Clinical trials: Breast Feeding
Malnutrition, Wasting
Nutritional Impact of Moringa Oleifera Leaf Supplementation in Mothers and Children
Studies to date on the effects of Moringa oleifera in diabetes and anemia and animal studies that examine the utility of moringa for increased milk and litter yield are of small scale, however high-quality large-scale placebo or…
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Wasting, Growth Failure
- Trial name
- NCT04587271
- Testing
- Moringa oleifera (high dose), Moringa oleifera (low dose)
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Suzanna L Attia
Low Birth Weight
DarDar Nutrition Study in HIV Breastfeeding Women
This study being conducted in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to determine if a protein-calorie supplementation (PCS) and micronutrient supplement (MNS) will have an impact on health outcomes for HIV-infected pregnant women and their…
- Trial name
- DarDar2B (NCT01461863)
- Testing
- Porridge protein calorie supplement, multivitamin
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Breastfeeding, Contraception
Safety of the Etonogestrel-releasing Implant During the Puerperium of Healthy Women
The purpose of this study to assess the safety of the etonogestrel-releasing subdermal implant (Implanon) inserted during the immediate puerperium of healthy women.
- Trial name
- NCT00828542
- Testing
- etonogestrel implant, depot medroxyprogesterone acetate
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Smoking, Cigarette, Breastfeeding
Lung and Breast Cancer Prevention by an Integrated Intervention of Maternal Smoking Cessation and Breastfeeding
This pilot clinical trial aims to integrate maternal smoking cessation and breastfeeding interventions to enhance both cancer prevention behaviors.
- Trial name
- NCT05123118
- Testing
- Integrated intervention of smoking cessation and breastfeeding
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xiaozhong Wen
Pain, Breastfeeding
The Effect of Neuraxial Analgesia on Maternal Breastfeeding
A previous randomized trial showed a possible negative association with labor neuraxial analgesia with high compared to low doses of fentanyl, and breastfeeding at 6 weeks postpartum.
- Trial name
- NCT01074190
- Testing
- Group 1, Group 2, Group 3
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 345 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Breastfeeding
Intergenerational Transmission of Low-calorie Sweeteners Via Breast Milk
This project aims to measure the widely consumed low-calorie sweeteners (LCS) sucralose and acesulfame-potassium, in maternal breast milk and plasma at pre-specified timepoints over 72 hours and in a single sample of infants'…
- Trial name
- NCT05379270
- Testing
- Diet soda
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
Norovirus Infections
A Study to Evaluate Vaxart's Oral Bivalent GI.1/GII.4 Norovirus Vaccine in Healthy Lactating Females and Their Nursing Infants
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of an oral bivalent GI.1/GII.4 norovirus vaccine administration in healthy lactating female participants and to assess the short-term immunogenicity…
- Trial name
- NCT07254728
- Testing
- VXA-G1.1-NN, VXA-G2.4-NS
- Where
- 5 sites in South Africa
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vaxart
HIV Infections
Safety and Drug Detection Study of Dapivirine Vaginal Ring and Oral TRUVADA® in Breastfeeding Mother-Infant Pairs
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and drug detection of the dapivirine vaginal ring and oral Truvada in breastfeeding mother-infant pairs.
- Trial name
- NCT04140266
- Testing
- Dapivirine (DPV) Vaginal Ring (VR)-004, Truvada Tablet
- Where
- 4 sites in Malawi, South Africa and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 394 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Late Preterm Infant
Feeding and Wellness Among Late Preterm Infants
1. The first aim of this proposal is to pilot the feasibility of weekly phone monitoring of infant feeding and illness patterns in a socio-economically and racially diverse population.
- Trial name
- NCT00470717
- Testing
- Weekly telephone call
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Exclusive Breast Feeding
Comparison of Breast Feeding Counseling and Video Demonstration on Exclusive Breast Feeding Rates at 6 Weeks
The investigators hypothesize that counseling of mothers will increase exclusive breast feeding rates at six weeks postnatal age.
- Trial name
- NCT00983489
- Testing
- video demonstration, counselling
- Volunteers
- 1,411 people
- Sponsor
- Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital
Prematurity; Extreme, Feeding Disorder Neonatal
Early Protein Supplementation in Extremely Preterm Infants Fed Human Milk
The central hypothesis of this clinical trial is that, in extremely preterm infants, protein-enriched human milk diets compared to usual human milk diets during the first 2 weeks after birth increase fat-free mass (FFM)-for-age Z…
- Conditions
- Prematurity; Extreme, Feeding Disorder Neonatal, Breast Milk Expression, Growth Failure
- Trial name
- NCT04325308
- Testing
- Protein-enriched human milk diet, Usual human milk diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Smoking, Cigarette, Breastfeeding
Postpartum Smoking Relapse Prevention by Breastfeeding Promotion
This is a randomized controlled trial to prevent postpartum smoking relapse by breastfeeding promotion. The intervention group (N=30) will receive multicomponent breastfeeding intervention from late pregnancy to 6 months…
- Trial name
- NCT04670822
- Testing
- Breastfeeding promotion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Breast Feeding
A Mobile, Semi-automated Text Message-based Intervention to Prevent Perceived Low or Insufficient Milk Supply
The purpose of this pilot randomized trial is to determine the effectiveness, feasibility, and acceptability of a mobile, semi-automated text message-based intervention (MILK) to prevent perceived low or insufficient milk supply…
- Trial name
- MILK (NCT02724969)
- Testing
- MILK or Text4Baby text message intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Insufficient Lactation
Improving Lactation Success in Black Mothers of Critically Ill Infants
Racial disparities result in Black infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) receiving less breast milk (BM) than White and Hispanic infants.1 BM improves infant health yet mothers of critically ill infants produce…
- Trial name
- NCT05147987
- Testing
- Hands free wearable breast pump
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Complications; Contraceptive, Female Lactation
Early Versus Standard Postpartum Insertion of the Etonogestrel Contraceptive Implant
A highly effective single rod contraceptive implant is now available for use in the US. Delays in the insertion of the device until later in the postpartum period may negatively impact initiation rates.
- Trial name
- NCT00847587
- Testing
- Etonogestrel contraceptive implant
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Osteoporosis
Impact of Vitamin D Supplementation on Lactation Associated Bone Loss
Studies have shown that lactation is associated with a loss of bone density from four to seven percent at the spine and hip among women who lactate for six months. Decline in bone density with lactation occurs rapidly.
- Trial name
- NCT00903344
- Testing
- Vitamin D3, Multivitamin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Leigh Eck, MD
Postpartum Contraception
Postpartum Levonorgestrel-releasing Intrauterine System and Breastfeeding
This will be a randomized clinical trial of 190 women aged 18-45 who plan to breastfeed their infant for at least 6 months and desire to use the LNG-IUS as their primary contraceptive method postpartum.
- Trial name
- PPIUD1 (NCT01555931)
- Testing
- Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Pregnancy, Overweight and Obesity
Diabetes Prevention Program Feasibility Study of Breastfeeding
The purpose of this study is to learn about the impact of the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) coupled with intensive breastfeeding support to help overweight or obese pregnant women lose weight postpartum, improve their blood…
- Trial name
- NCT04021602
- Testing
- Diabetes Prevention Program, Breastfeeding Education, Usual Care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Breast Feeding, Exclusive
Childhood Risk Reduction Program in Hispanics
Childhood obesity is a serious problem in the United States, as it increases the risk for various cardiometabolic, pulmonary, and psychosocial complications for children, which often continue into adulthood.
- Trial name
- ECOR-H (NCT03903146)
- Testing
- Early Childhood Obesity Risk-Reduction Program in Hispanics
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ana Maria Linares
HIV Infections
Evaluating Strategies to Reduce Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV Infection in Resource-Limited Countries
The purpose of this study was to examine, in an integrated and comprehensive fashion, three critical questions currently facing HIV-infected pregnant and postpartum women and their infants: 1.
- Trial name
- PROMISE (NCT01061151)
- Testing
- Zidovudine (ZDV), Nevirapine (NVP): Antepartum Mothers, Emtricitabine-tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (Truvada [TRV]) tail
- Where
- 14 sites in India, Malawi and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 3,747 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)