Breastfeeding
Conditions
Brief summary
Leboride is a dental support device that was developed for reducing pain during active labor. It is made of an inert material, placed in the woman's mouth and does not disturb breathing, talking, or any other activity expected during labor. It is a single-use device, each user receives a new one. This study hypothesis is that the Leboride use can reduce pain during breastfeeding, by that improve women's breastfeeding experience, and increase breastfeeding rates.
Detailed description
Dental support device is effective in increasing isometric force in different muscle contraction \[1-7\]. In 2009 an avant-garde study \[8\] found in a small cohort that dental support device during labor, can shorten the second stage and reduce obstetrical interventions such as operative delivery and cesarean section. In this stage the woman has to contract muscles in order to push the fetus through the birth canal. Leboride is a dental support device that was developed for reducing pain during active labor. It is made of an inert material, placed in the woman's mouth and does not disturb breathing, talking, or any other activity expected during labor. It is a single-use device, each user receives a new one. This study hypothesis is that the Leboride use can reduce pain during breastfeeding, by that improve women's breastfeeding experience, and increase breastfeeding rates.
Interventions
DEVICEdental device
Leboride 1. Post-partum primi and multiparous women whom are interested in breastfeeding and have not begun yet. This arm will be randomized into 2 groups 1. Intervention group: participants will receive the dental device and be instructed to use it during breastfeeding. 2. Control group: participants will not receive any device for breastfeeding pain control 2. Post-partum women that have already begun breast feeding, will receive the dental device and each woman will be serve as her own control (breastfeeding before and after the use of the dental device.
Sponsors
Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 45 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Maternal age 18-45 years. Normal vital signs.
Exclusion criteria
Contraindications for breastfeeding. Significant systemic disease that cause pain or require chronic pain relief.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Rate of change in of the vas scores before and after using this device | 24 months |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Duration of breastfeeding | 24 months |
| The rate of cessation of breastfeeding because of pain | 24 months |
Contacts
Primary ContactAriel many, professor
Outcome results
None listed