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Can financial support for breast milk boost preterm Babies' brain development?

NCT ID NCT07702318

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Rush University Medical Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jul 14, 2026 · Last updated Jul 15, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study follows very low birth weight infants whose mothers received an economic intervention to encourage providing their own milk. Researchers will assess the children's thinking, language, motor skills, body composition, and healthcare costs at age 2. The goal is to understand whether the intervention and longer duration of mother's milk lead to better early childhood outcomes.

What this could mean

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Active substance
economic intervention to encourage mothers to provide their own milk for very premature infants
What this could lead to
If successful, this could show that supporting mothers of preterm infants to provide breast milk improves children's brain development and health while reducing healthcare costs.
What could go wrong
This is an observational follow-up, not a new treatment test. Results may be influenced by many factors beyond the original intervention, and the sample size is modest.

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Study facts

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Participants

About 275 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Sep 2022

Expected to finish

May 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

Participants were cared for in the Rush NICU in Chicago, IL and participated in the ReDiMOM randomized controlled trial.

Ages

Up to 3 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Completion of the ReDiMOM RCT * survival of infant to NICU discharge Exclusion Criteria: * Mother has participated in this study with a previous pregnancy * infant is enrolled in another study that impacts neurodevelopment or adiposity * in the neonatologist's opinion the infant is unlikely to survive * the mother is unable or unwilling to provide consent

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Conditions

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Premature Birth

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Preterm

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Rush University

    Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

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