Breastfeeding Intervention to Prevent Obesity Among Children

Conditions

• Breastfeeding Continuation
• Breastfeeding Duration
• Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy
• Breastfeeding Support

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

5 Days - N/A

Healthy Volunteers

Accepted

Interventions

• Peer counseling — BEHAVIORAL
  Participants in the intervention condition will be matched with Spanish-speaking peer counselors who will visit mothers at home regularly (weekly at the beginning of the study, monthly at the end of the study).
• Additional funds — BEHAVIORAL
  In Month 1, mothers can choose to receive a $150 gift card or an electric breast pump. In Months 2-5, if infants are signed up for the WIC exclusive breastfeeding package, infants will receive $100 and mothers will receive $50. If infants are signed up for the WIC partial breastfeeding package, infants will receive $50 and mothers will receive $30.

Study Details

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn how to improve exclusive breastfeeding rates. The main questions it aims to answer are: Do Hispanic mothers benefit from peer counseling support from peer counselors who can speak Spanish? Are mothers more likely to continue exclusive breastfeeding if additional funds are given so that the WIC exclusive breastfeeding package has the same cash value as the WIC formula feeding package? Researchers will compare participants in the intervention group (who receive peer counseling and additional funds) to a control group (who do not receive peer counseling or additional funds) to see if the intervention package improves breastfeeding rates. All participants (intervention and control) will complete weekly surveys about their feeding experiences ($8 per week). Members of the research team will also take infant weight/length measurements at home (twice during the first month and then at 2, 4, and 6 months). Participants will be recruited during pregnancy and the study will last for the first 6 months after their babies are born. Mothers and their infants are both participants in the study. Participants in the intervention condition will also be matched with Spanish-speaking peer counselors who will visit mothers at home regularly (weekly at the beginning of the study, monthly at the end of the study). In Month 1, mothers can choose to receive a $150 gift card or an electric breast pump. In Months 2-5, if infants are signed up for the WIC exclusive breastfeeding package, infants will receive $100 and mothers will receive $50. If infants are signed up for the WIC partial breastfeeding package, infants will receive $50 and mothers will receive $30.

Key Dates

Start date

Mar 17, 2025

Status verified

Aug 2025

Primary completion

Jun 30, 2027

Completion

Jun 30, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment

170 participants (estimated)

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Arms

• Experimental: Intervention group (peer counseling and funds)
  Participants in the intervention condition will be matched with Spanish-speaking peer counselors who will visit mothers at home regularly (weekly at the beginning of the study, monthly at the end of the study). In Month 1, mothers can choose to receive a $150 gift card or an electric breast pump. In Months 2-5, if infants are signed up for the WIC exclusive breastfeeding package, infants will receive $100 and mothers will receive $50. If infants are signed up for the WIC partial breastfeeding package, infants will receive $50 and mothers will receive $30.
• No Intervention: Control group
  Participants in the control condition will receive care-as-usual. For example, they will have access to WIC services, which can include peer counseling.

Primary Outcome Measure

Exclusive breastfeeding [ Time Frame: From enrollment to the end of the study at 6 months ]

Central Contacts

• Jasmine M DeJesus, PhD
  336-256-0052
  [email protected]
• Jigna M Dharod, PhD
  [email protected]

Locations (2)

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