The Merit Study (Manual Expression pRemature InfanTs)
Public ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02776332. Field values are reproduced from the official study page; the official ClinicalTrials.gov record remains the source of truth for eligibility, enrollment, and contact information.
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Official title
A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing The Effect Of Duration Of Manual Expression And Breastfeeding Self-efficacy On Milk Volumes In Mothers Of Premature Infants
Brief summary
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The purpose of this study is to determine how the duration of manual expression affects milk volumes and levels of breastfeeding self-efficacy in mothers of premature infants. The specific aims of this study are to determine if the duration of manual expression in mothers of premature infants will result in: (a) an increase in breastfeeding self-efficacy (b) a difference in milk volume and (c) a correlation between breastfeeding self-efficacy and milk volume.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT02776332
- Recruitment status
- Not listed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 116 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- Female
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- May 25, 2016
- Primary completion
- Dec 30, 2018
- Completion
- Dec 30, 2018
- Last update posted
- Sep 5, 2018
2016 – 2018
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnes Jewish Hospital | St Louis | Missouri | 63110 | — |
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- Last update posted Sep 5, 2018 · Synced Sep 5, 2026
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