Donor Breast Milk and Breastfeeding Rates

NCT ID: NCT04572581

Last Updated: 2022-09-01

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

32 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-11-01

Study Completion Date

2022-08-15

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this pilot study is to determine if a randomized controlled study comparing a human milk diet versus a formula supplemented diet in late preterm and term infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is feasible.

Detailed Description

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In late preterm infants and term neonates in the NICU whose mothers intend to breastfeed, this pilot study seeks to 1. determine study feasibility (consent rate, study completion rate, and rate of adherence to study diet), and 2. determine whether a dietary supplementation with donor human milk vs. formula improves: a. the percentage of maternal milk consumption at time of discharge from the NICU, or 7 days of age, whichever is later, b. breastfeeding rates and intent to breastfeed at 6-8 weeks chronological age, and c. breast feeding duration.

Conditions

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Breastfeeding, Exclusive Breastfeeding

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Exclusively Human Milk Diet

This group will receive human milk only. If the mother is not producing enough breast milk, this group will receive donor milk supplementation.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Donor Breast Milk

Intervention Type OTHER

Donor breast milk will be given to the newborn if supplementation is required

Formula-based Diet

If the mother is not producing enough breast milk, this group will receive formula supplementation (the standard of care).

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Donor Breast Milk

Donor breast milk will be given to the newborn if supplementation is required

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Gestational age \>34 weeks and 0 days
* Mother's intent to breast feed
* NICU admission which is predicted to be at least 72 hours from time of admission

Exclusion Criteria

* Confirmed genetic disorders and syndromes or other disorders known to affect growth and ability to bottle feed or breast feed (i.e., Trisomies)
* Common neonatal congenital anomalies (cardiac disease, congenital gastrointestinal disorders, etc)
* Commonly accepted contraindications for breast feeding (HIV, galactosemia, herpes lesions on the breast, maternal use of drugs that are considered contraindicated with breast feeding including marijuana)
* Infant admitted to the intensive care unit who is receiving invasive respiratory support (intubation) and/or ionotropic medications
* Any infant whose care is considered futile by the primary medical team
Maximum Eligible Age

3 Days

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of California, Los Angeles

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Kara L. Calkins, MD

Health Sciences Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatric Neonatology

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Kara L Calkins, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of California, Los Angeles

Locations

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Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status

Santa Monica-UCLA

Los Angeles, California, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

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Other Identifiers

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19-002179

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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