Women who are breastfeeding: Increasing Self-Efficacy to improve outcomes (WISE) Trial

A randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effect of a breastfeeding self-efficacy enhancing intervention on breastfeeding exclusivity among primiparous mothers

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN85493925

Enrollment

956

Registered

2013-07-26

Start date

2014-01-31

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-19

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Conditions

Breastfeeding exclusivity among primiparous mothers at 6 months postpartum Pregnancy and Childbirth

Interventions

Current interventions as of 19/01/2018: Participants allocated to the intervention group will receive standard postpartum care plus four individualized self-efficacy enhancing sessions with a trained

mothers will also be offered telephone-based peer support following hospital discharge up to 18 months postpartum. Previous interventions: Participants allocated to the intervention group will receiv

mothers will also be offered telephone-based peer support following hospital discharge up to 12 months postpartum.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: In-hospital breastfeeding mothers who meet the following criteria: 1. Primiparous 2. Aged above 18 years 3. Singleton birth 4. Infant greater than or equal to 37 weeks gestational age at delivery 5. Can speak and understand English.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Maternal/infant health condition that could interfere with breastfeeding (e.g., severe illness, major congenital anomaly) 2. Infant not expected to be discharged home with mother 3. No telephone access 4. Maternal breast reduction surgery 5. Maternal intention to not exclusively breastfeed

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Breastfeeding exclusivity as identified by the Infant Feeding Questionnaire administered at 6 months postpartum	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
What is the effect of the breastfeeding self-efficacy intervention (BSEI) on: 1. Breastfeeding exclusivity at 3 months postpartum? 2. Breastfeeding duration at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months postpartum? 3. Breastfeeding difficulties at 3 6, 9, and 12 months postpartum? 4. Health service utilization at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months postpartum? 5. Cost implications 6. Mothers? evaluations of their BSEI and peer support experience 7. Nurses? and peers reports of the type and intensity of their BSEI activities	—

Measure

Time frame

What is the effect of the breastfeeding self-efficacy intervention (BSEI) on: 1. Breastfeeding exclusivity at 3 months postpartum? 2. Breastfeeding duration at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months postpartum? 3. Breastfeeding difficulties at 3 6, 9, and 12 months postpartum? 4. Health service utilization at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months postpartum? 5. Cost implications 6. Mothers? evaluations of their BSEI and peer support experience 7. Nurses? and peers reports of the type and intensity of their BSEI activities

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Countries

Canada

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026