NCT05488964Active, not recruiting
Effect of Exercise Training on Breastmilk Composition
Exercised Breastmilk: A Randomised Controlled Trial on the Effect of Exercise Training During Lactation on Breastmilk Composition
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 26 Oct 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The aim of this trial is to investigate whether regular endurance exercise during the lactation period will influence breastmilk composition among individuals with overweight/obesity, and secondarily to assess if such changes impact the growth and health of the infants.
- Status (registry)
- Active, not recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 74 (actual)
- First submitted
- 6 Jul 2022
- Start date
- 1 Sept 2022
- Primary completion date
- 24 Nov 2025
- Lead sponsor
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
- Diseases
- Obesity
- NCT number
- NCT05488964
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 74
- From 1 Sept 2022 to the primary completion date, 24 Nov 2025
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- High intensity exercise more than twice weekly the last three months before inclusion and/or an intention to start regular endurance training within the next 8 weeks at baseline
Other illness
- Known type 1 or type 2 diabetes
- Known cardiovascular disease
Other
- On-going pregnancy
Who the study is looking for
- Female
- Aged 18 years or older
- Body mass index ≥ 25 kg/m2 pre-pregnancy and/or BMI ≥ 28 kg/m2 postpartum
- Given birth to a singleton term (after 37 weeks + 0 days) baby
- 6-7 weeks postpartum at time of inclusion
- Exclusively breastfeeding the baby (no other foods are given) and intend to continue this practice for ≥ 8 weeks at inclusion
- Understands oral and written Norwegian
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: Female · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dept Circulation and Medical Imaging, EXCAR Exercise Lab Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Trondheim | Norway | Unknown status |
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