Status:
COMPLETED
Novel Approach To Improving Lactation Support With Mobile Health Technology
Lead Sponsor:
Washington University School of Medicine
Collaborating Sponsors:
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Washington University Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences
Conditions:
Breastfeeding
Feeding Behavior
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-40 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This is a randomized trial of use of a mobile health tool (EpxBreastfeeding) aimed at improving breastfeeding adherence and duration among recent mothers who self identify as motivated to breastfeed. ...
Detailed Description
Immediately following delivery, mothers are given the task of learning to care for a newborn, coping with rapid hormone changes, and in many cases, learning to breastfeed, all with minimal contact wit...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Pregnant women age 18 to 40 years
- Singleton birth (e.g. no twins or triplets)
- Prenatal intention to breastfeed
- Have a mobile phone capable of receiving SMS text messages and phone calls
- Know how to send a text message
- ≥4th grade literacy level
Exclusion
- Non-fluent in English
- Known fetal anomaly
- Infant delivery \<37 weeks
- \>3 days in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)
- Medical history: pre-pregnancy BMI \>50, history of thyroid disorders, failed one hour and three hour glucola test or if they ever needed oral hypoglycemic, hypertension (HTN) before/during pregnancy, postpartum hemorrhage
- Medically contraindicated for breastfeeding (provider's judgment)
- Women who will breastfeed but not from their own breast (e.g. buy breast milk on the Internet/milk bank)
- Women who are hesitant about answering a series of text messages regularly
- Women who are unable to be contacted by SMS text message or are unwilling to provide their contact number
- Women with neurologic, anatomic, or cognitive disorders that are unable to consent and/or answer text messages
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 30 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
218 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03332108
Start Date
September 1 2017
End Date
December 30 2018
Last Update
July 2 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Washington University School of Medicine, Barnes Jewish Hospital
St Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110