Evaluating Care Integration Between Pediatric Primary Care Providers and WIC Nutritionists

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Conditions studied: Weight Gain Trajectory, BMI, Responsive Parenting, Diet Quality, Implementation

In brief

This study looks at whether using secure digital systems to share information between pediatric health care providers (during regular well-child visits) and social care providers (during regular visits with WIC nutritionists) can help mothers receive consistent guidance on responsive parenting to support healthy child growth and development. Responsive parenting means learning how to respond to a baby's needs in ways that support healthy eating, sleep, activity, and emotion regulation habits. The main questions this study aims to answer are: 1. Does using secure digital systems to share information between pediatric health care providers and social care providers help mothers receive consistent guidance on responsive parenting to support healthy growth from birth to 24 months? 2. Does using secure digital systems to share information between pediatric health care providers and social care providers help mothers receive consistent guidance on responsive parenting, improve responsive parenting practices and child diet quality? The investigators will compare the group that receives secure digital systems for sharing information on responsive parenting to a group that receives standard care (does not receive this) to see if secure digital systems for sharing information on responsive parenting work to support healthy child growth and development. The goal is to see if this approach can improve early health behaviors and reduce health disparities for families in rural, low-income communities.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07494097

Run by

Penn State University

People needed

380

Starts

2026-08-01

Expected to finish

2029-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-03-27

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 40. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• People who are a) pregnant and >34 weeks' gestation or b) who have an infant <2 months old
• 18-40 years old
• English and/or Spanish speaking and reading
• Access to a smartphone or internet-connected device
• Not planning to move out of Pennsylvania within 2 years
• Not planning to change health care providers outside of Geisinger within 2 years
• Custody of and lives with (or will live with) the child enrolled in the study
• Child must have a Geisinger PCP and be a WIC participant or eligible for WIC at enrollment

You may not qualify if…

• Mother is not interested (or willing) to enroll in WIC
• Child has a genetic or developmental disorder (e.g., cleft palate) that impacts weight or feeding
• Child has a terminal condition

Where it is running

• The Pennsylvania State University — University Park, Pennsylvania, United States

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