Ecological Momentary Breastfeeding Intervention to Improve Breastfeeding Outcomes: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Status: Recruiting
Location: See all (2) locations...
Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

During Chinese mothers' doing the month, they are often housebound and find it difficult to attend group support or seek help during the first month postpartum which is the critical period in sustaining exclusive breastfeeding and at high risk of weaning. This can adversely affect their general well-being, and are associated with stress, anxiety and postnatal depression. Thus, mothers have expressed the need for real-time, real world, personalized support that allow them to get immediate breastfeeding support, helps in overcoming the challenges and subsequently improve exclusive breastfeeding. The aim of the proposed study is to assess the effectiveness of an ecological momentary intervention (EMI)-based breastfeeding intervention in improving exclusive breastfeeding outcomes and to inform clinical practice and services for breastfeeding mothers in Hong Kong. Such interventions have been considered as a rising shift from traditional model of care towards an e-technology based health model that may improve exclusive breastfeeding duration globally.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: Female
Minimum Age: 18
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• be primiparous mothers

• have had a singleton pregnancy and live birth

• have birthed a full-term infant (37-42 weeks gestation)

• speak Cantonese

• be a Hong Kong resident

• have no serious medical or obstetrical complications and have not had their infant admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)

Locations
Other Locations
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Hong Kong
Queen Mary Hospital
RECRUITING
Hong Kong
Contact Information
Primary
Kris YW Dr Lok, PhD
krislok@hku.hk
+852 3917 6690
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-04-22
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-01-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 518
Treatments
Experimental: EMI intervention group
Participants in the intervention group will receive instant messaging (i.e., an EMI delivery platform). Our multidisciplinary team, including an obstetrician, midwife, lactation consultant, biostatistician, and social psychologist, will develop a message library and protocol for EMI delivery.
No_intervention: Control group
Participants in the control group will receive text messages containing general information on breastfeeding from the Hospital Authority, which is open to the public and includes reminder text messages of important follow-up surveys. Messages will not be personalised, and nurse-led real-time support messages will not be available.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: The University of Hong Kong

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