Infant-Directed Singing for At-Risk Mothers and Infants

University of Miami

Status: Completed

Conditions: Maternal Behavior; Infant Behavior

Treatments: Behavioral: Infant-Directed Singing Coaching

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05483153

20220297

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to figure out if mothers can learn how to use singing to help their babies. Singing can help babies calm down or encourage them to play, both of which are needed for learning.

Enrollment: 12 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 3+ months old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Mothers:

• must have infants enrolled at the Linda Ray Intervention Center (LRIC).
• must be 18 years of age or older
• must be able to read and write in English

Infants:

• must be enrolled at the Linda Ray Intervention Center (LRIC).
• must be at least 3 months and no older than 12 months.

Exclusion criteria

• Participants who are not enrolled at the Linda Ray Intervention Center (LRIC).

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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12 participants in 1 patient group

Infant-Directed Singing Coaching Group

Experimental group

Description:

At-risk mothers and infants will receive four, 30-minute sessions of an infant-directed singing coaching intervention.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Infant-Directed Singing Coaching