N/A
N=170
Impact of a Smartphone Application on Postpartum Weight Loss and Breastfeeding Rates Among Low-income, Urban Women
Breastfeeding
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03167073 ↗Enrolled (actual)
170
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jul 2021
Primary outcome: Primary: Number of Participants Breastfeeding Without Formula Supplementation — 30; 30 Participants
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- BreastFeeding Friend (BFF) (Other); dummy app (Other)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- Female
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
- Primary completion
- Jul 2019
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Number of Participants Breastfeeding Without Formula Supplementation |
5; 7 | — |
| SECONDARY Postpartum Weight Loss |
— | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants Breastfeeding Without Formula Supplementation |
5; 7 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants Breastfeeding Without Formula Supplementation |
5; 7 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants Breastfeeding Without Formula Supplementation |
5; 7 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants Breastfeeding With or Without Formula Supplementation |
10; 16 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants Breastfeeding With or Without Formula Supplementation |
10; 16 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants Breastfeeding With or Without Formula Supplementation |
10; 16 | — |
| SECONDARY Number of Participants Breastfeeding With or Without Formula Supplementation |
10; 16 | — |
Summary
Breastfed babies have significant health benefits extending beyond infancy, including lower rates of childhood obesity and infection. Mothers who breastfeeding also have health benefits, including increased rates of postpartum weight loss. Low-income women are less likely to breastfeed comparatively; this disparity may be due to misconceptions about breastfeeding benefits or poor social support. Based on survey results and focus groups of low-income women, the investigators designed a novel smart-phone application to confront barriers women perceived prevented them from breastfeeding and propose the first-ever randomized controlled trial describing the impact a smart phone app has on postpartum weight loss and breastfeeding rates among low-income women.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- nulliparous women with non-anomalous singleton pregnancies who speak English and do not have contraindication for breastfeeding. They must receive prenatal care at the Washington University in St. Louis's Center for Outpatient Health, the Medicaid clinic. Recruitment will occur at around 36 weeks gestation.
Exclusion Criteria
- multiparous women with contraindications to breastfeeding, multiple gestations, an anomalous fetus, or who do not speak English
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03167073). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.