Effect of a hospital-based maternal counselling guide on exclusive breastfeeding practices in Anambra State, Nigeria: A cluster-randomized controlled trial (HOME Trial)

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• Conditions: Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine; Maternal and Child Health

• Registration Number: PACTR202203618023651
• Lead Sponsor: Izuchukwu Loveth Ejie

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-08-30
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 288

Inclusion Criteria

1. Pregnant women between the ages of 18 to 50 years in their second trimester living in the catchment areas intending to stay for the next one year at the time of the study.
2. Pregnant women willing to give informed consent able to comply with scheduled visits and other study procedures.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Pregnant women attending the ante-natal clinic at the time of the study who are mentally unstable, critically ill or refused to give their informed consent to participate in the study.
2. Nursing mothers with infants that have medical conditions such as cerebral palsy or physical disability and mothers and infants whose physician had recommended formula feeding due to breastfeeding contraindications because of the mothers' health condition (e.g., positive T-cell lymphotropic virus, untreated brucellosis, varicella, H1N1 influenza).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified