Breastfeeding Promotion in Lebanon Through a Salutogenic Intervention

NCT ID: NCT06286176

Last Updated: 2024-02-29

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

101 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-11-17

Study Completion Date

2023-06-30

Brief Summary

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The study is a randomized control trial to assess the effect of a salutogenic intervention on breastfeeding initiation and duration of exclusive breastfeeding in Lebanon. In this Salutogenic intervention, infant feeding helpers will provide subjects of the intervention group breastfeeding related information , and will support these subjects by counseling and guiding them to find general resistance resources. This aims to increase sense of coherence and its parameters: comprehensibility, manageability and meaningfulness, which are the base of salutogenesis.

Detailed Description

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Pregnant women were recruited in their 3rd trimester of pregnancy and were randomly assigned to either an intervention or control group.

Both groups received standard breastfeeding education at the maternity ward. Additionally, the intervention is based on informative and supportive videos and a whatsapp group for interpersonal support. Videos and whatsapp groups were created and moderated by Infant Feeding Helpers. These are women from the same socio-economical background as the subjects, and have previous history of breastfeeding a minimum of 6 months exclusive breastfeeding.

The aim of the intervention was to increase initiation and duration of breastfeeding by increasing comprehensibility, manageability and meaningfulness of the breastfeeding period and therefore by enhancing their sense of coherence.

Chi-squared tests were used for descriptive statistics, Wilcoxon test was used for pre- post results of SOC and (SE) within each group. The change in pre-post SOC, SOC parameters and SE scores between control and intervention groups was analyzed with Quade non parametric.

Conditions

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Breast Feeding Exclusive Breastfeeding Salutogenesis

Keywords

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Breastfeeding Salutogenesis Sense of coherence

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Behavioral: videos

4 videos are created and distributed to subjects in the intervention group. Video 1: 10 days before delivery Video 2: the day of the delivery Video 3: 1 week postpartum Video 4: 1 month postpartum Videos content: encouraging message, information related to breastfeeding management This is arm in applied in all subjects on the intervention group

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Videos with breastfeeding education material and encouraging messages

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Distributed videos aim to increase breastfeeding related knowledge and to receive support

Behavioral: Whatsapp group

4 Whatsapp groups were created. Each Whatsapp group was moderated by 1 infant feeding helper. Each whatsapp group consisted of 10-15 subjects.

Mothers asked breastfeeding related questions to infant feeding helpers and also exchange experience with the other mothers on the group.

This is arm in applied in all subjects on the intervention group. Mothers of the intervention group joined their corresponding whatsapp group 10 days before expected delivery date and the duration of the intervention involving the whatsapp group was until 6 months postpartum.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Whatsapp group

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The Whatsapp group is used in the intervention as a platform for interpersonal exchange of information and experience, in addition to peer support.

Interventions

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Videos with breastfeeding education material and encouraging messages

Distributed videos aim to increase breastfeeding related knowledge and to receive support

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Whatsapp group

The Whatsapp group is used in the intervention as a platform for interpersonal exchange of information and experience, in addition to peer support.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Pregnant women
* Singleton
* Healthy
* New born not admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
* Residing in Lebanon

Exclusion Criteria

* Pregnant with more than 1 fetus
* Mothers with a health condition contraindicating breastfeeding
* Newborn admitted to NICU
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

40 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Universitat de Girona

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Nabiha Ramadan

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Nabiha Ramadan

M.Sc, Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Lebanese International University

Beirut, , Lebanon

Site Status

Countries

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Lebanon

Other Identifiers

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LIUIRB-200311-NR1

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id