Improving the Self-Efficacy of African American Parents in Infant Supine Sleep

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This is a research study of African American parents/caregivers of newborns. The purpose of this research study is to learn what type of educational materials about infant safety and safe infant sleep are most effective and acceptable to parents and caregivers. The investigators will compare the responses of parents who receive enhanced materials to the responses of parents who receive the ordinary materials that are currently in use.

Detailed Description
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The goal of the proposed research is to determine whether a tailored multi-media mailed intervention is superior to standard non-tailored print brochures along with a generic DVD in increasing the prevalence of African American infant supine sleep during the first six months of life.

Official Title
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Improving the Self-Efficacy of African American Parents in Infant Supine Sleep

Conditions
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African American Infant Sleep Beliefs and Practices

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Tailored education
* Behavioral: Standard Education


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria:- - Self-identified AA adult parents and primary caregivers (≥ 18 years of age) of newborns ≤ four weeks old at the time of the infant's first office visit to the pediatrician. Exclusion Criteria: Foster parents and temporary guardians: Prior study participants: Parents without a reliable phone number: Parents without ready access to a DVD player: an ownership of a DVD player,

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Other: Standard Education<br>Control group participants will receive standard educational materials published by the CDC or American Academy of Pediatrics as an intervention along with a generic infant safety DVD | Behavioral: Standard Education<br>* Participants will receive currently available publications about infant sleep from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the AAP at 2 separate times over a 6 month period along with a generic DVD about infant safety practices<br>|
| Experimental: Tailored education<br>Parents/caregivers will receive educational materials tailored to their specific beliefs and barriers about infant supine sleep along with a DVD detailing standard guidelines along with specific solutions and facilitators to infant supine sleep as the intervention. | Behavioral: Tailored education<br>* Using information gleaned from interviews, educational print materials tailored to the participant's beliefs about infant safe sleep practices, will be mailed to the participants home at 2 separate times over a 6 month period along with a culturally relevant DVD with safe sleep information<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Infant's usual sleep position per parental report |  | Change in position from study entry to infant ages 3 months and to six months; change in position from infant ages 3 months to 6 months | 
| Infants position for last night's sleep per parental report |  | Change in position from study entry to infant ages 3 months and six months; change in position from infant age 3 months to 6 months | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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SIDS