Effect of Moringa Oleifera Capsule in Increasing Breast Milk Volume in Early Postpartum Patients

Chulalongkorn University

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 4

Conditions: Postpartum Women

Treatments: Drug: Moringa oleifera leaf; Drug: Placebo

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04487613

704/2020

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of Moringa oleifera leaf capsule in increasing breast milk volume

Enrollment: 88 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Postpartum women

Exclusion criteria

• Postpartum women with contraindication for breast feeding such as HIV, untreated tuberculosis, on chemotherapeutic drugs, on radioactive drugs, substance abuse.
• Postpartum women with unstable conditions such as postpartum hemorrhage.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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88 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Moringa oleifera leaf

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants received Moringa oleifera leaf 450 mg capsule orally twice daily for 3 days.

Treatment:

Drug: Moringa oleifera leaf

Placebo

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Participants received placebo capsule orally twice daily for 3 days.

Treatment:

Drug: Placebo