Motivational Interviewing to Promote Sustained Breastfeeding

NCT00579605 | Completed DMC

• 2 other identifiers: 0273-06-FBUNMC MIHERO Internal Grant
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 11
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

1. 1.Evaluate the cultural appropriateness of an intervention protocol related to: a) motivational interviewing technique; b) stool, urine, and breast milk sample collection; and c) infant breastfeeding test weight procedure.
2. 2.Compare Motivational Interviewing with an attention intervention (infant safety) on: a) breastfeeding self-efficacy, b) intended length of breastfeeding, and c) duration of breastfeeding.
3. 3.Examine urine samples of infants for the presence of the inflammatory cytokine (LTE4) and evaluate fecal and breast milk samples of infants for human milk oligosaccharide levels.

Conditions

Breastfeeding

Keywords

Breastfeeding; Self-efficacy; Motivational Interviewing

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Days of any breastfeeding

  Number of days of any breastfeeding

  From delivery to 6 months after birth

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Increased Breastfeeding self-efficacy

  From birth to 6 months after delivery

• Increased intention to breastfeed for 6 months

  From birth to 6 months

Study Arms (1)

1 Motivational Interviewing

EXPERIMENTAL

1 intervention group 1 attention intervention group Behavioral: Motivational Interviewing Client-centered strategy that may decrease ambivalence in behavior performance

Behavioral: Motivational Interviewing

Interventions

Motivational Interviewing BEHAVIORAL

Client-centered strategy that may decrease ambivalence in behavior performance with attention intervention (infant safety) on: a) breastfeeding self-efficacy, b) intended length of breastfeeding, and c) duration of breastfeeding.

Also known as: Counseling

1 Motivational Interviewing

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 17 Years - 45 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may not qualify if:

• Mothers who report that they will not breastfeed will be excluded.
• Infants with a birth weight \< 2500 gms, are \< 37 weeks gestation, or diagnosed with any significant health problems, significant postnatal problems requiring NICU admission, symptoms of drug withdrawal, or a bilirubin \> 15 mg% will be not be recruited for the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Nebraska: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Breast Feeding

Interventions

Motivational Interviewing; Counseling

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Feeding Behavior; Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Directive Counseling; Mental Health Services; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities; Health Services; Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services; Community Health Services

Study Officials

• Susan M Wilhelm, RNC, PhD

  University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Nursing

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 19, 2007
• First Posted: December 24, 2007
• Study Start: September 6, 2006
• Study Completion: December 1, 2007
• Last Updated: August 31, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-08