Changes in Sleep Patterns and Stress in Infants Entering Child Care

Completed

Conditions studied: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

In brief

When babies start day care, they experience many changes, some of which may affect their risk for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). The investigators want to find out if stress or change in the baby's sleep patterns can be a reason for this increased risk for SIDS.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01265277

Run by

Rachel Moon, MD

People needed

20

Starts

2009-07-01

Expected to finish

2018-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-12-10

Who can join

Age: any, up to 0. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Infants who are less than 3 months of age from English-speaking families where one or both parents live in the household will be eligible to participate. If the infant will be entering child care, the infant must be entering a licensed child care center, and child care entry must be between 60 and 120 days of age.

You may not qualify if…

• S/he was born prematurely, with a gestational age less than 37 weeks at birth, or had a birth weight <2500 grams (5-1/2 lbs)
• S/he has any medical problems that require ongoing care by a subspecialty physician

Where it is running

• Children's National Medical Center — Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

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