Peer counseling aims to close breastfeeding gap for minority families
NCT ID NCT05441709
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether adding trained peer counselors who have breastfed themselves can help Black and Hispanic families breastfeed longer and more exclusively. About 990 pregnant people will be enrolled. The goal is to reduce known disparities in breastfeeding rates.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- clinically integrated breastfeeding peer counseling (ci-BPC)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that peer counseling helps more families breastfeed longer, reducing health disparities.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral study, not a drug trial, so results may vary by setting. It relies on self-reported data, which can be inaccurate.
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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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About 990 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
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18 to 45 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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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: * 12 and 24 weeks gestation * English or Spanish speaking * Planning to parent their infant * Planning to deliver at SH, HPH or UCM * No prior exposure to ci-BPC Exclusion Criteria: * considering pregnancy termination or adoption * Prior exposure to ci-BPC
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Endeavor Health (NorthShore University HealthSystem)
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGEvanston, Illinois, 60201, United States
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Highland Park Hospital
RECRUITINGHighland Park, Illinois, 60035, United States
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Swedish Hospital
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60625, United States
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UChicago Medicine Hospital (University of Chicago)
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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