Early Breastfeeding Cessation - is It Possible to Prevent?

September 1, 2005 updated by: University of Aarhus

A Randomised Community Based Experimental Trial in the Health Visitor's Practice Field

The purpose of this study is to investigate if a postnatal public health breastfeeding intervention relying on the importance of the psychosocial factors can prolong the period with exclusive breastfeeding duration among mothers who want to breastfeed.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Breastfeeding is a complex learned behaviour and not a capability which comes naturally with motherhood. Different types of professional recommendations have been used to support the new mother in this process.

Randomised studies have shown that postnatal support can influence the breastfeeding duration positively. Various studies has offered different kinds of interventions with home visits and/or telephone calls as the generally used approach, but the proper follow-up on the breastfeeding support in the postnatal period after the mother leaves the hospital is not yet clear.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

1456

Phase

  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Denmark
      • Aarhus, Denmark, DK-8000 Aarhus C
        • Institute of Publich Health, Department of Nursing Science, University of Aarhus

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

1 second and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

N/A

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Danish mother, single child, gestational age of not less than 37 full weeks

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Mothers with an ethic background other than Danish, preterm delivery,twin birth

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Breastfeeding duration

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Satisfaction with the breastfeeding period

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Aarhus

Collaborators

Lundbeck Foundation
Sygekassernes Helsefond
Ringkjobing Amt
Ribe Amt

Investigators

  • Study Director: Ingegerd Harder, Ph.D., Department of Nursing Science, University of Aarhus

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

February 1, 2004

Study Completion

April 1, 2005

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 1, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 1, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

September 5, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

September 5, 2005

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 1, 2005

Last Verified

September 1, 2005

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • SUN-2002-653

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