Influence of Unrestricted Introduction of Pacifiers on Breastfeeding Duration
The Missing Answer: When is it Safe to Introduce the Pacifier to the Breastfed Baby? A Multicenter, Randomized, Control Trial
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
We will enroll 1010 mother-infant dyads in a randomized trial exploring the effect of distribution of the pacifier during the first days of life on breastfeeding prevalence and duration. .
Trial Health
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Jan 2020
Typical duration for not_applicable
6 active sites
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
June 6, 2019
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
June 10, 2019
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
January 1, 2020
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 1, 2022
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 1, 2022
CompletedJune 10, 2019
June 1, 2019
2.9 years
June 6, 2019
June 7, 2019
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding
To compare the prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding at three, four and six months in infants between groups randomized to unrestricted pacifier group and restricted pacifier group
up to 24 weeks
Secondary Outcomes (1)
infant feeding - breastfeeding duration
up to 24 weeks
Study Arms (2)
A: unrestricted pacifier
EXPERIMENTALrecommendation to offer a pacifier at the facility providing maternity and newborn services the first days of life
restricted pacifierr
ACTIVE COMPARATORrecommendation not to offer a pacifier to normal new born infant at the maternity thre first days of live
Interventions
offer a pacifier to normal newborn infants the first days of life
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Understands the benefits and risk for offer liberally the pacifier during their stay at the maternity.
- Expressed an intention to breast feed exclusively their infant for at least 3 -months
- Possibility of contact by telephone
- Has the decision to offer a pacifier to the newborn infant , but not definite opinion about when are going to offer a pacifier
- Primiparous single birth
- Mother´s age 18 years or more
You may not qualify if:
- Maternal risk factors for lactation
- Lack of noticeable breast enlargement during pregnancy
- Flat or inverted nipples
- Variation in breast appearance (marked asymmetry, hypoplastic, tubular)
- Any previous breast surgery, including plastics procedure
- Psychosocial problems (eg, depression, poor or negative support of breastfeeding
- Mother with a chronic condition that could influence development , including feeding ability
- Mother with eating or mental disorder.
- Mothers who smoke during pregnancy
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (6)
Hospital Privado de del Sur
Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires, 8000, Argentina
Hospital Italiano de buenos Aires
CABA, Buenos Aires, 1199ABB, Argentina
Sanatorio de la Trinidad
CABA, Buenos Aires, 1425, Argentina
Alejandro Jenik
Olivos, Buenos Aires, 1636, Argentina
Hospital Municipal Materno Infantil de San Isidro "Dr. Carlos Gianantonio"t
San Isidro, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Centro Agustin Rocca HIBA
San Justo, Buenos Aires, B1702, Argentina
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
alejandro G Jenik, MD
Fundacion para el Estudio y la Prevencion de la Muerte Infantil y Perinatal
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Aleajndro G Jenik, MD
Fundacion para erl Estudio y Prevencionde la Muerte Subita y Perinatal
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- SUPPORTIVE CARE
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Professor consultant pediatrics
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
June 6, 2019
First Posted
June 10, 2019
Study Start
January 1, 2020
Primary Completion
December 1, 2022
Study Completion
December 1, 2022
Last Updated
June 10, 2019
Record last verified: 2019-06
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will share
- Shared Documents
- STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF, CSR, ANALYTIC CODE
- Time Frame
- data will be available within 6 months of study
- Access Criteria
- data access requests will be reviewed by an external independent review panel. Requestors will be required to sifn a Data Access Agreement
weight,gestational age,mother age, vaginal, cesarean,bedsharing, contact skin to skin