Clinical trialNCT06816901CompletedPhase 4Interventional

Measuring Lactation Initiation After Early Postpartum Injectable Progestin (DMPA) Use Among Women in Dhanusha District of Nepal: A Pilot Study

SponsorUniversity of California, San DiegoEnrollment40DMPADepot Medroxyprogesterone AcetateLactationPostpartum Contraception

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Summary

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This is a pilot study of early postpartum initiation of the injectable progestin contraception, depo medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA), among 40 postpartum people. The study aims to assess the feasibility to conduct a larger trial evaluating the effects of early postpartum initiation DMPA on lactation and infant growth outcomes in Nepal.

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Investigators

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Sarah Averbach, MD, MAS
University of California, San Diego
Principal Investigator
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Sites

1 registered facility, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

Nepal

Provincial Hospital Janakpur of Dhanusha District
Janakpur Dham, Dhanusha District, Nepal

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Drugs studied

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Depo Medroxyprogesterone acetate

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Registration & key dates

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Start: 26 Mar 2025
Primary completion: 31 Jul 2025
Completion: 31 Jul 2025
Last update posted: 10 Sept 2025
Registered enrollment: 40
Registry id: NCT06816901

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