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Moringa Supplementation for Improved Milk Output

NCT05333939 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 41

Last updated 2024-10-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The overall objective is to obtain preliminary data on the effect of Moringa oleifera leaf supplementation (moringa) at 4g daily for four weeks compared to placebo to improve human milk quantity and quality and infant health. Hypothesis: Four grams of moringa daily by mouth compared to placebo will increase breastmilk output and percent of mother's own milk consumed by infant.

Conditions

  • Breastfeeding

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Moringa leaf powder

capsule ingestion

OTHER

Placebo

capsule ingestion

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Idaho

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Kentucky

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Suzanna Attia, MD · University of Kentucky

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
0 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-05-17
Primary Completion
2024-08-03
Completion
2024-08-03

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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