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PROmotion of Breastfeeding Intervention Trial

Breastfeeding duration and exclusivity: impact on child health and development

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN37687716
Enrollment
17046
Registered
2005-09-09
Start date
1995-01-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-06-14

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Healthy, full-term, breastfed infants Pregnancy and Childbirth Breastfeeding

Interventions

Experimental group: breastfeeding promotion intervention at maternity hospitals and affiliated polyclinics Control group: continuation of maternity hospital and polyclinic practices ex

Sponsors

McGill University (Canada)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Birth weight equal and above 2500 g, either sex 2. Gestational age equal and above 37 weeks 3. Maternal intention to breastfeed

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Neonatal disease or condition contraindicating breastfeeding 2. Neonatal disease or condition making breastfeeding difficult or impossible 3. Maternal psychosis 4. Maternal human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or active tuberculosis (TB) 5. Maternal chemotherapy or radioisotopes

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
One or more episodes of gastrointestinal infection in first 12 months of life.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Current secondary outcome measures as of 09/01/2013: 1. Respiratory infections in first 12 months 2. Atopic eczema in first 12 months 3. Weight, length, and head circumference at 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, and 12 months 4. Blood pressure (BP) at age 6.5 and 9 years 5. Asthma, hay fever, atopic eczema, and allergy skin tests at age 6.5 years 6. Intelligence quotient (IQ) and behaviour at age 6.5 years 7. Oral/dental health at age 6.5 years 8. Anthropometry, lipoproteins, glucose, insulin, adiponectin, and IGF at age 11 years 9. Maternal height and weight at 6.5 and 11.5 years postpartum 10. Maternal body composition at 11.5 years postpartum 11. Maternal blood pressure at 11.5 years postpartum 12. Child metabolic syndrome at age 11.5 years 13. Eating attitudes at age 11.5 years 14. Child blood pressure at age 6.5, 11.5 and 16 years 15. Child body composition at age 11.5 and 16 years 16. Eczema, asthma, cognition, vision and lung function at age 16 years 17. Length/height and weight throughout childhood Amended as of 11/03/2009: 8. Anthropometry, lipoproteins, glucose, insulin, adiponectin, and IGF at age 11 years Initial information at time of registration: 1. Respiratory infections in first 12 months 2. Atopic eczema in first 12 months 3. Weight, length, and head circumference at 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, and 12 months 4. Blood pressure (BP) at age 6.5 and 9 years 5. Asthma, hay fever, atopic eczema, and allergy skin tests at age 6.5 years 6. Intelligence quotient (IQ) and behaviour at age 6.5 years 7. Oral/dental health at age 6.5 years 8. Lipids,

Countries

Belarus

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 6, 2026