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Breastfeeding: later-stage trial registry
17 of 37 indexed Breastfeeding trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 3-4.
Corpus placement: #406 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.
37 US clinical trials · 17 currently recruiting · #406 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count
Breastfeeding: 37 US clinical trials tracked, 17 recruiting.
Breastfeeding is the subject of 37 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 17 of them currently open to new participants. 2 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 1 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is University of California, Davis, running 3 of these trials.
Enrollment posture brief
Registry condition breastfeeding
OPEN 17 | RECR 46% | LATE 2 | EARLY 1 | RANK #406 | SPON 3
Volume-matched condition peers
Nearest open-share peer: Headache (46% recruiting · 37 trials)
Breastfeeding lists 17 open slots (46% of 37 indexed trials). Peers are matched on registered volume, not therapeutic-area browse lists. How peer matching works →
Key findings
What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Breastfeeding on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.
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Breastfeeding is recruiting above its size-band peers.
17 of 37 indexed trials (45.9%) are open to enrollment, against a 39.7% average across 762 conditions with 20-99 trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.
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Sponsorship of Breastfeeding trials is spread across many organizations.
University of California, Davis accounts for 3 of 37 trials (8.1%). 31 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.
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Typical Breastfeeding enrolment sits around 176 participants.
Median target enrolment is 176 among the 37 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 14 of those (37.8%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.
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Breastfeeding research is mostly interventional.
31 interventional and 6 observational studies make up this index (83.8% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Open and recent trials
37 total, page 1 of 1
Researchers At UC San Diego Are Learning About the Benefits of Human Milk and How It Influences Infant and Child Health
University of California, San Diego
NCT05553743
Support Via Online Social Networks to Promote Safe Infant Care Practices
University of Virginia
NCT05767658
Understanding Practices of Lactation and Infant Feeding Together With Women With HIV in the United States
International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials Group
NCT07293559
Furthering Equity Through Infant Feeding EDucation and Support
Endeavor Health
NCT05441709
Development of the Couplet Care Bassinet
Johns Hopkins University
NCT06533449
Mayo Clinic Health System Northwest Wisconsin Integrated Maternal Postpartum Appointment Combination
Mayo Clinic
NCT06395168
Effect of Prenatal and Postnatal Intervention Strategies on Breastfeeding Outcomes in Women With Excessive Weight (Ready, Set, Nourish Study)
Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute
NCT06929091
At-the-Breast vs. Expressed Human Milk: Genesis of Infant Nutrition (BEGIN)
University of Rochester
NCT06691932
Postnatal Exercise to Activate Baby's Brown Fat
Joslin Diabetes Center
NCT07467694
Postpartum Vaginal Estrogen for Breastfeeding Patients
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
NCT05457972
Pumping to Up Maternal Milk Production for Preterms
University of Alabama at Birmingham
NCT06673160
Sodium Awareness in Lactation Trial
The Hospital for Sick Children
NCT06563726
Starting Early to Prevent Obesity Using Telehealth (StEP OUT): Intervention Development Trial
Northwell Health
NCT06486922
Developmental Impacts of Microplastics Exposure in Early Life
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
NCT06107933
Early Life Exposures Among Children With Sickle Cell Disease
University of Alabama at Birmingham
NCT05377372
Mavacamten Pregnancy Surveillance Program
Bristol-Myers Squibb
NCT05939700
Excretion of Rivaroxaban in Human Breast Milk
Thomas Jefferson University
NCT06831474
Tshireletso: Safety, Efficacy and Feasibility of Cabotegravir-LA PrEP in a Breastfeeding Population in Botswana
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
NCT05986084
A Study of Melatonin Concentration During Lactation
Mayo Clinic
NCT06393296
Community Interventions to Improve Breastfeeding
University of Mississippi Medical Center
NCT05503069
Using the Electronic Health Record to Guide Management of Newborn Weight Loss
University of California, San Francisco
NCT03655314
The Impact of Telelactation Services on Breastfeeding Outcomes
RAND
NCT04856163
Breast for Success: A Family-Centered Intervention in Support of Breastfeeding Among High-risk Low-income Mothers
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
NCT01272661
Boosting Breastfeeding in Low-Income, Multi-ethnic Women: A Primary Care Based RCT
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
NCT00619632
Hospital-based Paraprofessional Lactation Clinic
Baylor College of Medicine
NCT00474422
Healthy Moms: Prenatal Counseling for Postpartum Health
University of California, Davis
NCT04601987
Doula Support for Young Mothers: A Randomized Trial
University of Chicago
NCT01925664
Home Visiting for Low Income, Pregnant Women
University of California, Los Angeles
NCT01687634
Lactation Cookie Study
Indiana University
NCT04805008
Postpartum Visit Timing and the Effect on Visit Attendance
Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
NCT05399784
Meditation for NICU Moms
St. Louis University
NCT03574766
Evaluation of Health Professional Learners' Competence in Newborn Positioning and Attachment Following a Standardized Patient-led Lactation Skills Workshop
LiquidGoldConcept
NCT04717128
South Carolina WIC Telehealth Solution
Tufts University
NCT05887869
Breastfeeding Education in the Time of COVID-19
University of California, Davis
NCT04519216
A Technological Approach to Improved Breastfeeding Rates and Self-Efficacy
Augusta University
NCT05673317
Effect of Early Limited Formula Use on Breastfeeding Outcomes
University of California, San Francisco
NCT00952328
FamilyLink and Breastfeeding
University of California, Davis
NCT03957941
Phase Distribution
| Phase | Trial count |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | 1 |
| Phase 4 | 2 |
Top Sponsors
Named interventions
Most-linked intervention names on Breastfeeding records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.
US sites by state
Facility locations filed on Breastfeeding trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.
Related
What to do with this Breastfeeding page
37 registered trials, 17 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.
- 17 Breastfeeding trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
- University of California, Davis sponsors the most Breastfeeding trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See University of California, Davis's trials
- Bring the specific trial ID (NCT number) to your own doctor before enrolling, this page is a directory, not medical guidance. Read the trial-finding guide
Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.
Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This Breastfeeding condition card totals 37 registered trials; most-linked intervention Breastfeeding; top US site state California. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.