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NCT02313181 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Early Limited Formula for Treating Lactation Concerns

A NA study, sponsored by University of California, San Francisco.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
328
Enrollment target

NCT02313181: Completed NA study, sponsored by University of California, San Francisco.

NCT02313181 is a NA study that has completed, run by University of California, San Francisco. The registered enrollment target is 328 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (77% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT02313181, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by University of California, San Francisco.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
328 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

This is a randomized, controlled trial designed to evaluate a new strategy for promoting continued breastfeeding for mothers and babies who initiated breastfeeding in the newborn period. The new strategy, called Early Limited Formula (ELF), consists of 10mL of formula fed to each baby by syringe after each breastfeeding prior to the onset of mature milk production. The study intervention is discontinued at the onset of mature milk production, and the investigators will then follow mothers and infants for 12 months to assess the effect of ELF on breastfeeding duration, maternal experience and healthcare utilization.

Primary Outcome

The investigators will follow babies for 12 months to determine how long the babies continued breastfeeding

Interventions

  • OTHER Standard Care
  • OTHER Early Limited Formula

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 328 participants
Start Date 2015-01-07
Est. Completion 2017-10-01
Phase NA

What the finished NCT02313181 record still lists

NCT02313181 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 328 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (77% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Standard Care is the first listed.

NCT02313181 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT02313181 about?

NCT02313181 is a clinical study titled "Early Limited Formula for Treating Lactation Concerns". This is a randomized, controlled trial designed to evaluate a new strategy for promoting continued breastfeeding for mothers and babies who initiated breastfeeding in the newborn period. The new strategy, called Early Limited Formula (ELF), consists of 10mL of formula fed to each baby by syringe aft...

What is the current status of trial NCT02313181?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 328 participants. The study started on 2015-01-07. Estimated completion is 2017-10-01.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT02313181?

The interventions under investigation include: Standard Care (OTHER), Early Limited Formula (OTHER).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT02313181?

This trial is sponsored by University of California, San Francisco, which has 1,713 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT02313181's enrollment target sits among peer trials

328 308th of 2000 higher than 1,692 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02313181, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT02313181 (mid enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.