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The Merit Study (Manual Expression pRemature InfanTs)

NCT02776332 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 116

Last updated 2018-09-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine how the duration of manual expression affects milk volumes and levels of breastfeeding self-efficacy in mothers of premature infants.

The specific aims of this study are to determine if the duration of manual expression in mothers of premature infants will result in: (a) an increase in breastfeeding self-efficacy (b) a difference in milk volume and (c) a correlation between breastfeeding self-efficacy and milk volume.

Conditions

  • Breast Milk Expression

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Manual Expression of Breastmilk

Breastfeeding log for 14 days after delivery Video of manual expression for teaching and reinforcement Complete breastfeeding self-efficacy scale at 1 day and 14 days after delivery

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • St. Louis Children's Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Cynthia Russell, PhD · Univeristy of Missouri Kansas City

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-05-26
Primary Completion
2018-12-31
Completion
2018-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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