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Father-involvement Telephone Support Intervention on Breastfeeding: RCT

NCT05109988 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 649

Last updated 2025-12-30

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Summary

The World Health Organization advocates for breastfeeding as the best source of food for optimal infant development, which reduces the risk of infant mortality and morbidity. The objectives of this study are to evaluate the effect of a father-involvement breastfeeding telephone support intervention on prevalence and duration of exclusive breastfeeding, postnatal depression and parent-infant bonding. The intervention consists of four weekly 20-30 minutes telephone-administered counselling sessions on breastfeeding, delivered individually in the first month postpartum for mothers and fathers. We expect that women who receive the intervention will have a higher rate and longer duration of exclusive breastfeeding, fewer depressive symptoms and better parent-child relationship. The knowledge gained from this study can provide direction for the development of flexible, accessible and culturally sensitive interventions to promote breastfeeding and mental health in Chinese society.

Conditions

  • Breast Feeding, Exclusive
  • Parents

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Breastfeeding telephone support

The intervention consists of four weekly 20-30 minutes telephone-administered counselling sessions on breastfeeding, delivered individually in the first month postpartum for mothers and fathers.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Fei Wan Ngai, PhD · The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-04-18
Primary Completion
2025-07-28
Completion
2025-07-28

Countries

  • Hong Kong

Study Locations

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