UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000053744
Receipt number R000061333
Scientific Title Development of an ICT-based breastfeeding support program during pregnancy and verification of its effectiveness
Date of disclosure of the study information 2024/04/01
Last modified on 2025/03/02 10:30:57

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Basic information

Public title

Development of an ICT-based breastfeeding support program during pregnancy and verification of its effectiveness

Acronym

Development of an ICT-based breastfeeding support program during pregnancy and verification of its effectiveness

Scientific Title

Development of an ICT-based breastfeeding support program during pregnancy and verification of its effectiveness

Scientific Title:Acronym

Development of an ICT-based breastfeeding support program during pregnancy and verification of its effectiveness

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Healthy pregnant woman

Classification by specialty

Nursing

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

The purpose of this study is to develop and verify the effectiveness of an ICT-based breastfeeding support program during pregnancy to help women who wish to breastfeed increase their sense of self-efficacy, make breastfeeding decisions, and continue breastfeeding.
This program is expected to increase the self-efficacy of women who wish to breastfeed during pregnancy, enable them to make breastfeeding decisions, reduce the sense of lack of breast milk and the burden of breastfeeding after delivery, and reduce the risk of early discontinuation of breastfeeding.

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1


Trial characteristics_2


Developmental phase



Assessment

Primary outcomes

Measuring the effectiveness of the intervention by desire to breastfeed in the last trimester of pregnancy and breastfeeding rate within 3 months postpartum

Key secondary outcomes

1) Program utilization status and breastfeeding desire during the last trimester of pregnancy, and evaluation using the Japanese version of the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale
(2) Within 3 months postpartum, program usage and breastfeeding status from pregnancy to now, and evaluation using the Japanese version of the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale and the Japanese version of the Breastfeeding Insufficiency Scale.


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Single arm

Randomization

Non-randomized

Randomization unit


Blinding

Open -no one is blinded

Control

Self control

Stratification


Dynamic allocation


Institution consideration


Blocking


Concealment



Intervention

No. of arms

1

Purpose of intervention

Educational,Counseling,Training

Type of intervention

Other

Interventions/Control_1

The program consists of educational materials distributed through social networking sites and, if desired, online individual counseling related to the educational materials with midwives who specialize in breastfeeding (30 minutes per meeting, free of charge and unlimited number of times upon application).
The course materials are 9 courses, based on The Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding (WHO, 2018), based on medical evidence, and supervised by experts in breastfeeding support The course time per material is about 5 to 10 minutes, and can be taken with a smartphone or tablet device. There is no limit to the time required to take the course, and it can be viewed by scrolling through the screen on a smartphone or tablet device.

Interventions/Control_2


Interventions/Control_3


Interventions/Control_4


Interventions/Control_5


Interventions/Control_6


Interventions/Control_7


Interventions/Control_8


Interventions/Control_9


Interventions/Control_10



Eligibility

Age-lower limit

20 years-old <=

Age-upper limit


Not applicable

Gender

Female

Key inclusion criteria

Pregnant women aged 20 years or older (regardless of the number of births or breastfeeding history) who have undergone antenatal checkups at cooperating facilities and have a good pregnancy progress from 24 to 32 weeks gestation.

Key exclusion criteria

If it is known that the mother will not breastfeed after delivery for medical reasons, etc.

Target sample size

100


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Chiharu
Middle name
Last name INADA

Organization

Japanese Red Cross College of Nursing

Division name

Graduate School of Nursing Global Health Care and Midwifery

Zip code

150-0012

Address

4-1-3 Hiroo Shibuya-ku Tokyo

TEL

03-3409-0839

Email

c-inada@redcross.ac.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Chiharu
Middle name
Last name INADA

Organization

Japanese Red Cross College of Nursing

Division name

Graduate School of Nursing Global Health Care and Midwifery

Zip code

150-0012

Address

4-1-3 Hiroo Shibuya-ku Tokyo

TEL

03-3409-0839

Homepage URL


Email

soumu@redcross.ac.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

Japanese Red Cross College of Nursing

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Japanese Governmental office

Nationality of Funding Organization



Other related organizations

Co-sponsor


Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization

Japanese Red Cross of Nursing

Address

4-1-3 Hiroo Shibuya-ku Tokyo

Tel

03-3409-0875

Email

soumu@redcross.ac.jp


Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

NO

Study ID_1


Org. issuing International ID_1


Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

Institutions

日本赤十字社医療センター(東京都)
つくばセントラル病院(茨城県)
国立成育医療研究センター(東京都)


Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2024 Year 04 Month 01 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Unpublished


Result

URL related to results and publications


Number of participants that the trial has enrolled


Results


Results date posted


Results Delayed


Results Delay Reason


Date of the first journal publication of results


Baseline Characteristics


Participant flow


Adverse events


Outcome measures


Plan to share IPD


IPD sharing Plan description



Progress

Recruitment status

No longer recruiting

Date of protocol fixation

2024 Year 02 Month 29 Day

Date of IRB

2024 Year 02 Month 29 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2024 Year 04 Month 01 Day

Last follow-up date

2025 Year 03 Month 31 Day

Date of closure to data entry


Date trial data considered complete

2025 Year 04 Month 30 Day

Date analysis concluded



Other

Other related information



Management information

Registered date

2024 Year 03 Month 01 Day

Last modified on

2025 Year 03 Month 02 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000061333