Successful Breastfeeding: Effects of Skin-to Skin Care

ISRCTN ISRCTN83065254
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN83065254
Secondary identifying numbers RHC28210
Submission date
23/01/2004
Registration date
23/01/2004
Last edited
15/05/2009
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Pregnancy and Childbirth
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Mrs Susan Carfoot
Scientific

Warrington Hospital NHS Trust
Maternity Department
Lovely Lane
Warrington
WA5 1QG
United Kingdom

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Not specified
Study typeNot Specified
Scientific title
Study objectivesDoes skin-to-skin contact compared to routine care on first breast feeding experience and at 3 months improve quality and duration of breast feeding?
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedPregnancy and childbirth: Breast feeding
InterventionComparing skin-to-skin with routine care
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measure1. Success of first breast feed
2. Prevalence of breast feeding at 3 months
3. Maternal satisfaction with skin-to-skin contact
4. Midwives' attitudes to the implementation of skin-to-skin contact in labour ward
Secondary outcome measuresNot provided at time of registration
Overall study start date01/01/2001
Completion date01/01/2003

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
SexFemale
Target number of participants200
Key inclusion criteria200 healthy pregnant women +36 weeks gestation who intend to breast feed
Key exclusion criteriaNot provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment01/01/2001
Date of final enrolment01/01/2003

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

Warrington Hospital NHS Trust
Warrington
WA5 1QG
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

NHS R&D Regional Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
Government

The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom

Phone +44 (0)20 7307 2622
Email dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
Website http://www.doh.gov.uk

Funders

Funder type

Government

NHS Executive North West (UK)

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

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article results 01/03/2005 Yes No