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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/02/063295 [Registered on: 29/02/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 24/02/2024
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Other (Specify) [Educational intervention]  
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Multiple Arm Trial 
Public Title of Study   Educational intervention on Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Breastfeeding Among Pregnant Women 
Scientific Title of Study   Educational intervention on Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Breastfeeding Among Primigravida Women in a Tertiary Care Hospital: Three arm parallel randomised controlled trial 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Vrinda Praveen 
Designation  3rd professional MBBS student 
Affiliation  Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore 
Address  Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore Light House Hill Road,Mangalore Dakshina Kannada Karnataka 575001 India

Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA
575001
India 
Phone  7561892141  
Fax    
Email  vrindapraveenmcp@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Nutan Kamath 
Designation  Professor and Consultant, Department of Paediatrics 
Affiliation  Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore 
Address  Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore Light House Hill Road,Mangalore Dakshina Kannada Karnataka 575001 India

Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA
575001
India 
Phone  9448147687  
Fax    
Email  nutan.kamath@manipal.edu  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Nutan Kamath 
Designation  Professor and Consultant, Department of Paediatrics 
Affiliation  Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore 
Address  Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore Light House Hill Road,Mangalore Dakshina Kannada Karnataka 575001 India

Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA
575001
India 
Phone  9448147687  
Fax    
Email  nutan.kamath@manipal.edu  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Government Lady Goschen Hospital, Maidan Road, Hampankatta, Mangalore- 575001, Karnataka 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Vrinda Praveen 
Address  Kasturba Medical College, Lighthouse Hill Road, Mangalore-575001, Karnataka 
Type of Sponsor  Other [Self] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Vrinda Praveen  Government Lady Goschen Hospital  AN wards, 1st floor and PN wards, 5th floor Maidan Road, Hampankatta, Mangalore- 575001 Dakshina Kannada KARNATAKA
Dakshina Kannada
KARNATAKA 
7561892141

vrindapraveenmcp@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: O00-O9A||Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Educational intervention   The intervention group 1 will be educated regarding breastfeeding with the help of video and flipcharts, before delivery. Mothers in these groups will be educated individually. The education module will be 1:1 and will last for about 25-30mins. 
Intervention  Educational intervention  The intervention group 2 will be educated regarding breastfeeding with the help of video and flipcharts, post delivery. Mothers in these groups will be educated individually. The education module will be 1:1 and will last for about 25-30mins. 
Comparator Agent  Standard of care  The control group receiving standard hospital care (i.e. ongoing hospital program) only. Educational intervention not given 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  50.00 Year(s)
Gender  Female 
Details  Primigravida term scheduled for institutional delivery (women aged 18-50years) 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Primigravida mothers in premature labour.
Primigravida mothers with multiple pregnancies.
Primigravida mothers posted for caesarean section.
Primigravida mothers who are ni intensive care unit.
Primigravida mothers who did not give consent for the study.
Neonates whose anticipated antenatal weight by fetal ultrasound is less than 2.5kgs
Neonates who are in neonatal intensive care unit post-delivery.
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   On-site computer system 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To assess the number of primigravida mothers who exclusively breastfed their offspring in first 48 hours after birth  48hours post-delivery 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
NIL  NIL 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="144"
Sample Size from India="144" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   10/03/2024 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary  



This study is a randomized,three arm, parallel group trial to study the impact of educational intervention on knowledge, attitude and practices of breastfeeding among 144 pregnant primigravida women  that will be conducted in  Lady Goschen Hospital (a teaching hospital of KMC Mangalore,MAHE), India. Using simple random sampling the required number of subjects will be selected in the setting. The study subjects; the primigravida mothers will be divided into 3 groups, viz. the control group (receiving standard hospital  care, i.e. ongoing hospital program), the intervention group-1(receiving standard care and will be educated regarding breastfeeding with the help of video and flipcharts class before delivery) and intervention group-2 (receiving standard care and will be educated regarding breastfeeding with the help of video and flipcharts post-delivery) in equal numbers. Mothers in these groups will be educated individually. The education module will be 1:1 and will last for about 25-30mins.Assessment of breastfeeding by mothers 48hours post-delivery will be done with the help of BBAT (Bristol Breastfeeding Assessment Tool), Knowledgeand Attitude questionnaire will be repeated for all the groups.The primary outcome measures will be to assess the number of mothers who have exclusively breastfed their infants in first 48 hours of life.

 
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