collected and assayed on a bi-weekly basis.",[28],[91,92,93],"Breastfeeding","Avocados","Infant cognition","RECRUITING","2026-04-17",{"date":97,"type":37},"2026-04-21",{"date":99,"type":37},"2024-02-08",{"date":101,"type":21},"2028-12-31",{"name":103,"class":44},"University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill",{"id":105,"slug":106,"hasResults":11,"nctId":107,"briefTitle":108,"officialTitle":109,"acronym":4,"eligibilityCriteria":110,"healthyVolunteers":83,"sex":16,"minAge":111,"maxAge":112,"enrollmentInfo":113,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":22,"phases":115,"briefSummary":116,"conditions":117,"keywords":118,"overallStatus":94,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":95,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":121,"startDateStruct":123,"completionDateStruct":125,"leadSponsor":127,"locationsCount":75},"100350109","synergistic-activity-of-human-milk-nutrients-and-infant-cognition-100350109","NCT03838536","Synergistic Activity of Human Milk Nutrients and Infant Cognition","Synergistic Activity of Choline, Lutein, and Docosahexaenoic Acid in Human Milk in Support of Cognitive Development: An Egg Intervention Feasibility Study","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* infant is 12-15 weeks of age at enrollment\n* healthy, lactating mother age 18-35\n* gave birth at \\>38 weeks gestation without remarkable incident\n* consuming \\\u003C=50% of the recommended amounts of 2 of the 3, DHA, choline, and lutein\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* infant with diagnosis or documented suspicion of developmental delay\n* egg allergy or family history of egg allergy\n* gestational diabetes\n* any documented seizure activity","3 Months","35 Years",{"count":114,"type":21},84,[24],"Purpose: To establish a whole food, egg, as a viable study material to supplement mothers and infants with nutrients that support optimal brain development. There will be 84 breastfeeding dyads, 3 months postnatal.\n\nMothers will be randomized to a whole egg or egg white (due to lack of an appropriate control food). Initial diet intake will be screened using the NDSR. Participants will come to the lab 3 times across 3 months (age 3 months, 4.5 months, and 6 months). Milk, saliva, and plasma will be collected from the mother, while saliva and plasma (heel stick) are collected from the infant. Diet data will be collected at each visit. The infant will complete a recognition memory test using electrophysiology at 6 months as well as the Bayley Scales of Infant Development at 4.5 months. The mother will complete a temperament questionnaire at 3 months and 6 months.",[28],[91,119,120],"Eggs","Baby",{"date":122,"type":37},"2026-04-20",{"date":124,"type":37},"2019-02-05",{"date":126,"type":21},"2027-03",{"name":103,"class":44},{"id":129,"slug":130,"hasResults":11,"nctId":131,"briefTitle":132,"officialTitle":133,"acronym":4,"eligibilityCriteria":134,"healthyVolunteers":83,"sex":16,"minAge":135,"maxAge":4,"enrollmentInfo":136,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":22,"phases":138,"briefSummary":139,"conditions":140,"keywords":4,"overallStatus":94,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":143,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":144,"startDateStruct":146,"completionDateStruct":148,"leadSponsor":150,"locationsCount":75},"100548160","tavns-paired-breastfeeding-to-improve-breastfeeding-at-discharge-100548160","NCT06417385","taVNS-Paired Breastfeeding to Improve Breastfeeding at Discharge","Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS)-Paired Breastfeeding to Improve Breastfeeding at Discharge","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Infants ≥ 35 weeks post-menstrual age,\n* Clinically stable, without significant respiratory support,\n* Deemed safe to breastfeed by OT\u002FSLP\u002Flactation,\n* Maternal interest in breastfeeding,\n* Are not breastfeeding well despite the assistance of a lactation consultant.\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Cardiomyopathy,\n* Unstable bradycardia,\n* Significant respiratory support,\n* Absent maternal interest in breastfeeding, or infant or mother with contraindications to breastfeeding such as infantile galactosemia,\n* Maternal HIV without adequate viral suppression,\n* Maternal illicit drug use.","35 Weeks",{"count":137,"type":21},10,[24],"Investigators aim to improve the skills of premature or sick term infants in breastfeeding by boosting motor learning with transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation. Investigators will recruit 10 premature, ≥ 35 weeks gestational age, or convalescing sick term infants admitted to the NICU at MUSC to participate in this study. Infants will receive taVNS treatments once a day with breastfeeding's for up to 14 days. Before each treatment, the researcher will determine how much electrical stimulation is needed for the infant to feel a slight tingle without discomfort, and during daily treatment paired with breastfeeding the infant will continue to receive this level of electrical stimulation, coinciding with latching and sucking, repeated over the duration of the feed. Investigators will collect information about the pre- and post-feed weights, the length of time for each feed, and observations of latch, suck, and swallow techniques by the infant from parents and the lactation consultant. Investigators will also evaluate parental satisfaction associated with their infant's ability to breastfeed after taVNS by providing parental satisfaction surveys at the beginning, after 1 and 2 weeks, and at 3 months after the end of the study to assess infants' progress in and maintenance of breastfeeding abilities.\n\nIf the pairing of breastfeeding with taVNS is able to result in improved outcomes of effective breastfeeding in infants in the neonatal intensive care units, this intervention could be further utilized by NICUs to increase the rate of premature and sick term infants who are successfully able to breastfeed at the time of discharge and maintain breast feeding longer after discharge. This would allow premature infants to acquire the many benefits of breastmilk as well as contribute towards the strengthening of the maternal-infant bond that breastfeeding has been shown to enhance.",[141,28,142],"Premature Birth","Feeding; Difficult, Newborn","2026-02-04",{"date":145,"type":37},"2026-02-06",{"date":147,"type":37},"2024-02-01",{"date":149,"type":21},"2027-06-01",{"name":151,"class":44},"Medical University of South Carolina",{"id":153,"slug":154,"hasResults":11,"nctId":155,"briefTitle":156,"officialTitle":157,"acronym":158,"eligibilityCriteria":159,"healthyVolunteers":83,"sex":53,"minAge":160,"maxAge":161,"enrollmentInfo":162,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":164,"phases":4,"briefSummary":165,"conditions":166,"keywords":168,"overallStatus":33,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":170,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":171,"startDateStruct":173,"completionDateStruct":175,"leadSponsor":177,"locationsCount":4},"100618775","breastfeeding-influencing-determinants-knowledge-and-self-efficacy-100618775","NCT07336004","Breastfeeding: Influencing Determinants, Knowledge and Self-efficacy","Breastfeeding: Influencing Determinants, Knowledge and Self-efficacy Among Lactating Mothers in Sohag Governorate","feeding","Inclusion criteria:\n\n• The study will include lactating mothers with children from day zero to 24 months.\n\nExclusion criteria:\n\n* Mothers with absolute contraindications to breastfeeding as the infant having classic galactosemia\n* The mother having human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) will be excluded from the study.","15 Years","49 Years",{"count":163,"type":21},380,"OBSERVATIONAL","Our study will assess the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding and the determinants and assess knowledge and self efficacy of lactating mothers towards breastfeeding",[28,167],"Breastfeeding Initiation",[62,169],"Beastfeeding exclusivness","2026-01-10",{"date":172,"type":37},"2026-01-13",{"date":174,"type":21},"2026-01-01",{"date":176,"type":21},"2027-03-01",{"name":178,"class":44},"Sohag University",{"id":180,"slug":181,"hasResults":11,"nctId":182,"briefTitle":183,"officialTitle":184,"acronym":185,"eligibilityCriteria":186,"healthyVolunteers":11,"sex":53,"minAge":17,"maxAge":4,"enrollmentInfo":187,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":22,"phases":189,"briefSummary":190,"conditions":191,"keywords":201,"overallStatus":33,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":207,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":208,"startDateStruct":210,"completionDateStruct":212,"leadSponsor":214,"locationsCount":75},"100616738","effectiveness-of-a-counseling-program-on-exclusive-breastfeeding-rates-in-a-primary-care-center-100616738","NCT07309510","Effectiveness of a Counseling Program on Exclusive Breastfeeding Rates in a Primary Care Center","Effectiveness of a Counseling Program on Exclusive Breastfeeding Rates in a Primary Care Center in A Coruña.Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial","ALM-AP","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Mothers who express a desire to breastfeed during a follow-up consultation with the Obstetric and Gynecological Nursing specialist at 36 weeks of gestation.\n* Mothers who plan to give birth at HMI of CHUAC, referred from the C.S. Ventorrillo.\n* Women who are fluent in Spanish or Galician.\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Maternal age under 18 years - Maternal use of drugs or medication that prevent breastfeeding .\n* Maternal infection with HIV or Human T-cell Leukemia Virus.\n* Mothers of newborns with cow's milk protein allergy, galactosemia, or congenital primary lactase deficiency.",{"count":188,"type":21},160,[24],"Introduction: Evidence supports that exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is the most beneficial method of infant feeding up to 6 months of age. The practice confers numerous advantages for the infant and the mother. Many breasfeeding are abandoned early due difficulties experienced after dischargue and after returning to work. Development specific early breastfeeding support programs in the community is necessary to avoid unwanted abandonment.\n\nObjective: To analyse the differences in BF rates at six month of birth in healthy full-term newborns between the study groups.\n\nMethodology: Pilot study of a randomised clinical trial carried out in a Paediatric Nursing clinic at the Ventorrillo Health Centre in A Coruña. The study population will be mothers of healthy full-term newborns who wish to give BF at the time of delivery and whose reference health centre is the one of the study. The mother- newborn dyads in the control group (CG) will receive the usual care described in the child health Program of the Galician Health Service, and the dyads included in the intervention group (IG) will also receive specific advice on breastfeeding during the first 6 months of life. A study sample of 80 participants is estimated for each group. The study will be approved by the Research Ethics Committee of A Coruña-Ferrol. The variables under study will be collected in a data collection notebook for later statistical analysis. A significant value of p \\\u003C 0.05 being considered.",[192,193,194,195,196,28,197,198,199,200],"Growth & Development","Breastfeeding Satisfaction","Breastfeeding Consultancy Training","Breastfeeding Duration","Breastfeeding After Discharge From Hospital Following Childbirth, Yes\u002Fno","Breastfeeding Attitude","Breastfeeding Support System","Breastfeeding Rate","Breastfeeding Outcomes",[91,202,203,204,205,206],"Infant","Human Milk","Health Education","Primary Health Care","Postpartum Period","2026-01-07",{"date":209,"type":37},"2026-01-08",{"date":211,"type":21},"2026-01",{"date":213,"type":21},"2027-01",{"name":215,"class":44},"Fundacion Profesor Novoa Santos",{"id":217,"slug":218,"hasResults":11,"nctId":219,"briefTitle":220,"officialTitle":221,"acronym":4,"eligibilityCriteria":222,"healthyVolunteers":83,"sex":16,"minAge":17,"maxAge":223,"enrollmentInfo":224,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":22,"phases":226,"briefSummary":227,"conditions":228,"keywords":231,"overallStatus":94,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":237,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":238,"startDateStruct":240,"completionDateStruct":242,"leadSponsor":244,"locationsCount":75},"100536590","the-effect-of-breastfeeding-counseling-on-social-support-perception-breastfeeding-self-efficacy-and-outcomes-100536590","NCT06266806","The Effect of Breastfeeding Counseling on Social Support Perception, Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy and Outcomes","The Effect of the Theory-Based Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Resources Developing Nurse Consultancy Program on Social Support Perception, Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy and Outcomes","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Being 18 years or older,\n* 28-37. be between weeks,\n* Being primiparous,\n* Having a healthy singleton pregnancy,\n* Being at least a primary school graduate,\n* Living with his\u002Fher spouse,\n* There is a relative who will support the mother, whom she defines as a relative (spouse, the woman's mother, or mother-in-law), and this person also agrees to participate in the study,\n* There is no condition that prevents breastfeeding for the mother and the baby (medication use, history of any psychiatric or chronic disease, history of any disease in the baby such as cleft palate-lip, etc.),\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Not filling out the forms in the study or filling them incompletely,\n* The participant wishes to leave the research,\n* The emergence of a condition that prevents breastfeeding in the mother and baby,\n* Moving from the city where the work is done or moving out of the town,\n* Family support is for less than 1 month,","65 Years",{"count":225,"type":21},100,[24],"The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Resources Development Nurse Consultancy Program (EMÖZGEDAP), based on Dennis's Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Theory along with the hypno-breastfeeding philosophy given to mothers and family relatives, on social support perception, breastfeeding self-efficacy and outcomes. The study will involve pregnant women and close others assigned randomly to the intervention (n=50) or control (n=50) groups in a state hospital in Turkey. Individual counseling will be provided to the intervention group within the scope of the EMÖZGEDAP, based on Denis's Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy theory and hypnobreastfeeding philosophy. EMÖZGEDAP, which will be applied to pregnant women and their family relatives, will consist of 5 sessions lasting 7.5 hours (2 sessions with the woman and her family relatives, two sessions with the woman alone, and one with her family relatives alone). The Antenatal Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale will be evaluated before the counseling program is given in the antepartum period. Breastfeeding and Nutrition Results, Postpartum Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale, Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale for Fathers, Assessment Scale for Perceived Support of Close Others in Relation to Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy and Scale of Perception of Close Others' Support For Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy will be evaluated at the 1st, 3rd, and 6th months postpartum.",[28,229,230],"Nurse's Role","Self Efficacy",[232,200,233,234,235,236],"Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy","Social Support Perception","Nurse","Breastfeeding self-efficacy theory","Hypnobreastfeeding","2025-03-19",{"date":239,"type":37},"2025-03-20",{"date":241,"type":37},"2024-07-15",{"date":243,"type":21},"2025-06-30",{"name":245,"class":44},"Ondokuz Mayıs University",{"id":247,"slug":248,"hasResults":11,"nctId":249,"briefTitle":250,"officialTitle":251,"acronym":252,"eligibilityCriteria":253,"healthyVolunteers":83,"sex":53,"minAge":254,"maxAge":112,"enrollmentInfo":255,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":22,"phases":257,"briefSummary":258,"conditions":259,"keywords":263,"overallStatus":94,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":267,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":268,"startDateStruct":270,"completionDateStruct":272,"leadSponsor":274,"locationsCount":75},"100564423","mbsr-and-nlp-postpartum-breastfeeding-and-depression-100564423","NCT06628986","MBSR and NLP, Postpartum Breastfeeding and Depression","the Effect of MBSR and NLP Applications on Fatigue, Sleep Quality, Lactation and Postpartum Depression in the Postpartum Period After Caesarean Section","postpartum","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* 19-35 years old\n* caesarean section\n* primiparous\n* breastfeeding women\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* women who refused to participate in the research.","19 Years",{"count":256,"type":21},90,[24],"The postnatal period is a risky period in which mothers experience regressive and progressive changes and rapid biopsychosocial changes. Since this process affects not only the mother but also the family, mothers are under intense stress due to adaptation to the changes that occur in this period.",[28,260,261,262],"Fatigue","Sleep","Postpartum Depression",[62,264,265,266],"fatigue","sleep","postpartum depression","2024-10-09",{"date":269,"type":37},"2024-10-15",{"date":271,"type":37},"2024-10-08",{"date":273,"type":21},"2025-10-30",{"name":275,"class":44},"Aysegul Kilicli",{"id":277,"slug":278,"hasResults":11,"nctId":279,"briefTitle":280,"officialTitle":281,"acronym":282,"eligibilityCriteria":283,"healthyVolunteers":83,"sex":53,"minAge":17,"maxAge":284,"enrollmentInfo":285,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":22,"phases":287,"briefSummary":288,"conditions":289,"keywords":290,"overallStatus":33,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":294,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":295,"startDateStruct":297,"completionDateStruct":299,"leadSponsor":301,"locationsCount":304},"100556100","milc-a-comprehensive-mobile-application-that-addresses-the-breastfeeding-challenges-of-low-income-hispanic-mothers-100556100","NCT06520696","MILC: A Comprehensive Mobile Application That Addresses the Breastfeeding Challenges of Low-income Hispanic Mothers","Multi-modal Intervention for Lactation Care (MILC)","MILC","Inclusion Criteria for focus groups:\n\n* Mothers who successfully exclusively breastfed for up to 6 months, at least one child OR mothers who attempted EBF but were unsuccessful at breastfeeding, in the past 3 years\n* Self-identify as Hispanic\n* Be WIC-eligible\n* Voluntarily consent\n* Speak English\n\nInclusion Criteria for Randomized Control Trial (RCT):\n\n* In their late third trimester (approximately 4 weeks from delivery)\n* Can initiate BF immediately\n* Self-identify as Hispanic\n* Be WIC-eligible\n* Voluntarily consent\n* Not have psychiatric hospitalization within the last 3 months\n* Not have current or suicidal thoughts or past attempts\n* Own a smartphone device\n* Speak English\n\nExclusion Criteria for focus groups and Randomized Control Trial (RCT):\n\n1. Participants who are under the age of 18 or over 44\n2. Women experiencing a fetal demise or infant death\n3. Women who report the following conditions also will be excluded:\n\n   * Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)\n   * Taking antiretroviral medication or chemotherapy agents\n   * Untreated, active tuberculosis\n   * T-Cell lymphotropic virus type I or type II\n   * Illicit drug use\n   * Receiving radiation therapy\n   * Exposed to anthrax\n   * Undergone breast surgery\n   * Known exposure to environmental toxins\n   * Active hepatitis B and C\n   * Prescription drug use incompatible with lactation","44 Years",{"count":286,"type":21},178,[24],"The innovative platform MILC is designed to provide an integrated and comprehensive professional and social support network with personalized breastfeeding (BF) education to target exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) and any BF behaviors in low-income Hispanic women. Formative research conducted for the development of MILC and results from pilot testing will help guide the completion of the development and testing of this prototype that specifically caters to Hispanic women. In the long term, MILC has the potential to increase the rates of EBF and any BF up to 12 months.",[28],[62,291,292,293],"breastfeeding education","breastfeeding support","exclusive breastfeeding","2024-07-24",{"date":296,"type":37},"2024-07-26",{"date":298,"type":21},"2024-08",{"date":300,"type":21},"2025-06",{"name":302,"class":303},"Benten Technologies, Inc.","INDUSTRY",3,{"id":306,"slug":307,"hasResults":11,"nctId":308,"briefTitle":309,"officialTitle":310,"acronym":311,"eligibilityCriteria":312,"healthyVolunteers":11,"sex":16,"minAge":313,"maxAge":314,"enrollmentInfo":315,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":22,"phases":317,"briefSummary":318,"conditions":319,"keywords":4,"overallStatus":33,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":321,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":322,"startDateStruct":324,"completionDateStruct":326,"leadSponsor":328,"locationsCount":4},"100544709","providing-breastfeeding-support-after-discharge-from-hospital-to-improve-growth-and-development-of-malnourished-infants-100544709","NCT06372418","Providing Breastfeeding Support After Discharge From Hospital to Improve Growth and Development of Malnourished Infants","Enhancing Growth and Development Among Malnourished Infants Recovering From a Serious Illness (IBAMI-2)","IBAMI-2","Inclusion Criteria:\n\nInfants admitted to Kilifi County Hospital (KCH) aged between 4 weeks and 12 weeks old\n\nAND Wasting or underweight assessed by Weight-for-length Z-score (WFLz)\\\u003C-2 OR Weight-for-age Z-score (WFAz) \\\u003C-2\n\nOR Mid upper arm circumference (MUAC)\\\u003C110mm OR presence of bilateral pitting oedema AND\n\n* Any possibility to breastfeed (carer of reproductive age willing to breastfeed and infant without clinical abnormalities obstructing breastfeeding\n* Caregivers consent to participation in the study\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\nInfants with no possibility to breastfeed. OR Infants with congenital abnormalities that would affect breastfeeding e.g. cleft palate or invalidate the use of normal growth standards.\n\n\\-","4 Weeks","12 Weeks",{"count":316,"type":21},250,[24],"The current guidelines used to manage malnutrition among infants aged below 6 months (u6m) recommend that infants admitted to hospital with malnutrition be supported to reestablish exclusive breastfeeding before discharge. Studies have shown that reestablishing exclusive breastfeeding among infants being treated for acute malnutrition is possible. However, follow-up of the infants after discharge has revealed poor growth raising questions about what happens to infant feeding practices after discharge and whether providing breastfeeding support to mothers after discharge would help improve the recovery and growth of their infants.\n\nProviding a package of home-based care with breastfeeding support to mothers of infants u6m recovering from acute malnutrition has the potential to improve the retention of exclusive breastfeeding and lead to enhanced infant growth and survival. To date, no such post-discharge package of care is available in Kenya or other lower and meddle income countries (LMICs). The aim of this study is to apply participatory, qualitative and quantitative approaches to develop and evaluate the impact of a post-discharge package of care on the growth and development of acutely ill malnourished infants after discharge from hospital.",[320,28],"Malnutrition, Infant","2024-04-17",{"date":323,"type":37},"2024-04-18",{"date":325,"type":21},"2024-05",{"date":327,"type":21},"2027-02",{"name":329,"class":44},"University of Oxford",{"id":331,"slug":332,"hasResults":11,"nctId":333,"briefTitle":334,"officialTitle":334,"acronym":4,"eligibilityCriteria":335,"healthyVolunteers":83,"sex":53,"minAge":17,"maxAge":4,"enrollmentInfo":336,"targetDuration":4,"studyType":22,"phases":338,"briefSummary":339,"conditions":340,"keywords":4,"overallStatus":33,"whyStopped":4,"lastUpdateSubmitDate":341,"lastUpdatePostDateStruct":342,"startDateStruct":344,"completionDateStruct":346,"leadSponsor":348,"locationsCount":4},"100486762","impact-of-a-mobile-health-breastfeeding-counseling-intervention-for-employed-mothers-in-kenya-100486762","NCT05618288","Impact of a Mobile Health Breastfeeding Counseling Intervention for Employed Mothers in Kenya","Inclusion Criteria:\n\n* Mothers over 18 years who are employed in contract-based labor in sectors that include education, business, healthcare, commercial agriculture, tourism\u002Ffood service.\n* Mothers must reside in the greater Naivasha, Kenya area and receive maternal and child health care at the Naivasha sub-County Referral Hospital.\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Mothers of infants with cleft deformities or other abnormalities that interfere with breastfeeding.",{"count":337,"type":21},284,[24],"Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is critical for child survival, growth, and maternal health; however, over half of mothers in low and middle-income countries (LMIC). Mobile health (mHealth) describes a range of wireless technologies and techniques that seek to increase patient access to and interaction with preventive health services. This study will develop and test the feasibility of an mHealth intervention to improve support counseling for breastfeeding at a large sub-county referral hospital in Naivasha, Kenya.",[28],"2022-11-15",{"date":343,"type":37},"2022-11-16",{"date":345,"type":21},"2025-07-01",{"date":347,"type":21},"2028-06-30",{"name":349,"class":44},"Wheaton College"]