LATCH: Lactation Advice Thru Texting Can Help

NCT ID: NCT02214849

Last Updated: 2017-05-01

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 249 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2014-08-31
• Study Completion Date: 2016-02-29

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to find out if a two-way texting platform to be used as an adjunct tool for breastfeeding peer counselors can improve breastfeeding behaviors among women enrolled in the WIC program in Connecticut. The hypothesis of the study is that providing additional information and support through text messaging starting in pregnancy and continuing after the birth of the child will increase exclusive breastfeeding rates during the first six months of life.

Conditions

Breastfeeding Support

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

LATCH Intervention

Women enrolled in the WIC program and receiving breastfeeding peer counseling services will receive text messages to support them with their breastfeeding intentions. They will start receiving automated text messages starting in pregnancy and continuing throughout the first 6 months after giving birth. Messaging during pregnancy will emphasize what to expect in the hospital, the onset of lactation, skin-to-skin contact with baby, early and often breastfeeding in post-partum period, milk transfer (suck \& swallow), positioning (with links), common breastfeeding problems and how to seek help. Throughout the study, participants will be able to respond to automated text messages with specific questions that will be received and answered by their WIC program peer counselors. Texting will also have prompts to respond occasionally (at minimum once every two weeks) to ensure that phone is still in service and that the participant in the intervention arm are receiving intervention.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

LATCH Intervention

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Interventions

LATCH Intervention

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Pregnant women > 18 years
• Prenatal intention to breastfeed
• Prenatal enrollment < 28 weeks gestation
• Have an unlimited text message cell phone plan
• Knows how to send a text message
• 5th grade literacy level

Exclusion Criteria

• Lack of fluency in either English or Spanish
• Infant born premature (<37 weeks)
• > 3 days in NICU
• Any major maternal-newborn medical problem affecting breastfeeding
• Birth weight <5lbs

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 40 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Yale University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Rafael Perez-Escamilla, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Yale University

Nurit Harari, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Yale University

Locations

Yale School of Public Health

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Countries

United States

References

Palmer MJ, Henschke N, Bergman H, Villanueva G, Maayan N, Tamrat T, Mehl GL, Glenton C, Lewin S, Fonhus MS, Free C. Targeted client communication via mobile devices for improving maternal, neonatal, and child health. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Jul 14;8(8):CD013679. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013679.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 32813276 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

1206010472

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id