Effect of Moringa Oleifera Capsule in Increasing Breast Milk Volume in Early Postpartum Patients
- Registration Number
- NCT04487613
- Lead Sponsor
- Chulalongkorn University
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of Moringa oleifera leaf capsule in increasing breast milk volume
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 88
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.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Moringa oleifera leaf Moringa oleifera leaf Participants received Moringa oleifera leaf 450 mg capsule orally twice daily for 3 days. Placebo Placebo Participants received placebo capsule orally twice daily for 3 days.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 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 Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 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
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University
🇹ðŸ‡Bangkok, Thailand