Breastfeeding Self-Management for Nipple and Breast Pain

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Breastfeeding, Breast Pain

In brief

This pilot project will provide an understanding of the contextual variables responsible for breast and nipple pain during breastfeeding initiation. These variables include, genetic variation, pain sensitivity, reactivity, pain catastrophizing and perceived stress. The purpose is to understand the efficacy of self-management (SM) strategies on each of these contextual variables, in an effort to inform a personalized approach to managing breastfeeding pain and its effect on improved health outcomes.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03392675

Run by

University of Connecticut

People needed

65

Starts

2017-04-24

Expected to finish

2017-11-07

Last updated by the study team

2021-03-11

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 45. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Have just given birth (<48 hours)
• Intention to breastfeed for 6 weeks
• Has daily access to a computer with internet
• Access to a phone
• Read and speak English
• Delivered a healthy singleton infant born >37 weeks gestational age

You may not qualify if…

• Infants with congenital anomalies
• Mothers with major mental health issues (i.e Schizophrenia, Mania, Bipolar Disorder)
• Complications during delivery requiring intervention
• Mothers with major health issues that are not associated with pregnancy as determined by principal investigator (i.e. infection illness such as HIV+, hepatitis, diabetes, history of seizures, current diagnosis of cancer).

Where it is running

• UConn Health — Farmington, Connecticut, United States
• Manchester Memorial Hospital — Manchester, Connecticut, United States

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