Circumcision and Breastfeeding

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Circumcision; Breastfeeding, Exclusive
• Interventions: Procedure: Circumcision

• Registration Number: NCT03619369
• Lead Sponsor: Brooke Army Medical Center

Brief Summary

1) To determine when the majority of male infants are being circumcised at 3 hospitals across the US (Brooke Army Medical Center, Naval Medical Center San Diego, and Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. 2) To assess the breastfeeding patterns of circumcised male infants at the above-mentioned academic medical centers. Specifically, to determine if these babies are breastfeeding at the time of hospital discharge, at their newborn visit, their 2-week visit, and all subsequent well visits up until 6 months of age.

3) To determine if there is a significant relationship between the timing of newborn circumcision and breastfeeding initiation, establishment, and maintenance in the first 6 months of life. We hypothesize that the timing of circumcision will not be significantly associated with frequency of breastfeeding among mother-infant dyads during the initial months of life.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-05-20
• Study First Submitted: 2018-08-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-08-02
• Study First Posted: 2018-08-07
• Primary Completion: 2019-06
• Study Completion: 2019-06
• Status Verified: 2019-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-07-15
• Last Update Posted: 2019-07-17

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

• All male infants born at the 3 participating sites

Exclusion Criteria

• Gestational age <38 weeks, twin/multiple deliveries, NICU admission, mothers who are strictly formula feeding their newborns from the time of delivery, and mothers under 18 years of age.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Delayed Circumcision	Circumcision	-
Early Circumcision	Circumcision	-
Routine Circumcision	Circumcision	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Breastfeeding Rates	From birth thru 6 months of age	Exclusive Breastfeeding Rates

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Naval Medical Center San Diego; 🇺🇸 San Diego, California, United States

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center; 🇺🇸 Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States