Social Media and Risk Reduction Teaching-Enhanced Reach

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Breastfeeding, SUID, SIDS

In brief

This study aims to improve adherence to American Academy of Pediatrics safe sleep (SS) recommendations and improve rates of initiation and duration of partial and exclusive breastfeeding (BF) through direct education of mothers using Mobile Health (mHealth) technologies (ex. text messaging).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04387552

Run by

Boston University

People needed

2126

Starts

2022-01-20

Expected to finish

2025-06-07

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-17

Who can join

Age: 14 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Must be client at a WIC center participating in study.
• Must be pregnant and less than 34 weeks gestation
• Must speak English or Spanish
• Must live in the United States
• Must have texting capabilities via mobile phone
• Must plan to live in same household as infant after birth.

You may not qualify if…

• A prenatal diagnosis expected to have impact on infant care practices not compatible with study goals, including contraindications to breastfeeding or supine infant sleep positioning.
• Meets the definition of a minor according to applicable state law.

Where it is running

• Boston University Medical Campus — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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