Hyaluronic Acid for the Treatment of Damaged Nipples in Breastfeeding Women

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Trial end date: 2023-02-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

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.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Specijalisticka Pedijatrijska Ordinacija prim.mr.sc. Maja Stimac, Specijalist Pedijatrije Sspecijalnosti Neonatologije
• Treatments: Hyaluronic Acid

Criteria

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, and mothers without nipple skin damage.

• for children: visible anomalies in the newborn which may affect the breastfeeding process, newborns that required admission to the neonatal unit