Does telephone peer support and/or a midwife home visit in the early postnatal period increase breastfeeding duration?

ISRCTN ISRCTN17386721
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN17386721
Secondary identifying numbers N/A
Submission date
17/02/2004
Registration date
22/03/2004
Last edited
13/06/2014
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Pregnancy and Childbirth
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Prof Judith Lumley
Scientific

251 Faraday St
Carlton
3053
Australia

Phone +61 3 8341 8500
Email j.lumley@latrobe.edu.au

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Not specified
Study typeOther
Participant information sheet Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Scientific title
Study objectivesNot provided at time of registration
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedAlthough breastfeeding initiation is high in our community, less than 50% are still breastfeeding at 6 months. We aim to increase this proportion.
Intervention1. Proactive peer telephone support in the postnatal period, with a focus on encouragement with breastfeeding, social support, and referral as necessary
2. A single midwife home visit at day 7-10 postpartum, focusing on breastfeeding matters
3. This group will receive both interventions
4. The control group will receive neither intervention
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureNot provided at time of registration
Secondary outcome measuresNot provided at time of registration
Overall study start date01/07/2004
Completion date31/12/2005

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
SexFemale
Target number of participantsNot provided at time of registration
Key inclusion criteriaPrimiparous, English-speaking women from two tertiary women's hospitals in metropolitan Melbourne, Australia
Key exclusion criteriaNot provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment01/07/2004
Date of final enrolment31/12/2005

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Australia

Study participating centre

251 Faraday St
Carlton
3053
Australia

Sponsor information

Centre for the Study of Mothers' and Children's Health, La Trobe University (Australia)
University/education

251 Faraday St
Carlton
3053
Australia

Phone +61 3 8341 8500
Email csmch@latrobe.edu.au
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Funders

Funder type

Not defined

Not provided at time of registration

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan