Efficacy of Herbal Galactogogues in Breastfeeding Mothers

Dr. Sami Ulus Children's Hospital

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Weight Gain

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Still-Tee

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02740751

SamiUlusCH-trials-stilltee

Details and patient eligibility

About

Herbal teas with galactogoge effects have been used extensively in recent years in order to increase the amount of breast milk in lactating mothers. We also investigated whether a sleep-induced herbal tea (Still-Tee; Mamsel®) was effective in regulating the sleep of these mothers. Plain water was used as placebo.

Full description

Herbal teas with galactogoge effects have been used extensively in recent years in order to increase the amount of breast milk in lactating mothers. Mothers of premature babies often have problems in breastfeeding and this study was designed to investigate if such herbal teas has any effect on the increasing of breast milk in mothers of premature babies. We also investigated whether a sleep-induced herbal tea (Still-Tee; Mamsel®) was effective in regulating the sleep of these mothers. Plain water was used as placebo.

Enrollment: 90 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 3 to 30 days old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Babies with gestational age of 35-42 weeks
• Breasfed babies
• Lactating mothers
• Babies admitted to outpatient clinics of neonatology within the the first week of life

Exclusion criteria

• Babies with gestational age of <35 weeks
• Not breast feeding mothers
• Babies admitted to outpatient clinics of neonatology within the the first week of life

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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90 participants in 3 patient groups, including a placebo group

Still-Tee

Active Comparator group

Description:

Generic name: galactogoe herbal tee, still-tee Dosage: Three cups (each 200 ml) of tea of Still-Tee galactogogue tea will be used Frequency: Three times in a day Duration: for 4 weeks after birth

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Still-Tee

Placebo

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

The mothers of the babies will receive placebo tea which does not contain galactogogue herbs

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Still-Tee

Water

No Intervention group

Description:

The mothers of the babies will receive water