Clinical trials: Lactation
Lactation
Recombinant Human Prolactin for Lactation Induction
The purpose of the study is to assess the safety and determine the effects of the hormone prolactin on lactation (breast milk production).
- Trial name
- NCT00181623
- Testing
- Recombinant Human Prolactin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Lactation
Combined Hormonal Versus Progestin Only Contraception During Lactation
Objective: To determine and compare the effect of low dose estrogen combined hormonal contraceptives and progestin-only contraceptives on lactation.
- Trial name
- NCT00374972
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shaare Zedek Medical Center
Lactation
Dietary Sugars Found In Breast Milk
The majority of pregnant women in the United States are either overweight or obese at conception with their offspring having greater adiposity at birth, a 2-fold greater risk of later obesity and neonatal insulin resistance.
- Trial name
- NCT02940795
- Testing
- Coke, Diet Rite
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Lactation, Other Disorders of Bone Density and Structure
Longitudinal Lactation Bone Density Study
Changes in maternal calcium metabolism are necessary during lactation to provide adequate calcium in breast milk for development of the newborn skeleton.
- Conditions
- Lactation, Other Disorders of Bone Density and Structure, Endocrine; Complications
- Trial name
- NCT01630629
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
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
Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Lactation
Iron Supplement Effect on Child Development
Objective: To evaluate the effect of Iron supplement with two different amounts (one in the higher limit and another in the lower limit of the suggested amount) according to the presence of mutations in the HFE gene in the…
- Trial name
- NCT02690675
- Testing
- Iron fortified formula milk
- Volunteers
- 133 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Rovira i Virgili
Pregnancy, Lactation
Vitamin D Half-life in Pregnancy and Lactation
This study measures the plasma half-life of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3 (25(OH)D3) in non-pregnant-non-lactating women, pregnant women at 30 wk gestational age and at 3 months post-partum in women who are exclusively breast-feeding.
- Trial name
- NCT02621827
- Testing
- Oral dose of stable isotope labeled 25(OH)D3
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical Research Council
Non-alcoholic Malt Product in Lactation
Effects of Anke Malz on Women During Lactation
Human milk is the most optimal food to provide all infants' needs before eating solid food. However, underproduction of milk is a common and concerned problem for breastfeeding women.
- Trial name
- NCT02523729
- Testing
- Anke Malz
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
Depressive Disorder, Lactation
Antidepressants During Pregnancy and Lactation: Pharmacokinetics and Clinical Implications
Background: The childbearing years are a time of increased vulnerability to the onset of mood disorders in women and a high prevalence of exposure to antidepressant drugs during pregnancy and postpartum has been reported.
- Trial name
- NCT01796132
- Testing
- SSRI/SNRI
- Where
- 5 sites in France, Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
Chagas Disease, Lactation
Study of Benznidazole Transfer Into Breastmilk in Lactating Women With Chagas Disease
The investigators propose to study the transfer of benznidazole into breastmilk from the blood of lactating women who receive the drug for the treatment of Chagas disease.
- Trial name
- LACTBENZ (NCT01547533)
- Where
- Argentina
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Niños R. Gutierrez de Buenos Aires
Chagas Disease, Lactation
Study Of Nifurtimox Transfer Into Breastmilk In Lactating Women With Chagas Disease
The investigators propose to study the transfer of nifurtimox into breastmilk of lactating women who receive the drug for the treatment of Chagas disease.
- Trial name
- LACTNFX (NCT01744405)
- Where
- Argentina
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Niños R. Gutierrez de Buenos Aires
Lactation
Baby-Friendly Community Health Services Evaluation
The Norwegian Action Plan on Nutrition aim at increasing the prevalence of breastfeeding. The initiative "Baby-Friendly Community Health Services (BFCHS)" is an initiative to reach this goal.
- Trial name
- NCT01025362
- Testing
- Lactation counseling, Standard care
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 2,032 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
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
Lactation, Bone Diseases, Endocrine
African-American Bone Metabolism and Lactation Study
The primary aim of this study is to obtain measures of amino-terminal telopeptides of procollagen 1 (P1NP), a marker of bone formation, in lactating and non-lactating post-partum African-American women both at 6-8 and at 12-14…
- Trial name
- NCT00785824
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Pregnancy, Lactation
Effect of Maternal Choline Intake on Choline Status and Health Biomarkers During Pregnancy and Lactation
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of varied maternal choline intake on maternal/fetal biomarkers of choline status, genomic expression and metabolomic profiling.
- Trial name
- NCT01127022
- Testing
- choline chloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cornell University
Lactation
Lactation Fortification Study
To investigate the impact of nutrient supplementation during lactation on levels in breast milk.
- Trial name
- NCT01747668
- Testing
- Similac Prenatal Vitamin soft-gel capsule
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 89 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abbott Nutrition
Lactation
Recombinant Human Prolactin for Lactation Induction
The purpose of the study is to assess the safety and determine the effects of the hormone prolactin on lactation (breast milk production).
- Trial name
- NCT00181649
- Testing
- Recombinant human prolactin
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Lactation Bone Loss, Infant Bone Growth
Effect of Calcium Plus Vitamin D Supplementation on Adolescent Mother and Infant Bone Health
Pregnancy and lactation are periods of high calcium requirement. Inadequate maternal calcium intake and vitamin D insufficiency may adversely affect fetal and neonatal growth and maternal bone mass particularly in adolescent…
- Trial name
- NCT01732328
- Testing
- Calcium plus vitamin D
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Malnutrition in Pregnancy, Other Disorders of Breast and Lactation Associated With Childbirth
Evaluation of Effectiveness of Cell Phone Technology as Community Based Intervention to Improve Exclusive Breast Feeding
Primary hypotheses In a hospital-based CRCT, cell phone lactational counseling starting in the third trimester of pregnancy to 24 weeks after delivery will improve the prevalence of EBF by 7.5 % (7.5% increase in EBF by…
- Trial name
- BFC (NCT01383070)
- Testing
- Lactational Counseling by Cell phone
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 1,036 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lata Medical Research Foundation, Nagpur
Inclusion Criteria:, Adult
Impact of Educational Group Intervention on the Consumption of Fruit and Vegetables
The right to food and nutrition is established in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as they are basic requirements for promoting and protecting good health.
- Conditions
- Inclusion Criteria:, Adult, No Pregnancy, No Lactation
- Trial name
- fvphc (NCT01209481)
- Testing
- nutritional education group action
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UPECLIN HC FM Botucatu Unesp