Clinical trials: Infant Feeding Practices
Breast Feeding, Breast Milk Expression
A Cohort Study on Milk Composition, Health Outcomes, and Feeding Practices of Chinese Mothers and Infants
This is a cohort study to understand the changes of breastmilk composition in the first six months after birth of Chinese infants.
- Trial name
- Phoenix (NCT05235412)
- Testing
- Not applicable: Observational study without any interventions.
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 769 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Danone Nutricia
Overweight and Obesity
mHealth for Prevention of Childhood Obesity in Mexico
Background: The sending of text messages (short messaging service, SMS) has been proven as an effective strategy in behavior change.
- Trial name
- mHealth (NCT04250896)
- Testing
- Control group, SMS´s sending by cell phone for behavior change
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Mexican National Institute of Public Health
Lactation
The Effect of Music Practice and Marmet Technique on Lactation and Maternal Anxiety in Mothers With Premature Babies
This study was planned as a randomized controlled study to examine the effect of music practice and Marmet Technique on lactation and maternal anxiety in mothers with premature babies in the neonatal intensive care unit.The…
- Trial name
- NCT05211076
- Testing
- Music Group, Marmet Technique Group, Control group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Resmiye KAYA ODABAŞ
Feeding Behavior
Evaluation of Feeding Practices in Latin American Infants at a Medical Home in Austin, Texas
The purpose of this study is to determine the methods of formula preparation and feeding practices in Latin American households in the first 12 months of life.
- Trial name
- NCT04253938
- Testing
- Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Health Education, Community, Diet, Food, and Nutrition
Change in Child-feeding Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices With Nutrition Education Mass Media in Ghana
Optimal infant and young child feeding practices are largely inadequate in rural and poor households in Ghana. Child welfare clinics (CWCs) focus on immunization, supplementation, and growth monitoring and promotion (GMP)…
- Conditions
- Health Education, Community, Diet, Food, and Nutrition, Malnutrition, Infant Nutritional Sciences
- Trial name
- NCT02800564
- Testing
- Active mass media approach, Passive mass media approach
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada, Ghana
- Volunteers
- 689 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University
Premature, Nutrition Disorders
Comparison of the Effects of Oral Stimulation and Non-nutritive Sucking Practices
This study, it was aimed to compare the effects of oral stimulation and non-nutritive sucking practices on the transition to full oral feeding in babies with a gestational age of 26-32 weeks.
- Conditions
- Premature, Nutrition Disorders, Sucking Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT05249179
- Testing
- Pacifier, Oral stimulation
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara City Hospital Bilkent
Child Malnutrition, Breastfeeding
Impact of Behavior Change Communications and Market-based Approach to Delivering Micronutrient Powders on Stunting, Infant Feeding Practices and Anemia in Bangladesh
This complex evaluation of a large-scale program uses a cluster-randomized design where 20 geographic clusters (subdistricts) were randomized to study two sets of interventions.
- Conditions
- Child Malnutrition, Breastfeeding, Complementary Feeding, Childhood Anemia
- Trial name
- NCT01678716
- Testing
- EHC + BCC, Micronutrient powders, Mass media
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 8,800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Overweight, Obesity
Healthy Babies Through Infant Centered Feeding
Poor feeding practices during infancy contribute to obesity risk because they interfere with infant feeding self-regulation and appropriate growth patterns as infants transition from human milk and/or formula-based diets to solid…
- Conditions
- Overweight, Obesity, Infant Overnutrition, Feeding Behavior
- Trial name
- HB (NCT01816516)
- Testing
- Healthy Babies, Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 546 people
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University
Feeding Practices, Food Choices
A Mixed Methods Study on How Urban Slum Food Environments Influence Caregivers' Feeding Practices for Children Under Five Years in Pune, India
The goal of this observational study is to examine how urban slum food environments influence caregivers' feeding practices for children under five years of age in Pune.
- Conditions
- Feeding Practices, Food Choices, Maternal and Child Health
- Trial name
- FEFC (NCT07146477)
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 370 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hirabai Cowasji Jehangir Medical Research Institute
Breastfeeding, Infant Death
Support Via Online Social Networks to Promote Safe Infant Care Practices
This study aims to improve adherence to American Academy of Pediatrics safe sleep (SS) recommendations and improve rates of initiation and duration of partial and exclusive breastfeeding (BF); and reduce Black/White disparities…
- Conditions
- Breastfeeding, Infant Death, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Without Mention of Autopsy
- Trial name
- SUPERSONIC (NCT05767658)
- Testing
- Safe Sleep, Breastfeeding, Early Brain Development and Parent-Child Relationships
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Infant Nutrition Disorders, Feeding Patterns
Effectiveness of a Dietary Counseling to Prevent Early Consumption of Added Sugar and Ultra-processed Foods
The purpose of the study is to prevent the early introduction of added sugar and ultra-processed foods and evaluate the impact on breastfeeding duration, complementary feeding quality, growth and prevalence of caries during the…
- Conditions
- Infant Nutrition Disorders, Feeding Patterns, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
- Trial name
- NCT03841123
- Testing
- Dietary Counseling
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 516 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre
Breastfeeding, Complementary Feeding
A Follow-up Study on the Sustained Impact of Alive & Thrive Interventions on Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices
Alive \& Thrive (A\&T) is a multi-year initiative to improve infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices. During Phase 1 (A\&T-1, 2009-2014), funded by the Bill \& Melinda Gates Foundation, A\&T aimed to reduce undernutrition…
- Trial name
- NCT02740842
- Testing
- Interpersonal behavioral change communication, Mass media
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,400 people
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Quality Improvement, Breast-feeding
To Improve the Rate of Mother's Own Milk Feeding of Premature Infants in NICU
Thirteen hospitals in China will participate in the study, which objectives of this study is to improve the rate of mother's own milk feeding of premature infants in neonatal intensive care unit(NICU), evaluate the effectiveness…
- Conditions
- Quality Improvement, Breast-feeding, Premature Infant
- Trial name
- NCT04383379
- Testing
- Experimental: Intervention group
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people
- Sponsor
- Nanjing Medical University
Growth Retardation, Malnutrition
Nutrition Education Package for Infants and Young Child Feeding and Health in Rural Tanzania
Building on the success of community-based peer education and counselling in breastfeeding, it is possible to address young child feeding and health practices in the surveyed district.
- Trial name
- NECTAc (NCT02249754)
- Testing
- Nutrition education, Routine health education
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sokoine University of Agriculture
Describe the Infant Feeding Attitudes, Intentions of a Sample of Expectant First-time Mothers
Infant Feeding Study.09-68
Characterize a population-based sample of first-time expectant mothers with regards to maternal metabolic health and their infant feeding experience.
- Conditions
- Describe the Infant Feeding Attitudes, Intentions of a Sample of Expectant First-time Mothers, Estimate the Prevalence of Early Lactation Difficulties
- Trial name
- NCT01233427
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Infant
Exploration of Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices and Their Determinants
The goal of this observational study is to assess infant and young child-feeding practices among women living in urban areas and slums in Pune and rural areas around Pune, India, and to investigate the reasons for the adopted…
- Trial name
- NCT06307951
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 271 people
- Sponsor
- Hirabai Cowasji Jehangir Medical Research Institute
Postpartum Complication, Postpartum
Postpartum Care in the NICU Multi-Site Breastfeeding
Parents of infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) face unique barriers to long-term breastfeeding and lactation. The physical and emotional demands of having a critically ill or premature newborn combined with the…
- Conditions
- Postpartum Complication, Postpartum, PTSD, PTSD (Childbirth-Related)
- Trial name
- PeliCaN (NCT07881731)
- Testing
- NICU-informed postpartum doula support
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 640 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Breastfeeding, Bottle Feeding
Breast Versus Bottle Study
The objective of the proposed research is to conduct a within-subject experimental study that will assess the effect of feeding mode (breast- versus bottle-feeding) on the quality and outcome of infant feeding interactions.
- Trial name
- NCT03704051
- Testing
- Mode of Feeding (breastfeeding versus bottle-feeding)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
Child Malnutrition, Behavior, Maternal
Mobile Gaming App to Improve Child Nutrition in Nigeria
Undernutrition among children born to teenage mothers deserves urgent attention in Nigeria, where 27.2% of girls (15-19 years) living in rural areas have begun childbearing.
- Trial name
- NCT05181293
- Testing
- Mobile Gaming App for Nutrition Intervention
- Where
- Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 216 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Nutritional Status
Assessing the Effectiveness of Strengthening the Growth Monitoring and Promotional Activities in Rural Bangladesh
Background: To tackle the high burden of undernutrition, the government of Bangladesh has identified growth monitoring and promotion (GMP) as a priority activity in the National Nutrition Services operational plan.
- Trial name
- GMP (NCT03824756)
- Testing
- NGO supported GMP program, Non-supported GMP program
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh