Comparing Children's Book to Brochures for Safe Sleep Education in a Home Visiting Program

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

In brief

This randomized controlled trial compares a specially-designed children's book to standard brochures for safe sleep education and reduction of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) risk in a high-risk population of young, first-time mothers enrolled in a home visitation program. Roughly half of the mothers will receive safe sleep education via the book, the other half via brochures, during prescribed home visits. Our study will assess differences in safe sleep knowledge, adherence to recommendations, satisfaction with materials used, and attitudes towards reading with their baby. Our hypothesis is that these will be higher in the group receiving the book, due to simpler language, appealing illustrations, emotional connection, and repeated exposures via shared reading.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02376673

Run by

Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

People needed

282

Starts

2014-06-01

Expected to finish

2016-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2021-08-09

Who can join

Age: 15 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Prenatal enrollment in the Every Child Succeeds home visitation program,
• English speaking (intervention book was not available in Spanish), and
• at least 15 years old.

You may not qualify if…

• Non-English speaking,
• age under 15 years,
• delayed hospital discharge such that an initial postnatal home visit prior to 3 weeks old is not possible.

Where it is running

• Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center — Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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