Association of Digital Aid Use With Infant Sleep and Maternal Mental Health

University of Massachusetts, Worcester

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Maternal Behavior; Infant Development

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT06593236

20242782

1U54HL143541 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this study is to better understand the use of the Huckleberry app, a pediatric sleep guidance app and the impacts on infant sleep and maternal mental health.

Full description

This study aims to understand the impact of the Huckleberry app, a scalable low-cost solution to problematic child sleep patterns, on pediatric sleep and maternal mental health, especially in the Medicaid population.

A secondary aim for this study is to determine if Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) goals are improved according to stakeholder interviews.

Enrollment: 120 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Is at least 18 years old
• Has a child between the age of 0-12 months
• Receives healthcare through UMass Memorial Health
• Is a part of the Medicaid Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) population

Exclusion criteria

• Lacks capacity to consent
• Does not understand English
• Does not have internet access on their smartphone or at home
• If the infant is in Department of Children and Families (DCF) custody or is admitted into the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)