Pilot Study of Novel Postpartum Educational Video Intervention

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Behavior, Communication, Language

In brief

A child's early language environment is pivotal for language development. Disparities in early language environments contribute to the gap in school readiness between poor and more advantaged children. Ultimately this leads to disparities in students' school achievement and economic outcomes. While recent research has highlighted the value of early intervention for children in disadvantaged families, most existing interventions begin too late, reach only a small proportion of children at risk, and do not capitalize on the critical role that parent language plays in a child's educational trajectory. To address this challenge, the investigators propose to develop and evaluate a novel language-based, perinatal public health intervention, Thirty Million Words Newborn Initiative (TMW-NI). It is proposed that new mothers will receive this educational intervention while their babies are undergoing the universal newborn hearing screen. The intervention will use video, animation, and interactive questions to convey the importance of the early language environment and to illustrate strategies parents can use to promote language learning. The investigators will conduct formative research with mothers of low socioeconomic status (low-SES) and with healthcare providers to inform the content and format of the intervention prototype. Also critical for acceptability, the investigators will use an iterative approach to develop the intervention, with review of the work-in-progress by the intended audience. To assess feasibility and initial efficacy, the investigators will conduct a randomized-controlled trial with low-SES mothers during the newborn period. The investigators hypothesize that TMW-NI will positively impact parents' knowledge and beliefs about the role of language input for a child's language development.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02267265

Run by

University of Chicago

People needed

694

Starts

2015-09-01

Expected to finish

2016-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-12-06

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Postpartum mothers admitted to the mother-baby unit.

You may not qualify if…

• Mothers of infants who were admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
• Mothers who experienced any serious medical complications during birth.
• Mothers who do not expect to reside in Illinois for the duration of the study (approximately two months).

Where it is running

• Northwestern Memorial Hospital — Chicago, Illinois, United States
• The University of Chicago Medicine — Chicago, Illinois, United States

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