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Less pumping, more milk? new study tests a simpler approach for breastfeeding moms

NCT ID NCT07260968

Symptom relief Sponsor: University of Rochester Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looks at whether pumping fewer times a day (3-4 times) or following no extra pumping advice can help mothers with low milk supply produce more milk and breastfeed longer. Researchers will measure milk production and study the body's milk-making processes. The goal is to find easier, more effective ways to support breastfeeding.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
pumping frequency intervention
What this could lead to
If successful, this could offer simpler, more effective pumping guidelines to help mothers with low milk supply produce more milk and breastfeed longer.
What could go wrong
This is an early-stage study with 225 participants, so results may not apply to all mothers. Pumping less often might not increase milk for everyone, and individual factors like stress or health could affect outcomes.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

About 225 people

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

Started

May 2026

Expected to finish

Sep 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

18 to 45 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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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: * English-speaking * Lactating parents of singleton, term infants less than 3 months of age * Intend to breastfeed and are breastfeeding (at the breast) at least 3 times per day Exclusion criteria: * Twins and other multiples * Contraindications to or unable to breastfeed * Major congenital anomaly or unexpected surgery * Elevated maternal depression * Low milk transfer * No electricity or smartphone access

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Breast Feeding

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Low milk supply

How to take part

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • URMC Breastfeeding & Lactation Clinic

    RECRUITING

    Rochester, New York, 14642, United States