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NCT06157697 | RECRUITING | Breast Feeding, Exclusive

Social Transfers for Exclusive Breastfeeding in Brazil
Sponsor:

Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute

Brief Summary:

The goal of this study is to assess the effectiveness of social transfers on exclusive breastfeeding rates in São Paulo, Brazil. The main research questions are: 1. Are social transfers effective at increasing exclusive breastfeeding rates 2. Are social transfers effective in prolonging the duration of exclusive breastfeeding 3. Are social transfers effective in prolonging the duration of complementary breastfeeding 4. What are the long-term impacts of social transfers for breastfeeding on child health and development Participants will be randomly assigned to one of three groups: 1) control, no social transfer 2) non-conditional social transfer at 6-months postpartum, and 3) conditional social transfer at six months postpartum; conditional upon the mothers exclusive breastfeeding status. All participants receive education about the benefits of exclusive breastfeeding and current international recommendations. Researchers will compare the intervention groups to the control group to see if social transfers are effective at increasing exclusive breastfeeding rates at six months postpartum.

Condition or disease

Breast Feeding, Exclusive

Breastfeeding

Development, Child

Development, Infant

Intervention/treatment

Social Transfer

Phase

NA

Study Type : INTERVENTIONAL
Estimated Enrollment : 400 participants
Masking : NONE
Primary Purpose : OTHER
Official Title : Social Transfers for Exclusive Breastfeeding in São Paulo, Brazil
Actual Study Start Date : 2025-03-16
Estimated Primary Completion Date : 2025-12
Estimated Study Completion Date : 2027-06

Information not available for Arms and Intervention/treatment

Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years to 50 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study: FEMALE
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
  • * Gave birth in the last 72 hours
  • * Exclusively breastfeeding at time of recruitment and intend to continue to exclusively breastfeed
  • * Part of Bolsa Familia or on the Bolsa Familia list (CAD Unico)
  • * Lives in São Paulo in the Butantã Jaguaré area
  • * No illnesses that contraindicates breastfeeding
  • * Had a healthy singleton infant of 37 weeks or more gestation with a birth weight of at least 2500 grams
  • * Agrees to participate and sign an informed consent; if under age (12-17 years), a legal representative will also have to agree to sign the informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
  • * Plans to move permanently outside study area
  • * Has a medical, intellectual or psychological disability
  • * Contraindication for breastfeeding
  • * Preterm births
  • * Children born with \< 2500 grams
Social Transfers for Exclusive Breastfeeding in Brazil

Location Details

NCT06157697

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Locations

RECRUITING

Brazil, Butantan

University of Sao Paulo

São Paulo, Butantã, Brazil, 05508-220