NCT03744429Completed
A Dietary Intervention to Modify Breast Milk Content in Obese Lactating Women
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 30 Sept 2025
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This study is a nutrition research study designed to look at how healthy meals can influence the content of breast milk. Moms will be provided with meals that follow a Mediterranean diet pattern for 4 weeks. The goal of the study is to see if breast milk content changes over the 4 week period. The infants of the moms will also be included in the study to measure any changes in growth.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 32 (actual)
- First submitted
- 31 Oct 2018
- Start date
- 16 Apr 2019
- Primary completion date
- 13 Mar 2024
- Lead sponsor
- Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute
- Diseases
- Obesity
- NCT number
- NCT03744429
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 32
- From 16 Apr 2019 to the primary completion date, 13 Mar 2024
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Prior treatment
- Use of recreational drugs, tobacco, or alcohol
- Use of medications or supplements for which breastfeeding is contraindicated
Other illness
- Pre-existing conditions (e.g. diabetes, hypertension, heart disease)
Other
- Child has internal metal which may be an NMR safety concern
Who the study is looking for
- ≤4.5 months postpartum
- BMI 30 - 50 kg/m2
- ≥ 18 years of age
- Singleton pregnancy
- Exclusive breastfeeding and plans to exclusively breastfeed for at least 6 months postpartum
- Mother has a breast pump
- Mother is willing to collect breast milk for a 24 hour period.
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: Female · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas Children's Nutrition Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Little Rock | United States | Unknown status |
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