Music and Child Health and Development

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Obesity, Infant, Language Development, Parent-Child Relations

In brief

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the effects of a music enrichment program on the quality of parent child interactions, a child's motivation to eat, and a child's language environment in 9 to 24 month-old children from low-income families. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Does participation in a music enrichment program improve the quality of parent-child interactions? 2. Does participation in a music enrichment program reduce motivation for food 3. Does participation in a music enrichment program improve the quality of the language environment? Participants will: 1. Be randomly assigned to participate in either 2, 8-week semesters of weekly music enrichment classes or play group sessions. 2. At the beginning, after the first 8 weeks and after the second 8 weeks, a researcher will come to the participants house and parent-child pairs will: 1. be video recorded during 10 minutes of playtime and meal time. 2. fill out questionnaires 3. wear a small wearable language recorder for 16 hours 3. At the beginning, after the first 8 weeks and after the second 8 weeks, the parent and child will come to the baby lab and will: 1. Play a computer game to test motivation for food 2. have height and weight measurements collected Researchers will compare the music and play groups to see if there is a difference in the quality of parent child interaction, food motivation or language environment.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05868811

Run by

Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

People needed

18

Starts

2023-01-16

Expected to finish

2024-02-13

Last updated by the study team

2025-09-23

Who can join

Age: 1 and older, up to 2. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Family income meets criteria for the National Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) program
• Family is able and willing to commit to a 6-month program

You may not qualify if…

• Mother <18 years old at the time of delivery
• During pregnancy:
• Mother smoked >10 cigarettes/day
• Mother used >1 marijuana joint/day
• Mother used any other illicit drugs
• Mother drank > 3 standard drinks on a single occasion or >1 standard drink on a daily basis
• Preterm birth <37 weeks gestation
• Child with significant health issues, and/or genetic conditions (e.g., cerebral palsy, down's syndrome)
• Mother with major health concerns during pregnancy (e.g., gestational diabetes, pre-eclampsia, etc)
• Parent/child who do not speak English

Where it is running

• ChildrensMHC — Kansas City, Missouri, United States

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