New study aims to boost breastfeeding rates and reduce health gaps
NCT ID NCT05311631
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a program to help more women breastfeed for four to six months, especially those at risk of stopping early. About 5,010 families in Denmark took part. The goal is to improve mother and infant health and reduce social inequalities.
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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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5,010 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2022
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
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.
- Ages
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15 years and older
- 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: 1a. Families discharged \<72 hours post partum (from 26 April 2022 - 17 January 2023) 1b. Families discharged \< 7 days post partum (from 18 January 2023 onwards due to lower than expected recruitment rate) 2\. Families with intention of breastfeeding Exclusion Criteria: * Insufficient skills in Danish or English language to be able to answer questionnaires and understand interventions conveyed in Danish or English * Families with mothers with known substance abuse or addiction * Families expecting more than one child * Families having delivered preterm, prior to 37 weeks of gestation * Families with mothers or child having difficulty breastfeeding due to a known morbidity or disablement
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Aabenraa Kommune
Aabenraa, 6200, Denmark
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Assens Kommune
Assens, 5610, Denmark
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Billund Kommune
Billund, 7190, Denmark
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Esbjerg Kommune
Esbjerg, 6700, Denmark
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Faaborg-Midtfyn Kommune
Ringe, 5750, Denmark
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Fredericia Kommune
Fredericia, 7000, Denmark
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Frederikshavn Kommune
Frederikshavn, 9900, Denmark
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Haderslev Kommune
Haderslev, 6100, Denmark
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Jammerbugt Kommune
Aabybro, 9440, Denmark
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Kolding Kommune
Kolding, 6000, Denmark
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Mariagerfjord Kommune
Hobro, 9500, Denmark
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Middelfart Kommune
Middelfart, 5500, Denmark
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Morsø Kommune
Nykøbing Mors, 7900, Denmark
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Odense Kommune
Odense, 5000, Denmark
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Svendborg Kommune
Svendborg, 5700, Denmark
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Sønderborg Kommune
Sønderborg, 6400, Denmark
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Thisted Kommune
Thisted, 7700, Denmark
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Tønder Kommune
Tønder, 6270, Denmark
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Varde Kommune
Varde, 6800, Denmark
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Vejen Kommune
Vejen Municipality, 6600, Denmark
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Vesthimmerland Kommune
Aars, 9600, Denmark
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