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An Intervention to Decrease Infant Crying

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Prevent Child Abuse America
Information provided by:
Riverside Methodist Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00796523
First received: October 16, 2008
Last updated: November 21, 2008
Last verified: November 2008
History of Changes
Results First Received: October 16, 2008  
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized;   Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment;   Masking: Double Blind (Care Provider, Investigator);   Primary Purpose: Treatment
Condition: Colic
Interventions: Behavioral: Happiest Baby videotape
Behavioral: control videotape

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Recruitment Details
Key information relevant to the recruitment process for the overall study, such as dates of the recruitment period and locations
Mothers of healthy singleton newborn infants with a gestational age of 37-41 weeks admitted to the normal newborn nursery of a large community hospital were given a flier inviting them to participate by contacting the research assistant by phone.

Pre-Assignment Details
Significant events and approaches for the overall study following participant enrollment, but prior to group assignment
1408 Fliers were distributed and 51 mothers contacted the research assistant for enrollment in the study.

Reporting Groups
  Description
Happiest Baby Videotape videotape describing the Happiest Baby on the Block technique
Control Videotape videotape with normal newborn instruction

Participant Flow:   Overall Study
    Happiest Baby Videotape   Control Videotape
STARTED   27   24 
COMPLETED   18   17 
NOT COMPLETED   9   7 
Lost to Follow-up                9                7 



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Population Description
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Reporting Groups
  Description
Happiest Baby Videotape videotape describing the Happiest Baby on the Block technique
Control Videotape videotape with normal newborn instruction
Total Total of all reporting groups

Baseline Measures
   Happiest Baby Videotape   Control Videotape   Total 
Overall Participants Analyzed 
[Units: Participants]
 		 27   24   51 
Age [1] 
[Units: Participants]
 		     
<=18 years   0   0   0 
Between 18 and 65 years   27   24   51 
>=65 years   0   0   0 
[1] (mothers)
Age [1] 
[Units: Years]
Mean (Standard Deviation) 		 29  (6)   30  (4)   29  (5) 
[1] (mothers)
Age [1] 
[Units: Days]
Mean (Standard Deviation) 		 3  (1)   3  (1)   3  (1) 
[1] (babies)
Age, Customized [1] 
[Units: Participants]
 		     
<=5 days   27   24   51 
>5 days   0   0   0 
[1] (babies)
Gender 
[Units: Mothers]
 		     
Female   27   24   51 
Male   0   0   0 
Region of Enrollment 
[Units: Participants]
 		     
United States   27   24   51 


  Outcome Measures
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1.  Primary:   Hours Per Day of Fuss/Cry   [ Time Frame: week 8 ]
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2.  Primary:   Hours Per Day of Sleep   [ Time Frame: week 8 ]
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3.  Secondary:   Parenting Stress Index   [ Time Frame: week 6 ]
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Certain Agreements:  
Principal Investigators are NOT employed by the organization sponsoring the study.
There is NOT an agreement between Principal Investigators and the Sponsor (or its agents) that restricts the PI's rights to discuss or publish trial results after the trial is completed.


Results Point of Contact:  
Name/Title: Jonna M. McRury, M.D.
Organization: University of Toledo
phone: 419-389-1118
e-mail: jmcrury@aol.com



Responsible Party: Jonna M. McRury, M.D., University of Toledo
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00796523     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 941
Study First Received: October 16, 2008
Results First Received: October 16, 2008
Last Updated: November 21, 2008