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 |
| Protocol serial number | N/A |
| Sponsor | Centre for the Study of Mothers' and Children's Health, La Trobe University (Australia) |
| Funder | Not provided at time of registration |
- 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
Scientific
251 Faraday St
Carlton
3053
Australia
| Phone | +61 3 8341 8500 |
|---|---|
| j.lumley@latrobe.edu.au |
Study information
| Primary study design | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Study type | Participant information sheet |
| Scientific title | |
| Study objectives | Not provided at time of registration |
| Ethics approval(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Although breastfeeding initiation is high in our community, less than 50% are still breastfeeding at 6 months. We aim to increase this proportion. |
| Intervention | 1. 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 type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure(s) |
Not provided at time of registration |
| Key secondary outcome measure(s) |
Not provided at time of registration |
| Completion date | 31/12/2005 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Adult |
| Sex | Female |
| Key inclusion criteria | Primiparous, English-speaking women from two tertiary women's hospitals in metropolitan Melbourne, Australia |
| Key exclusion criteria | Not provided at time of registration |
| Date of first enrolment | 01/07/2004 |
| Date of final enrolment | 31/12/2005 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- Australia
Study participating centre
251 Faraday St
Carlton
3053
Australia
3053
Australia
Results and Publications
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
|---|---|
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
| IPD sharing plan |
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participant information sheet | Participant information sheet | 11/11/2025 | 11/11/2025 | No | Yes |
