Could donor milk offer HIV-exposed babies a safer alternative to formula?
NCT ID NCT06955715
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This pilot study tests whether pasteurized donor human milk (PDHM) is a practical feeding option for infants born to mothers living with HIV. Ten families in Saskatchewan will try PDHM as a supplement to breastfeeding or formula, and researchers will track how often it's used and any feeding issues. The goal is to learn about the challenges and benefits of using donor milk outside the hospital, so future programs can make it more widely available.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
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 10 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
-
Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
-
Dec 2026
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
-
15 years and older
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion criteria * ≥15 years of age * Pregnant or recently gave birth and living with HIV or is the primary caregivers of an HIV-exposed infant * Being followed by SHA Pediatric Infectious Disease * Saskatchewan resident (living within \~150 km from the University of Saskatchewan) * Have a household freezer * Willing to participate
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Breastfeeding are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
-
The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
-
The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
-
A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
University of Saskatchewan
RECRUITINGSaskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 5A5, Canada
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Can 'Queen Mothers' bring HIV testing to the doorstep?
- How much lidocaine reaches a newborn during an urgent C-Section?
- Scientists map HIV's hiding spots in early infection
- Could pregnant patients skip clinic visits and monitor their baby from home?
- Can a video session get pregnant women to seek more health care?
- Citrulline: a potential key to prolonging pregnancy in pre-eclampsia?