Evaluating an eHealth Breastfeeding Resource

NCT ID: NCT03492411

Last Updated: 2020-03-24

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

217 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-03-25

Study Completion Date

2020-05-01

Brief Summary

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This trial will evaluate an eHealth breastfeeding co-parenting resource designed for mothers and their co-parents. Couples will be randomized to study groups and the intervention group will receive information about this resource or the control group will receive usual care. The primary outcomes will be exclusive breastfeeding at 4 and 24 weeks postpartum.

Detailed Description

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This trial will evaluate an eHealth breastfeeding co-parenting resource designed for mothers and their co-parents. Couples will be randomized to study groups and the intervention group will receive information about this resource with an online demonstration and weekly emails for 6 weeks reminding them about the resource. The control group will receive usual care and 6 weekly emails reminding them that they are in the study. The primary outcomes will be exclusive breastfeeding at 4 and 24 weeks postpartum. Additional outcomes will include: breastfeeding initiation, duration, challenges, attitude, knowledge, confidence, anxiety, partners support and co-parenting.

Conditions

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Breastfeeding, Exclusive Breastfeeding

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

150 couples will be randomized to group allocation, intervention group or control group with use sequentially numbered opaque envelopes
Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors
Outcome assessor will be blinded to group allocation. Follow up data will be collected via online survey or telephone interview with survey questions. Mode of data collection will depend on participant preference

Study Groups

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eHealth Intervention

This group will receive information about an eHealth breastfeeding co-parenting resource. They will have a short demonstration of the site and will receive weekly emails for 6 weeks reminding them about the resource and their participation in the study.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

eHealth Breastfeeding Co-parenting Resource

Intervention Type OTHER

The eHealth breastfeeding co-parenting resource was designed using a participatory model in partnership with the target population. It contains extensive information about breastfeeding and co-parenting. The topics include not only the importance of breastfeeding and technique but also information on how to manage common issues during breastfeeding establishment as well as over the child's first years, since breastfeeding is recommended to two years and beyond. Interactive learning elements, videos, and links to additional resources are included in the resources.

Usual Care

This group will not receive any intervention. They will receive emails for 6 weeks reminding them that they are in the study.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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eHealth Breastfeeding Co-parenting Resource

The eHealth breastfeeding co-parenting resource was designed using a participatory model in partnership with the target population. It contains extensive information about breastfeeding and co-parenting. The topics include not only the importance of breastfeeding and technique but also information on how to manage common issues during breastfeeding establishment as well as over the child's first years, since breastfeeding is recommended to two years and beyond. Interactive learning elements, videos, and links to additional resources are included in the resources.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 18 years or older, over 25 weeks pregnant, planning to breastfeed, lives with co-parent who is willing to participate, first time mother or mother who has not previously breastfed,

Exclusion Criteria

* does not have access to the internet and telephone, does not reads and speaks English, does not lives in Ontario, Canada, is expecting more than one child with this pregnancy
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

88 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Durham Region Health Department

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Ontario Institute of Technology

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Jennifer Abbass-Dick

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Jennifer Abbass-Dick

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Ms.

Locations

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University of Ontario Institute of Technology

Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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Canada

References

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Abbass-Dick J, Xie F, Koroluk J, Alcock Brillinger S, Huizinga J, Newport A, Goodman WM, Dennis CL. The Development and piloting of an eHealth breastfeeding resource targeting fathers and partners as co-parents. Midwifery. 2017 Jul;50:139-147. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2017.04.004. Epub 2017 Apr 18.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28448858 (View on PubMed)

Abbass-Dick J, Dennis CL. Breast-feeding Coparenting Framework: A New Framework to Improve Breast-feeding Duration and Exclusivity. Fam Community Health. 2017 Jan/Mar;40(1):28-31. doi: 10.1097/FCH.0000000000000137.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27870751 (View on PubMed)

Dennis CL, Brown HK, Brennenstuhl S. The Postpartum Partner Support Scale: Development, psychometric assessment, and predictive validity in a Canadian prospective cohort. Midwifery. 2017 Nov;54:18-24. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2017.07.018. Epub 2017 Jul 29.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28780475 (View on PubMed)

Dennis CL. The breastfeeding self-efficacy scale: psychometric assessment of the short form. J Obstet Gynecol Neonatal Nurs. 2003 Nov-Dec;32(6):734-44. doi: 10.1177/0884217503258459.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 14649593 (View on PubMed)

Spitzer RL, Kroenke K, Williams JB, Lowe B. A brief measure for assessing generalized anxiety disorder: the GAD-7. Arch Intern Med. 2006 May 22;166(10):1092-7. doi: 10.1001/archinte.166.10.1092.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16717171 (View on PubMed)

Abbass-Dick J, Dennis CL. Maternal and paternal experiences and satisfaction with a co-parenting breastfeeding support intervention in Canada. Midwifery. 2018 Jan;56:135-141. doi: 10.1016/j.midw.2017.10.005. Epub 2017 Oct 18.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 29101865 (View on PubMed)

Abbass-Dick J, Stern SB, Nelson LE, Watson W, Dennis CL. Coparenting breastfeeding support and exclusive breastfeeding: a randomized controlled trial. Pediatrics. 2015 Jan;135(1):102-10. doi: 10.1542/peds.2014-1416. Epub 2014 Dec 1.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25452653 (View on PubMed)

de la Mora, A., Russell, D. W., Dungy, C.I., Losch, M., & Dusdieker, L. (1999). The Iowa Infant Feeding Attitude Scale: Analysis of reliability and validity. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 29, 2362-2380.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Labbok M, Krasovec K. Toward consistency in breastfeeding definitions. Stud Fam Plann. 1990 Jul-Aug;21(4):226-30.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 2219227 (View on PubMed)

World Health Oraniazation. (2010). Indicators for Assessing Infant and Child Feeding Practices: part two measurement. Malta: WHO

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Breastfeeding Committee for Canada. (2006). Breastfeeding Definitions and Data Collection Periods.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Other Identifiers

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v3vt62d9

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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