Status:
COMPLETED
Kansas University Teen Mothers Project
Lead Sponsor:
University of Kansas
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Conditions:
Pregnant Adolescents
Eligibility:
FEMALE
15-18 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Breastfeeding initiation and duration in adolescent mothers.
Detailed Description
Randomized clinical trial to test the effects of a comprehensive prenatal, in-hospital, and postpartum education and support intervention on breastfeeding initiation and duration among teenage mothers...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age 15-18 years
- Adolescents intending to keep their newborns
- 14 to 27 weeks of gestation
- Ability to speak and read English
- Possession or access to a telephone for study contact
Exclusion
- Multiple gestation pregnancy
- Premature birth
- Infant with cleft lip/palate, congenital heart defects, Down Syndrome, neural tube defects, or other conditions warranting the newborn's admission to neonatal intensive care
- Subjects treated for significant complications during labor and birth that prohibit or delay breastfeeding beyond 48 hours or that have other conditions for which breastfeeding is contraindicated (e.g. HIV)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2003
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
390 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00222118
Start Date
October 1 2003
End Date
September 1 2007
Last Update
November 9 2012
Active Locations (1)
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University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66160