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NCT Number: NCT02517970

Observing Infant Feeding Interactions

The objective of the proposed research is to conduct a within-subject experimental study that will assess the effect of environmental distractions on a mothers' ability to recognize and feed in response to infants' feeding cues. Investigators hypothesize that mothers will spend significantly more time looking at their technology compared to looking at their infant, which will be negatively associated with the mothers' responsiveness to her infant. This will have a positive association with infant intake during the feeding. Investigators also hypothesize that mothers will show less sensitivity when distracted when compared to when they are not distracted.

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Key information

Conditions

Classical Music Behavior Bottle Feeding Breast Feeding Feeding Behavior Television Show

Age range

Up to 6 month

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

California Polytechnic State University

San Luis Obispo, California, 93401, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Mothers must be 18 years or older
  • Infants must be between 0-6 months of age

Exclusion criteria

  • Preterm birth
  • Medical conditions that interfere with feeding

Treatment and study plan

Technology distraction

Behavioral

Infants will be fed with classical music playing in the background for one feeding and with a television show playing for the mother to watch during the other.

Primary outcomes

  1. Infant intake within a feeding (mL)

    Time frame: 2-hour period

    Infant intake within a feeding (mL) assessed by weighing the bottle or infant, depending on the type of feeding, before and after the feeding.

  2. Maternal responsiveness

    Time frame: 2-hour period

    Maternal responsiveness to infant cues during a feeding assessed by the Nursing Child Assessment Satellite Training Parent-Child Interaction Feeding Scale.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

Other

Registry information

Acronym: MFS

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2018
First posted
Aug 7, 2015
Registry last updated
Feb 4, 2019

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