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BreastfeedingSTAMNCT03973476

Effectiveness of Midwife Phone Support With the to Reduce the Early Abandonment of Breastfeeding

A study testing Phone care support by midwife in people with Breastfeeding, run by Fundacio d'Investigacio en Atencio Primaria Jordi Gol i Gurina.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of telephone support of the reference midwife, in relation to the abandonment of breastfeeding of primiparous mothers and to identify, both the risk factors and the protective factors for the early abandonment of breastfeeding. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 40 years, women onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Breastfeeding
What is being tested?
Phone care support by midwife
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
220 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
1 Jan 2012to 31 Dec 2017
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 40 years
  • Women only
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Primiparians who carry out the follow-up of pregnancy for the midwife
  • The pregnant woman is of low risk
  • Possibility of the mother to make calls to the mobile phone.
  • The pregnant woman wishes to participate in the study.

Who cannot join

  • Maternal or fetal pathology that can condition maternal breastfeeding.
  • idiomatic barrier.
  • Prematurity.
  • Baby with weight <2,500 gr. at birth
  • Home delivery during the puerperium

About this study

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of telephone support of the reference midwife, in relation to the abandonment of breastfeeding of primiparous mothers and to identify, both the risk factors and the protective factors for the early abandonment of breastfeeding.

Material and Method Randomized parallel controlled clinical trial.

Read the detailed description

Sample: 220 primiparous mothers with access, during the 8 weeks postpartum, to a mobile phone to contact the midwife randomization of 110 mothers to the experimental group and 110 to the control group. The mothers of the experimental group will be offered the mobile phone number to contact their midwife after delivery. The mothers of the control group will receive the usual attention of the portfolio of services that includes the spontaneous visit in the center, the telephone call in the center, the home visit and the health education groups.

Conditions
Breastfeeding
Being tested
Phone care support by midwife
Keywords
phone support; midwife; early abandonment of breastfeeding
Medical subject headings
Breast Feeding

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Phone care support by midwifeOther

    Mothers can call the midwife's telephone every working day from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Study groups in NCT03973476
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Intervention groupExperimentalMothers received a phone support service with their midwife during the 8 weeks after childbirth.
Receives: Other: Phone care support by midwife
Control groupNo interventionMothers received standard postpartum care

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Percentage of participants who breast-feed at 3 months of intervention

    Women who still breastfeed 3 months after the intervention with respect to the control arm

    Measured: 3 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted4 Jun 2019
  2. Study start1 Jan 2012
  3. Primary completion31 Dec 2014
  4. Study completion31 Dec 2017

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Health services research
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Participant
Enrolment
220 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03973476
Sponsor's protocol ID
P10/53-STAM
Acronym
STAM
Status last verified
Apr 2019
First submitted
29 Apr 2019
Last updated
4 Jun 2019
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Phone care support by midwife in people with Breastfeeding, run by Fundacio d'Investigacio en Atencio Primaria Jordi Gol i Gurina.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 4 Jun 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Percentage of participants who breast-feed at 3 months of intervention (time frame: 3 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 4 Jun 2019.

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