Infant Safe Sleep in Pediatric Emergency Depratment

A Pediatric Emergency Department-based Intervention to Increase Infant Adherence to Safe Sleep Practices

Overview

Key facts that identify this study and show where it stands today.

What the study is about and why it is being run, in the researchers' own words.

Official Title: A Pediatric Emergency Department-based Intervention to Increase Infant Adherence to Safe Sleep Practices
Brief Summary: Safe sleep recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) are designed to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and other sleep-related infant deaths. These recommendations include placing infants on their backs to sleep, using a crib or bassinet, avoiding soft bedding, and not sharing a sleep space with other people.

Many families do not consistently follow all recommended safe sleep practices, particularly when infants are sick. Research has shown that educational programs provided in pediatric emergency departments can improve some safe sleep behaviors, but improvements have been limited and may not continue over time. Additional strategies are needed to help families adopt and maintain safe sleep practices.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a daily safe sleep tracking tool, used together with brief safe sleep education, can improve caregivers' adherence to recommended safe sleep practices compared with education alone. The information learned from this study may help healthcare providers develop more effective ways to promote safe sleep and reduce the risk of sleep-related infant deaths.

The medical conditions and diseases this study investigates.

The treatments and procedures being evaluated in this study.

Who can join this study and the criteria used to decide.

Ages Eligible for Study: Child (0-17)
Sexes Eligible for Study: All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
Eligibility Criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

Legal guardian of infants ages 0 to < 4 months , evaluated in GCHB PED ages 0 to < 4 months

English speaking primary caregiver of infant

Infant ED triaged ESI 2-5

Able to complete follow-up surveys via phone or email

Family not completely adherent to all 4 pre-determined safe sleep guideline recommended behaviors. If they are adherent to 3 out of 4 guidelines, they are eligible for the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

Infants requiring intensive interventions where PED education is not feasible

Non-English-speaking primary caregiver

Legal guardian unable to complete baseline survey or provide follow-up contact

Legal guardian completely adherent to safe sleep guidelines

How the study is designed and how its participant groups are organized.

The people to reach with questions about this study or how to join it.

No central contacts

There are no central contacts for this study.

Where the study is run and whether each site is currently recruiting.

Golisano Children's Hospital of Buffalo

Buffalo, New York 14203, United States

The organizations and people involved in this study.

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