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NCT03181269 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Human Milk and Infant Intestinal Microbiome Study

A NA study, sponsored by University of Virginia.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
6
Enrollment target

NCT03181269: Completed NA study, sponsored by University of Virginia.

NCT03181269 is a NA study that has completed, run by University of Virginia. The registered enrollment target is 6 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (100% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT03181269, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by University of Virginia.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
6 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

This study will explore the effects of skin-to-skin contact (SSC) between mothers and their babies on the infant intestinal microbiome, the maternal skin microbiome and the breast milk microbiome. This will be accomplished by administering an intervention education session to one group and a placebo education session to the second group in order to influence the magnitude of total SSC defined by the frequency and duration of contact time between the two groups.

Primary Outcome

Self-reported magnitude of maternal-infant skin-to-skin contact

Interventions

  • OTHER Intervention education
  • OTHER Placebo Education

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 6 participants
Start Date 2017-07-27
Est. Completion 2018-12-20
Phase NA
University of Virginia

449 total trials

What the finished NCT03181269 record still lists

NCT03181269 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 6 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (100% lower).

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

NCT03181269 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT03181269 about?

NCT03181269 is a clinical study titled "Human Milk and Infant Intestinal Microbiome Study". This study will explore the effects of skin-to-skin contact (SSC) between mothers and their babies on the infant intestinal microbiome, the maternal skin microbiome and the breast milk microbiome. This will be accomplished by administering an intervention education session to one group and a placebo...

What is the current status of trial NCT03181269?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 6 participants. The study started on 2017-07-27. Estimated completion is 2018-12-20.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT03181269?

The interventions under investigation include: Intervention education (OTHER), Placebo Education (OTHER).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT03181269?

This trial is sponsored by University of Virginia, which has 449 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT03181269's enrollment target sits among peer trials

6 1983rd of 2000 higher than 13 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 NCT03181269, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT03181269 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.