Breastfeeding Planning Card Trial in Scotland (CARRDS)

University of Stirling

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Breastfeeding

Treatments: Device: Breastfeeding toolkit card

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06255015

IRAS: 316125

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study evaluates the efficacy of a "breastfeeding toolkit" card delivered as part of antenatal care in promoting breastfeeding maintenance.

Full description

The project is an evaluation of an intervention that will start on January 1 2024.

From January 1 2024 through to March 31st 2024 midwives will present to patients attending their 24 week antenatal appointment a breastfeeding toolkit card.

The trial compares breastfeeding rates across patients who receive the card and those whose 24-week antenatal appointment occurred in the three months October 1 2023 - December 31 2023.

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 17+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Pregnant women in NHS Grampian

Exclusion criteria

None

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Sequential Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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200 participants in 2 patient groups

Breastfeeding toolkit card

Active Comparator group

Description:

50% of participants will be allocated to the intervention group, and receive a breastfeeding toolkit card at the 24 week appointment. The Breastfeeding toolkit provides advice on circumventing common breastfeeding problems and contact details for breastfeeding support services.

Treatment:

Device: Breastfeeding toolkit card

No planning card

No Intervention group

Description:

50% of women will receive routine antenatal care only.