The Effect of Varied Intensities of Breastfeeding Peer Support on Duration of Breastfeeding Among Oregon WIC Participants

April 21, 2014 updated by: Julie Reeder, Oregon WIC Program
The U.S. Surgeon General has recommended that peer counseling to support breastfeeding become a core service of the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC). As of 2008, 50 percent of WIC clients received services from local WIC agencies that offered peer counseling. Little is known as to the effectiveness of these peer counseling programs. Randomized controlled trials of peer counseling interventions among low-income women in the U.S. showed increases in breastfeeding initiation and duration, but it is doubtful that the level of support provided could be scaled up to service WIC clients nationally. The investigators tested whether a telephone peer counseling program among WIC participants could increase breastfeeding initiation, duration and exclusivity.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

1948

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

  • ADULT
  • OLDER_ADULT
  • CHILD

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnant Oregon WIC participants in Jackson, Washington and Hood River counties or Umatilla Morrow Head Start.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • WIC participant outside of the 4 study agencies.

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: SINGLE_GROUP

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
NO_INTERVENTION: Control
Participants receive standard WIC breastfeeding support but do not have contact with a breastfeeding peer counselor
OTHER: Low Intensity
Participants will receive four scheduled phone calls from a peer counselor. Two prenatal calls and 2 postpartum.
Other: Telephone-based breastfeeding peer counseling
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: High Intensity
Participants will receive eight scheduled phone contacts from a peer counselor. Two are prenatal and 6 are postpartum.
Other: Telephone-based breastfeeding peer counseling

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Exclusive breastfeeding
Time Frame: 6 months postpartum
6 months postpartum

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Exclusive breastfeeding
Time Frame: 3 months postpartum
3 months postpartum

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Partial Breastfeeding
Time Frame: 3 months
3 months
Partial breastfeeding
Time Frame: 6 months postpartum
6 months postpartum

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Oregon WIC Program

Collaborators

USDA Food and Nutrition Service

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

July 1, 2005

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

July 1, 2007

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

December 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 17, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 21, 2014

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

April 22, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

April 22, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 21, 2014

Last Verified

April 1, 2014

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Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • FY04 WIC Special Project Grant

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