App aims to boost breast milk donations to save preterm babies
NCT ID NCT07477041
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a mobile app called Amamantapp could increase knowledge and positive attitudes about breast milk donation among new mothers in Peru. 112 breastfeeding mothers were randomly assigned to use the app for 60 days or to a control group. Researchers measured changes in knowledge, attitudes, and donation practices using a questionnaire. The goal is to address a shortage of donor milk that contributes to deaths of preterm babies.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- mobile app (Amamantapp) with educational modules on breast milk donation
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this app could increase the number of breast milk donors, helping to save preterm babies who urgently need donated milk.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial in one hospital in Peru, so results may not apply elsewhere. The app only measures changes in knowledge and attitudes, not actual donation rates or baby health outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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112 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Breastfeeding mothers within 40 days postpartum. * Breastfeeding mothers with living children. * Breastfeeding mothers with an active Internet connection. * Breastfeeding mothers who possess the technological equipment required to access the innovative technological tool (smartphone, tablet, or computer). * Breastfeeding mothers residing within the jurisdiction of the National Maternal and Perinatal Hospital. Exclusion Criteria: * Breastfeeding mothers who are illiterate. * Breastfeeding mothers with a diagnosis of mental illness. * Breastfeeding mothers with significant difficulties in operating technological equipment. * Breastfeeding mothers who are current users of any milk bank. * Breastfeeding mothers who are or have been donors to the Human Milk Bank of the National Maternal and Perinatal Hospital.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Maternal and Perinatal Hospital (NMPH)
Lima, Lima Province, Peru
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