Milk leakage in nonlactating women: A randomized clinical trial evaluatinga polyvinyl chloride device versus disposable breast pads

A randomized clinical trial was carried out to evaluate the safety and help fulness of the LactaPrev System (LPS) compared with disposable pads for mil k leakage management for postpartum, nonlactating women (those who do not b reastfeed). Fifty-five women completed the single-blind, randomized trial. Participants wore each device on each breast concurrently. Assignment of th e LPS or pad to each breast was done randomly. Fifty-eight percent of parti cipants preferred the LPS. The longer the participation in the study, which correlated with the duration of milk leakage, the greater the preference ( p=0.05). Preference was related to bra size (p=0.05). The smaller the bra s ize, the greater the preference for the LPS. There was no greater incidence of complications from the LPS compared with the disposable breast pad.