What makes for good breast milk donations? researchers dig into five years of data
NCT ID NCT07309146
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is looking back at five years of data from a single hospital milk bank to understand what factors affect the amount and quality of breast milk donated. Researchers will examine information from about 500 donors, including their age, weight, and how they gave birth. The goal is to learn more about donation patterns and milk composition, which could help improve milk bank operations.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
Who is studied
Lactating women who donated human milk to the hospital-based human milk bank at České Budějovice Hospital between 2021 and 2025. All donors met the local eligi-bility criteria for milk donation and collaborated with the milk bank during the de-fined period.
- Ages
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18 to 50 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Lactating women who donated human milk to the hospital-based human milk bank at České Budějovice Hospital during the period 2021-2025. * Accepted as donors according to local eligibility criteria for human milk donation. * At least one recorded donation of human milk with available data on donation date and volume in the milk bank database. * Availability of basic maternal and perinatal data (e.g., age, BMI, parity, mode of delivery, timing of donation) in the hospital information sys-tem. Exclusion Criteria: * Donors with no recorded volume or date of human milk donation in the milk bank database. * Records with evident data errors or inconsistencies that cannot be reliably corrected (e.g., implausible dates or volumes).
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University
RECRUITINGPrague, 10000, Czechia