Phone app helps new moms breastfeed longer
NCT ID NCT06058871
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a smartphone-based support system can help first-time mothers in Hong Kong breastfeed exclusively for longer. About 518 mothers will receive either the app-based support or standard care. The goal is to see if real-time, personalized help improves breastfeeding rates and reduces stress.
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Study facts
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- 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 518 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * be primiparous mothers * have had a singleton pregnancy and live birth * have birthed a full-term infant (37-42 weeks gestation) * speak Cantonese * be a Hong Kong resident * have no serious medical or obstetrical complications and have not had their infant admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) Exclusion Criteria: * is \< 37 weeks gestation * has an Apgar score \< 8 at five minutes * has a birthweight \< 2500 grams * is born with any severe medical conditions or congenital malformations * is placed in the special care nursery for more than 48 hours after delivery * is placed in the intensive care nursery after delivery
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Queen Mary Hospital
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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