Status:

COMPLETED

Kansas University Teen Mothers Project

Lead Sponsor:

University of Kansas

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

Conditions:

Pregnant Adolescents

Eligibility:

FEMALE

15-18 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Breastfeeding initiation and duration in adolescent mothers.

Detailed Description

Randomized clinical trial to test the effects of a comprehensive prenatal, in-hospital, and postpartum education and support intervention on breastfeeding initiation and duration among teenage mothers...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 15-18 years
  • Adolescents intending to keep their newborns
  • 14 to 27 weeks of gestation
  • Ability to speak and read English
  • Possession or access to a telephone for study contact

Exclusion

  • Multiple gestation pregnancy
  • Premature birth
  • Infant with cleft lip/palate, congenital heart defects, Down Syndrome, neural tube defects, or other conditions warranting the newborn's admission to neonatal intensive care
  • Subjects treated for significant complications during labor and birth that prohibit or delay breastfeeding beyond 48 hours or that have other conditions for which breastfeeding is contraindicated (e.g. HIV)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2003

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

390 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00222118

Start Date

October 1 2003

End Date

September 1 2007

Last Update

November 9 2012

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University of Kansas Medical Center

Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66160