Status:
COMPLETED
The Effectiveness of Proactive Telephone Support Provided to Breastfeeding Mothers of Preterm Infants
Lead Sponsor:
Uppsala University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Center for Clinical Research Dalarna, Sweden
Uppsala-Örebro Regional Research Council
Conditions:
Breastfeeding
Quality of Life
Eligibility:
All Genders
Up to 36 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Although breast milk has numerous benefits for infants' development, with heightened effects in those born preterm (at \< 37 gestational weeks), mothers of preterm infants have shorter breastfeeding d...
Detailed Description
Aim and hypotheses This is a multi-centre randomized controlled trial (RCT), blinded for research team. The primary aim of the RCT is to evaluate the effectiveness of proactive telephone support on br...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- mothers with preterm infants (\< 37 gestational weeks)
- infant admitted to one of the four selected NICUs for at least 48 hours
- mother who breastfeed or express breast milk
Exclusion
- serious maternal medical or psychiatric problems at discharge
- language problems that cannot be resolved
- infant is transferred to another hospital/unit after discharge
- infant that is terminally ill
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
493 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01806480
Start Date
March 1 2013
End Date
December 1 2016
Last Update
January 16 2017
Active Locations (6)
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1
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Karlstad Hospital
Karlstad, Värmland County, Sweden, 65185
2
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Falu Hospital
Falun, Sweden, 79182
3
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Örebro University Hospital
Örebro, Sweden, 70185
4
Neonatal Intensive care Unit, Skaraborgs Hospital Skövde
Skövde, Sweden, 54185