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SIDSNCT03662048

Improving Infant Sleep Safety With the Electronic Health Record

A study testing Safe in people with SIDS and Infant Development, run by Milton S. Hershey Medical Center at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This research is being done to find out if individualized feedback provided to parents on safe infant sleep can improve safety. This will be accomplished by having parents send photographs of their baby sleeping through the patient portal of the electronic health record (EHR). Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages Up to 14 daysHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
SIDS, Infant Development
What is being tested?
Safe
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
130 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
30 Oct 2018to 11 Sep 2019
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Up to 14 days
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • Gestational age: ≥37 weeks
  • Singleton birth
  • Newborns ages 0 days to 14 days old
  • Newborn nursery stay <=7 days
  • English speaking mother
  • Mother ≥18 years old
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  • Has email/internet access
  • Willing to sign up for the Penn State Health Patient Portal through the Electronic Health Record (EHR)
  • Owns a smart phone, digital camera, or tablet that can take pictures to be transmitted through the EHR
  • Plan to follow with a Penn State Health Provider though the infant's 3-4 month well child visit

Who cannot join

  • Maternal morbidity or pre-existing condition that affects ability to care for the newborn (e.g. narcotic drug use, chemotherapy, uncontrolled depression etc.)
  • Child is being adopted or will not be in the care of the mother

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center

    Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033

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About this study

Official title: Improving Infant Sleep Safety With the Electronic Health Record: Using Infant Photographs Taken by Parents for Individualized Feedback

This research is being done to find out if individualized feedback provided to parents on safe infant sleep can improve safety. This will be accomplished by having parents send photographs of their baby sleeping through the patient portal of the electronic health record (EHR).

Read the detailed description

The purpose of this study is to assess if photographs of infants sleeping at night sent by parents through the patient portal of the electronic health record (EHR) can be used to a) deliver individualized feedback on safe infant sleep surfaces and sleep health and b) improve parental knowledge of and adherence to guidelines for safe infant sleep surfaces and sleep health. The feasibility of this approach will also be assessed through a randomized, clinical trial involving 130 infants with primary care through Penn State Health. Participants will be randomized to receive personalized feedback on the infant sleep position and surface at age 1 month in addition to usual care or a usual care group. Both groups will receive personalized feedback on the infant sleep position and surface at infant age 2 months.

Being tested
Safe
Medical subject headings
Sudden Infant Death

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • SafeBehavioural

    Feedback, according to the 2016 national American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) guidelines on Sudden Unexplained Infant Death (SUID) risk factors, will be generated by the study team and communicated with parents. Feedback will be given to parents in the intervention group at ages 1 and 2 months. The control group parents will only receive this feedback at age 2 months.

Study groups in NCT03662048
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
intervention at 1 month + usual careActive comparatorParents will send the study team photographs of their infant sleeping during the night at ages 1 and 2 months.
Receives: Behavioral: Safe
usual carePlacebo comparatorParents will send the study team photographs of their infant sleeping during the night only at at age 2 months.
Receives: Behavioral: Safe

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. percentage of infants who do not meet all AAP recommendations for sleeping environments at age 2 months

    Safe sleep environment will include:

    1. Solitary vs. non-solitary sleep
    2. Supine vs. non-supine infant sleep position
    3. No loose objects vs. loose objects on the sleep surface
    4. Tight-bedding vs. loose-bedding
    5. Firm vs. soft sleep surface (i.e. crib/bassinete vs. sofa/bouncy chair)
    6. Infant's sleeping in same room as parents vs. separate room
    7. No head coverings vs. head coverings

    Measured: 2 months of age

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Parent compliance

    Proportion of parents that send photographs of their infant's sleep environment at ages 1 month (intervention group) and 2 months (both groups)

    Measured: 1 and 2 months of age

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted7 Sep 2018
  2. Study start30 Oct 2018
  3. Primary completion11 Sep 2019
  4. Study completion11 Sep 2019

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Care provider
Enrolment
130 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03662048
Sponsor's protocol ID
STUDY00010450
Status last verified
Oct 2019
First submitted
5 Sep 2018
Last updated
11 Oct 2019
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No: no plan to IPD with other researchers

Publications

  • TASK FORCE ON SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME. SIDS and Other Sleep-Related Infant Deaths: Updated 2016 Recommendations for a Safe Infant Sleeping Environment. Pediatrics. 2016 Nov;138(5):e20162938. doi: 10.1542/peds.2016-2938. Epub 2016 Oct 24.

    PubMed 27940804
  • Canty EA, Fogel BN, Batra EK, Schaefer EW, Beiler JS, Paul IM. Improving infant sleep safety via electronic health record communication: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Pediatr. 2020 Oct 8;20(1):468. doi: 10.1186/s12887-020-02369-2.

    PubMed 33032546

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Safe in people with SIDS and Infant Development, run by Milton S. Hershey Medical Center at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 10 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 11 Oct 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

percentage of infants who do not meet all AAP recommendations for sleeping environments at age 2 months (time frame: 2 months of age). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03662048, which also lists 2 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 11 Oct 2019.

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