Observing Infant Feeding Interactions (MFS)

California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Television Show; Classical Music

Treatments: Behavioral: Technology distraction

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02517970

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Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 27 patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 6 months old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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27 participants in 1 patient group

Classical Music versus Television show

Experimental group

Description:

This is within-subject study; all infants will be exposed to both conditions. Order of presentation will counterbalanced across infants.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Technology distraction