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Practice makes perfect: could a fake breast help real moms breastfeed better?

NCT ID NCT07720076

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Izmir Katip Celebi University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jul 22, 2026 · Last updated Jul 23, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This trial tests whether nursing students who practice on a lactation simulation model become better at teaching breastfeeding to new mothers. Fourth-year nursing students are randomly assigned to either simulation-based training or standard classroom instruction. After training, they educate postpartum mothers, and researchers measure the students' teaching skills, the mothers' confidence and breastfeeding success, and student satisfaction. The goal is to see if hands-on simulation leads to better real-world outcomes.

What this could mean

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Active substance
lactation simulation model-based breastfeeding education
What this could lead to
If effective, this training method could improve how nurses support new mothers, potentially increasing breastfeeding success rates.
What could go wrong
This is a small, single-center trial with 60 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is educational, not a drug, so benefits may be modest.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

60 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Apr 2025

Finished

Jun 2026

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: \- Nursing Students: * Fourth-year undergraduate nursing students enrolled in the Department of Nursing at Izmir Katip Celebi University. * Students undertaking their maternity nursing clinical placement during the study period. * Students who voluntarily agreed to participate and provided written informed consent. Postpartum Mothers: * Mothers hospitalized in the postpartum unit of Izmir Ataturk Training and Research Hospital. * Mothers aged 18 years or older. * Mothers who delivered a healthy singleton infant. * Mothers who were breastfeeding their infants. * Mothers who were able to communicate in Turkish. * Mothers who voluntarily agreed to participate and provided written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: \- Nursing Students: * Students who did not complete the educational intervention or clinical placement. * Students who withdrew from the study or had excessive absenteeism during the clinical placement. Postpartum Mothers: * Mothers with medical conditions contraindicating breastfeeding. * Infants with congenital anomalies or medical conditions preventing breastfeeding. * Mothers whose infants required admission to the neonatal intensive care unit. * Mothers who declined participation or withdrew consent.

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Conditions

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Breast Feeding

As listed by the trial registrant

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Breastfeeding Breastfeeding education Nursing education

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • İzmir Atatürk Training and Research Hospital

    Izmir, Turkey (Türkiye)

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