Breastfeeding and meds: new study aims to uncover hidden risks for babies
NCT ID NCT07346716
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how prescription and over-the-counter medicines taken by breastfeeding mothers get into their breast milk and whether they might affect their babies. Researchers will collect milk and urine samples from 250 women and ask about infant symptoms. The goal is to provide clearer safety information for doctors and mothers.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Prescription and over-the-counter drugs taken by breastfeeding women as part of routine care
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could provide better data to help doctors and mothers make safer decisions about medication use during breastfeeding.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early observational study, not a treatment trial. It only measures drug levels and reports symptoms, so it cannot prove cause and effect or change practice directly.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 250 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2030
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
Participants will be lactating women recruited through obstetric, neonatal, and psychiatric departments, public health visiting nurses, and counselling services across Denmark. Recruitment will be coordinated by the Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen. The study primarily targets women using prescription and over-the-counter medicines during breastfeeding and aims to represent real-world exposure patterns across all Danish regions.
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Lactating women aged ≥18 years * Current use of one or more prescription or over-the-counter (classified within the ATC system) drugs * Able and willing to provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Current pregnancy during sample collection * Known and clinically significant pharmacokinetic drug-drug interactions at the time of sampling
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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
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Clinical Pharmacology
RECRUITINGCopenhagen, Denmark
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Herlev Hospital
RECRUITINGHerlev, Denmark
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Mental health services, Capital Region of Denmark
RECRUITINGCopenhagen, Denmark
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