Using a Wearable Breast Simulator Breastfeeding Education Provided to Pregnant Women and Their Wives Mothers' Perceived Partner Support, Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy and Determining the Influence of Fathers on Breastfeeding

NCT06778993 · Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 54

Last updated 2025-03-14

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Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the impact of breastfeeding education using a wearable breast simulator on perceived spousal support, breastfeeding self-efficacy, and breastfeeding outcomes in pregnant women and their spouses. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Does education with a wearable breast simulator improve mothers' breastfeeding self-efficacy and perceived spousal support compared to standard education? Does this intervention positively influence fathers' involvement in breastfeeding and overall breastfeeding outcomes? Researchers will compare participants receiving the wearable simulator-based breastfeeding education to those receiving standard care to determine its effects on these outcomes.

Participants will:

Complete demographic and pre-test questionnaires, including breastfeeding self-efficacy and spousal support scales.

Attend two 25-minute theoretical and two 25-minute simulation-based training sessions using a wearable breast simulator.

Fathers will practice breastfeeding techniques, including baby positioning and milk expression, with the simulator.

Postpartum, participants will be assessed at the hospital and during follow-ups at home (1st and 6th weeks) for changes in perceived spousal support, breastfeeding self-efficacy, and fathers' involvement in breastfeeding.

Conditions

  • Breastfeeding

Interventions

OTHER

Breastfeeding Education Program Accompanied by a Wearable (Hybrid) Simulator

This training is conducted in both theoretical and practical formats. The theoretical training consists of two sessions, each lasting 25 minutes, with a 10-minute break in between, totaling 60 minutes. Following the theoretical training, simulation-based skill training is conducted. This phase also comprises two sessions of 25 minutes each, with a 10-minute break, making a total duration of 60 minutes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Gazi University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ayten Şenturk Erenel · Lokman Hekim University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-11-01
Primary Completion
2025-03-24
Completion
2025-04-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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