Prenatal Breastfeeding Education to Reduce Nipple Pain

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01092156

Acronym

BEST

Enrollment

200

Registered

2010-03-24

Start date

2007-01-31

Completion date

2008-11-30

Last updated

2023-09-28

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

Conditions

Nipple Pain During Lactation

Keywords

Nipple pain during lactation

Brief summary

This study is a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of different approaches to prenatal teaching of infant latch.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALEducation

Education on Infant-led latching

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Pregnant women who intend to breastfeed their infants * Single infant * Resides in catchment area * Has phone * Speaks English

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Nipple pain day 3 postpartum	Day 3 postpartum

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Breastfeeding status day 30 postpartum	Day 30 postpartum

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026