The presence of Candida albicans in breastmilk during the breastfeeding period

Completed

• Conditions: Candidosis of the breast during breastfeeding; Infections and Infestations

• Registration Number: ISRCTN88839993
• Lead Sponsor: Stig & Ragna Gorthon Foundation

Brief Summary

2018 results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29977322

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-11-30
• Study Completion: 2017-06-01
• Last Update Posted: 20 August 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 75

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria for cases:
1. Breastfeeding woman
2. Adult, = 18 years
3. Exclusive or non-exclusive breastfeeding
4. Good understanding of Swedish language in spoken and written form
5. One or several symptoms on the nipple and areola or in the breast: red, extenuated, tender, burning, sloughing skin on the nipple and areola, with or without deep, radiating, cutting pain sensations in the breast

Inclusion criteria for the controls:
1. Breastfeeding woman
2. Adult, = 18 years
3. Exclusive or non-exclusive breastfeeding
4. Good understanding of Swedish language in spoken and written form
5. None of the symptoms on the nipple and areola or in the breast: red, extenuated, tender, burning, sloughing skin on the areola, with or without deep, radiating, cutting pain sensations in the breast

Exclusion Criteria

1. Breastfeeding women with pain, skin symptoms or sores which can be attributed to breastfeeding technical difficulties such as short frenulum, mastitis or Raynaud's syndrome
2. Women with excema-like skin conditions and white spot

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified