Newborn Health Information Study

University of Rochester

Status: Completed

Conditions: Infant, Newborn

Treatments: Behavioral: DVD/Video

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT00820677

RSRB00024779

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a randomized, controlled trial to test the use of an educational video during the newborn well-child visit. Parents who watch the video during their medical visit will be compared to those parents who receive traditional paper handouts. Measures obtained at baseline and 2-week follow-up include knowledge of infant development, self-efficacy with infant care, and problem-solving skills.

Enrollment: 137 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Baby's first visit to the pediatric office

Exclusion criteria

• Baby > 1 month old
• Parent/Caregiver < 18yrs old
• Inability to understand English
• No access to a working telephone

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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137 participants in 1 patient group

DVD/Video

Experimental group

Description:

Parents of newborns in the experimental group attending their first baby visit will be shown a video about newborn care.

Treatment:

Behavioral: DVD/Video