Effect of Banana Blossom on Breast Milk Volume in Mothers of Preterm Newborns

Chulalongkorn University

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 4

Conditions: Postpartum Women; Preterm Birth

Treatments: Drug: Banana Blossom; Drug: Placebo

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05465460

667/2022

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of banana blossom in increasing breast milk volume

Enrollment: 70 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Postpartum women of preterm newborns

Exclusion criteria

• Postpartum women with contraindication for breast feeding such as HIV, herpes zoster at breast, infected wound at breast.
• Postpartum women with preeclampsia, diabetes mellitus, postpartum hemorrhage.
• Postpartum women with allergy to banana blossom.
• Postpartum women with previous breast surgery or nipple surgery.
• Postpartum women who smoking.
• Preterm newborns with unstable conditions.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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70 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Banana blossom

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants received banana blossom 225 mg tablet orally four time per day for 14 days.

Treatment:

Drug: Banana Blossom

Placebo

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Participants received placebo tablet orally four time per day for 14 days.

Treatment:

Drug: Placebo