NCT03192241

PUMP (Providing the Underprivileged With Manual Pumps): An RCT

PUMP (Providing the Underprivileged With Manual Pumps): A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of California, Davis · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The primary objective of this study is to pilot an intervention of providing manual breast pumps at hospital discharge to low-income, first-time mothers and to generate initial estimates of the effect of this intervention on exclusive breastfeeding rates at 3 months (12 weeks). In this pilot study, we will compare receipt of a breast pump and brief instructions of its use to the active control of receipt of a children's book and brief instructions about reading with baby. As a secondary objective, we will investigate mothers' attitudes and opinions about the manual breast pump intervention with the goal of fine-tuning it to best fit mothers' needs before a larger, multi-center trial. To support our objectives, we will examine the following specific aims: 1. To test the intervention of providing low-income, first time mothers with a manual breast pump at hospital discharge on exclusive breastfeeding rates at 12 weeks. Hypothesis: Among low-income first-time mothers, receipt of a manual breast pump at hospital discharge will lead to improved exclusive breastfeeding rates at 12 weeks postpartum compared to receipt of a children's book. 2. To use qualitative methods to determine best practices associated with successful implementation of a breast pump intervention to improve breastfeeding rates among low-income, first-time mothers. 3. To test the effect of receiving a children's board book during the birth hospitalization on parents reading to the baby at 3 months (12 weeks).

Conditions

• Breastfeeding, Exclusive

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Pump	Intervention is providing mothers with a manual breast pump and instructions for when it could be used.
OTHER	Book	Active control intervention is providing mother's with a children's book and information about reading to baby.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-05-17
• Primary completion: 2019-01-30
• Completion: 2019-01-30
• First posted: 2017-06-20
• Last updated: 2019-04-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States