Randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial of nasal oxytocin spray in mothers of preterm infants

ISRCTN ISRCTN72911449
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN72911449
Secondary identifying numbers N0263115170
Submission date
12/09/2003
Registration date
12/09/2003
Last edited
20/02/2008
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Pregnancy and Childbirth
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English Summary

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Dr M Fewtrell
Scientific

MRC Childhood Nutrition Research Centre
Institute of Child Health
30 Guilford Street
London
WC1N 1EH
United Kingdom

Phone +44 020 7905 2389
Email m.fewtrell@ich.ucl.ac.uk

Study information

Study designRandomised controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Not specified
Study typeNot Specified
Scientific title
Study hypothesisDoes oxytocin nasal spray enable mothers of preterm infants to express more breast milk more easily?
Ethics approval(s)Not provided at time of registration
ConditionPregnancy and Childbirth: Breast feeding
InterventionA. Oxytocin nasal spray
B. Placebo
Intervention typeDrug
Pharmaceutical study type(s)
PhaseNot Specified
Drug / device / biological / vaccine name(s)oxytocin
Primary outcome measureTotal volume of expressed breast milk, proportion of mothers breast feeding their infant.
Secondary outcome measuresNot provided at time of registration
Overall study start date01/08/2002
Overall study end date01/08/2006

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
SexFemale
Target number of participants60
Participant inclusion criteria60 Patients from Obstetrics
Participant exclusion criteriaNot provided at time of registration
Recruitment start date01/08/2002
Recruitment end date01/08/2006

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • England
  • United Kingdom

Study participating centre

MRC Childhood Nutrition Research Centre
London
WC1N 1EH
United Kingdom

Sponsor information

Department of Health (UK)
Government

Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom

Website http://www.doh.gov.uk

Funders

Funder type

Government

University College London Hospitals NHS Trust

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article results 01/05/2006 Yes No