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Administrative data

NCT number NCT04041505
Other study ID # MSVUREB2018-155
Secondary ID
Status Terminated
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date August 15, 2019
Est. completion date March 30, 2020

Study information

Verified date May 2021
Source Mount Saint Vincent University
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Nova Scotia has among the lowest breastfeeding rates in Canada, with less than one quarter of infants receiving Health Canada's recommended 6 months of exclusive breastfeeding. Compared with feeding formula, breastfeeding has been linked with a number of health advantages, including fewer infections, higher IQ, and a lowered risk of obesity later in life. How infants consume human milk is changing. Pumping milk has grown in popularity in recent years because some mothers may feel stigmatized breastfeeding, especially in public, but also because it allows other caregivers to help with feeding. Although pumped human milk is considered equal to breastfeeding, there is very little research in this area, especially around responsive feeding and later health outcomes. Since pumped milk is fed from a bottle, the health benefits may be lost (for instance, this may impact a baby's ability to understand if s/he is hungry or full). The primary aim of this study is to determine if the volume of human milk an infant consumes differs if they consume milk from a bottle versus the breast. The investigators will conduct a cross-over trial in which 62 mother-infant pairs will be randomized to feed at the breast or from a bottle for 24 hours, have a 24 hour wash-out period, and then 'cross-over' to another 24 hour session with the opposite 'treatment.' The volume of milk consumed at each feed within the 24 hour window (via indirect weighing, or weighing the baby before and after eating) will be recorded to determine if there are differences in milk consumption. Mother-infant pairs will complete this 3-day study three times, at 6 weeks, 4 months, and 6 months. Information from this study will help to better understand current infant feeding practices in Nova Scotia, and the potential role this plays in future health outcomes. Evidence from this study may help to identify means of improving feeding practices and promoting human milk as the main food for Nova Scotian infants, setting them on a path for the best start in life.


Description:

See attached full protocol document for full details.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Terminated
Enrollment 9
Est. completion date March 30, 2020
Est. primary completion date March 30, 2020
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group 19 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion criteria: Mother-infant dyads are eligible to participate if: - mother is aged 19 years or older, - dyads currently live in the Halifax Regional Municipality in Nova Scotia, - mother has no chronic diseases, - the baby is a healthy singleton baby who is younger than 6 weeks of age, and is fed mother's milk directly from the breast and from a bottle, - mother plans to exclusively feed their baby mother's own milk up to 6 months, - mother has/had an older child whom they successfully fed mother's own milk for a minimum of 6 months, - mother is willing to participate in three 3-day study sessions and monthly measurement sessions, and - mother provides informed consent for herself and her infant to participate. Exclusion criteria: Mother-infant dyads are ineligible to participate if: - the baby was born preterm (earlier than 37 weeks gestation), - the baby was born outside the healthy weight range of 2,500 - 4,000 g (5lb 8oz to 8lb 13oz), - the baby has a developmental delay diagnosed before the time of enrolment, - the baby is currently receiving any medical treatment except for vitamin D supplementation (no more than 400 IU/day), - the mother sought prescription medical treatment for lactation (e.g. domperidone, antibiotics, prescription nipple ointment), or - the mother plans to move in the 6 months after starting the study.

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Behavioral:
(feeding modality)
The intervention is a change in feeding modality: in both arms, infant's will consume mother's milk. The difference in arms is the modality in which human milk is consumed: either directly from the breast, or from a bottle.

Locations

Country Name City State
Canada MAMA Lab, Mount Saint Vincent University Halifax Nova Scotia

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Mount Saint Vincent University Queen's University, University of Prince Edward Island

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Other Feeding environment To gain a better understanding of current infant feeding practices, including responsive feeding, among caregivers in the Halifax Regional Municipality, contextualize why women are pumping, and gain insight around how human milk is handled, stored, and prepared through open-ended one-on-one interviews with mothers. Between 6 weeks and 6 months
Primary Volume of milk consumption To assess if the volume of human milk consumed by infants differs by feeding modality (bottle feeding human milk versus breastfeeding), assessed as overall milk volume consumed over 24 hours, measured by indirect weighs at each feed during a 24-hour period. 24 hours
Secondary Infant growth To determine whether change in infant anthropometric measurements (length in cm, weight in kg, head circumference in cm) and growth rates (weight-for-age [WAZ], length-for-age [LAZ], weight-for-length [WLZ], BMI-for-age z-scores [BAZ]; all computed as z-scores) differ by self-reported usual feeding modality among infants exclusively consuming human milk. Between 6 weeks and 6 months
Secondary Responsive feeding behaviors To objectively assess responsiveness of infant feeding practices, both at the breast and during bottle-feeding of human milk, by video-recording feeding sessions in participant's homes. Between 6 weeks and 6 months
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