Status:
COMPLETED
Breastfeeding and Oral Contraceptives: a Randomized, Controlled Trial
Lead Sponsor:
University of New Mexico
Collaborating Sponsors:
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Conditions:
Breast Feeding
Contraception
Eligibility:
FEMALE
15-45 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Objectives To clarify the relationship between postpartum (2 weeks) use of progestin-only vs. combined oral contraceptive pills and the outcomes of breastfeeding continuation, infant growth, contrace...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- able to give informed consent
- postpartum women delivering at the University of New Mexico Hospital
- Intend to breastfeed
- Plan to use oral contraceptives as her family planning method
- Willing to be randomized to either progestin-only pills or combined pills
Exclusion
- medical contraindications to combined pills including history of thromboembolism, uncontrolled hypertension or complex migraine headaches
- preterm birth (\<37 weeks)
- small for gestational age infant (\<2500 grams)
- large for gestational age infant (\>4500 grams)
- infant with major congenital anomaly
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
197 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01465022
Start Date
January 1 2005
End Date
June 1 2008
Last Update
May 20 2016
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