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Supporting Infant Development Through Tummy Time, Positioning, and Limiting Baby Gear

Description

The goal of this clinical trial is to examine the impact of an educational intervention on infant motor skill development. The main question it aims to answer is: Question 1) Does exposure to an educational intervention on infant development positively impact infant motor skill development? Researchers will compare the intervention group to the treatment as usual group see if there are differences in infant motor skill development. The purpose of the proposed study is to determine if tummy time, play positions, screen time, and use of baby gear impacts early motor skill development in children. This is a Pilot study. A Pilot study is a small study that is carried out to collect information that will help in the planning of a larger study with the same topic.

Conditions

Prone PositionChild Development
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Study overview

The goal of this clinical trial is to examine the impact of an educational intervention on infant motor skill development. The main question it aims to answer is: Question 1) Does exposure to an educational intervention on infant development positively impact infant motor skill development? Researchers will compare the intervention group to the treatment as usual group see if there are differences in infant motor skill development. The purpose of the proposed study is to determine if tummy time, play positions, screen time, and use of baby gear impacts early motor skill development in children. This is a Pilot study. A Pilot study is a small study that is carried out to collect information that will help in the planning of a larger study with the same topic.

Supporting Infant Development: The Impact of a Tummy Time Intervention on Infant Development

Supporting Infant Development Through Tummy Time, Positioning, and Limiting Baby Gear

Condition
Prone Position
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Memphis

University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38163

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. Parent of the infant speaks and reads English
  • 2. Individual is the parent or legal guardian of the infant.
  • 3. Infant is 1 month of age or younger
  • 4. Infant was carried to at least 37-weeks' gestation
  • 5. Parent must own a cell phone will internet access and Zoom or Face Time capability
  • 6. Parent must have a working email address.
  • 7. Parent is over the age of 18 years
  • 8. Family resides within a 30-min driving distance from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center,
  • 9. Infant birthweight of at least 2500 g/ 5.5 pounds
  • 10. Parental report of no know medical condition, health complication or problem since birth
  • 11. that could have an impact on infant movement behaviors or development.
  • 12. Parent reports that infant does not have a diagnosis of Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).
  • 13. Family does not expect to move from the area within 3 years of enrollment
  • 1. Infant is regularly cared for by an adult other than their parent for 20 hours or more per week.

Ages Eligible for Study

1 Day to 4 Weeks

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Tennessee,

Anne H Zachry, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Tennessee

Study Record Dates

2028-12-31