TerminatedPhase 2

Effectiveness of Domperidone to Increase Breastmilk Supply in Mothers With Low Supply

Stopped: Unable to recruit participants

Canada45 participantsStarted 2006-09

Plain-language summary

This study is testing if a medication called domperidone will help women produce more milk so that they can keep breastfeeding and not use formula. The study is also testing what dose of domperidone works best to increase breast milk production.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 45 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: Women * healthy women * inadequate milk supply * read/speak English Infants * healthy term infants (≥ 38 weeks gestational age) * age ≥ 2wks and ≤3mths * surpassed birth weight Exclusion Criteria: Mother * cardiac anomalies * breast or endocrine abnormalities (i.e. breast CA, pituitary adenomas) * medications contraindicated with domperidone use * drug or alcohol use * use of hormonal contraception Infant * physical anomalies making breastfeeding difficult (i.e. cleft palate) * cardiac anomalies

What they're measuring

success of continuing breastfeeding

amount of supplementation used

Trial details

NCT IDNCT00284024

SponsorHamilton Health Sciences Corporation

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

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