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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN88839993
ISRCTN88839993
Completed
Not Applicable

A case/control study of breastfeeding women with and without symptoms that are anecdotally related to thrush in the breast. Cases and controls will be compared for presence of Candida albicans in their breast milk, premature cessation of breastfeeding and confidence in their ability to breastfeed

Stig & Ragna Gorthon Foundation0 sites75 target enrollmentNovember 30, 2016

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
Stig & Ragna Gorthon Foundation
Enrollment
75
Status
Completed
Last Updated
7 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

Registry
who.int
Start Date
November 30, 2016
End Date
June 1, 2017
Last Updated
7 years ago
Study Type
Observational
Sex
Female

Investigators

Sponsor
Stig & Ragna Gorthon Foundation

Eligibility Criteria

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

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

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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