RecruitingPhase 4

Hyaluronic Acid for the Treatment of Damaged Nipples in Breastfeeding Women

Croatia160 participantsStarted 2023-01-09

Plain-language summary

Previous studies have shown that application of hyaluronic acid preparations to wounds of the skin and mucosa have a beneficial effect. There is a lack of studies showing the effect of applying hyaluronic acid preparations to treat damaged nipple skin in breastfeeding mothers. This study aims to determine the effect of applying a hyaluronic acid preparation to damaged nipple skin in breastfeeding women.

Who can participate

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * for mothers: a breastfeeding mother, living or residing in Osijek, with nipple skin damage (NTS 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5). * for babies: newborns from a singleton pregnancy, of gestational age from 37 to 42 weeks, with a birth weight of 2,500 to 4,500 grams. Exclusion Criteria: * for mothers: mothers who do not breastfeed, mothers not living or residing in Osijek, mothers without nipple skin damage and mothers using other preparations for healing sore nipples (shells, pads). * for children: visible anomalies in the newborn which may affect the breastfeeding process, newborns that required admission to the neonatal unit

What they're measuring

Healing of damaged nipples

Timeframe: 30 days

Level of nipple pain

Timeframe: 30 days

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05591651

SponsorSpecijalisticka Pedijatrijska Ordinacija prim.mr.sc. Maja Stimac, Specijalist Pedijatrije Sspecijalnosti Neonatologije

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-12

Contact for this trial

Maja Štimac, MD; Mr.sc.

+385 98 799 188 maja@stimac.org

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