Postpartum Women
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of Moringa oleifera leaf capsule in increasing breast milk volume
Interventions
450 mg capsule
DRUGPlacebo
placebo capsule
Sponsors
Chulalongkorn University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Postpartum women
Exclusion criteria
* Postpartum women with contraindication for breast feeding such as HIV, untreated tuberculosis, on chemotherapeutic drugs, on radioactive drugs, substance abuse. * Postpartum women with unstable conditions such as postpartum hemorrhage.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Breast milk volume at postpartum day 3 | day 3 | Breast milk volume measuring by weighting the infant fully clothed before and after each feeding with an electronic weigh scale for the period of 24 hours (at postpartum day 3). The sum of weight difference in gram was then converted to breast milk volume in milliliter (1 g = 1 mL). |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| percentage of good satisfaction | 3 days | satisfaction evaluated by 5 scales |
| quality of life scores | 3 days | Quality of life measuring by Thai version of WHO-QOL questionaire |
| side effects | 3 days | percentage of side effects such as headache, nausea/vomiting |
| Compliance | 3 days | percentage of complete drug use |
Countries
Thailand
Outcome results
None listed