Home Based Peer Support Program for Mothers With Low Breastfeeding Self-efficacy
BFPS
Effectiveness of a Home-based Peer Support Program for Chinese Mothers With Low Breastfeeding Self-efficacy to Increase the Exclusivity and Duration of Breastfeeding: a Randomized Controlled Trial
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
An online home-based breastfeeding peer support programme is proposed to support mothers who are giving birth to their first-born. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of this programme in improving breastfeeding practices among women with low breastfeeding self-efficacy. It is hypothesized that participants who received online home-based peer support will exclusively breastfeed for longer duration, have higher breastfeeding self-efficacy, and lower post-partum depression symptoms when compared to those receiving only standard care.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Aug 2021
Typical duration for not_applicable
2 active sites
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
October 29, 2020
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
November 9, 2020
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
August 13, 2021
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
January 18, 2024
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
January 18, 2024
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
January 20, 2025
CompletedFebruary 17, 2026
August 1, 2023
2.4 years
October 29, 2020
September 11, 2024
January 27, 2026
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (4)
Infant Feeding Status: Exclusive Breastfeeding
Number/ proportion of participants who practice exclusive breastfeeding at 1 months postpartum.
At 1 month postpartum
Infant Feeding Status: Exclusive Breastfeeding
Number/ proportion of participants who practiced exclusive breastfeeding at 2 month postpartum.
At 2 months postpartum
Infant Feeding Status: Exclusive Breastfeeding
Number/ proportion of participants that practice exclusive breastfeeding at 4 months postpartum.
At 4 months postpartum
Infant Feeding Status: Exclusive Breastfeeding
Number/ proportion of participants that practice exclusive breastfeeding at 6 months postpartum.
At 6 months postpartum
Secondary Outcomes (7)
Women's Self-efficacy in Breastfeeding
At baseline, 2 months and 4 months postpartum
Women's Self-efficacy in Breastfeeding at Baseline
At baseline
Women's Self-efficacy in Breastfeeding at 2 Months Postpartum
At 2 months postpartum
Women's Self-efficacy in Breastfeeding at 4 Months Postpartum
At 4 months postpartum
Women's Postpartum Depression at Baseline
At baseline
- +2 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
Online Home-based peer support intervention
EXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive intervention on top of standard usual care.
Standard usual care
NO INTERVENTIONParticipants will receive standard usual care.
Interventions
Online Home-based peer support will be provided to support participants' breastfeeding. There will be a minimum of 2 and maximum of 3 home visits between trained peer counsellors and participants. Each session will last approximately 30 minutes.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Primiparous mothers
- Intend to breastfeed
- Have low breastfeeding self-efficacy (between 14 to 32)
- Have singleton pregnancy and live birth
- Have term infant (37-42 weeks gestational)
- Cantonese speaking
- Hong Kong resident
- Have no serious medical or obstetrical complications
You may not qualify if:
- Infant is \<37 week gestation
- Infant has Apgar score \<8 at five minutes
- Infant has birthweight \<2,500 grams
- Infant has any severe medical conditions or congenital malformations
- Infant is placed in the special care baby unit for more than 48 hours after birth
- Infant is placed in the neonatal intensive care unit at any time after birth
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (2)
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Queen Mary Hospital
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Related Publications (1)
Lok KYW, Choi MSL, Ko RWT, Chau PPH, Lam CCO, Chang YS, Bick D. Effectiveness of a home-based peer support programme for Chinese mothers with low breastfeeding self-efficacy to increase the exclusivity and duration of breastfeeding: study protocol of a randomised control trial. BMJ Open. 2024 Jul 23;14(7):e081897. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-081897.
PMID: 39043588DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Dr Kris Lok
- Organization
- The University of Hong Kong
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Kris YW Lok, PhD
The University of Hong Kong
Publication Agreements
- PI is Sponsor Employee
- No
- Restrictive Agreement
- No
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Purpose
- SUPPORTIVE CARE
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
October 29, 2020
First Posted
November 9, 2020
Study Start
August 13, 2021
Primary Completion
January 18, 2024
Study Completion
January 18, 2024
Last Updated
February 17, 2026
Results First Posted
January 20, 2025
Record last verified: 2023-08
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share