A study of Light Therapy for nipple pain in breastfeeding wome
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- ipple painNipple painReproductive Health and Childbirth - Breast feeding
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12621000776808
- Lead Sponsor
- The Possums Clinic Medical Director, Dr Pamela Douglas
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 46
Inclusion Criteria
•Nipple pain with breastfeeding after baby has latched or pain between feeds
•Mother >18years old
•Planning to exclusively breastfeed
•Spoken English to understand consent process and participate in answering questionnaires (this will be determined during initial history-taking)
•Baby taking no more than 180 mls formula daily
•Using nipple shields to breastfeed due to pain
•Partly putting the baby to the breast and partly using expressed breast milk in a bottle or other device
•Not putting baby on breast at all due to pain.
Exclusion Criteria
•Breast malignancy,
•Light photosensitivity, or
•Uncontrolled psychological disorders.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method