Satisfaction of Patients With the Chosen Method of Inhibition of Lactation

Żelazna Medical Centre, LLC

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Lactation Suppressed

Treatments: Drug: Cabergoline; Other: Natural methods; Drug: Bromocriptine

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04038749

23/2019

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study is to improve the standard of care in case of the inhibition of lactation.

The participant qualified for the study will answer the questions contained in the survey. The patient will have her breast palpated and then will be instructed on the possible options for the inhibition of lactation. The participant, who decides to inhibit lactation with medications, will be consulted by a doctor.

Each patient will receive information of the possible ways to relieve the symptoms of overfilled breast and be able to contact with lactation consultant. The participant will also receive a card to assess the severity of symptoms in the following days. The investigators will call the patient between the third and fifth day by phone.

Once again, after 2 weeks from the beginning of the inhibition of lactation in order to ask questions contained in the survey (the course of the process, problems that occurred and the level of satisfaction with the chosen method).

Enrollment: 90 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Mother during the period of six weeks after childbirth
• Decision to inhibit lactation
• Patient's age at the time of enrollment (at least 18 years old)

Exclusion criteria

• Less than 18 years of age
• Lack of patient's consent
• To the pharmacotherapy group- contraindications for the use of the medication

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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90 participants in 3 patient groups

Pharmaceutical method- Bromocriptine

Experimental group

Treatment:

Drug: Bromocriptine

Other: Natural methods

Pharmaceutical method- Cabergoline

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Natural methods

Drug: Cabergoline

Without medications that inhibit lactation

Other group

Treatment:

Other: Natural methods