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Study of the Impact of Parental Note Taking on the Effectiveness of Anticipatory Guidance

NCT01014169 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 126

Last updated 2012-10-19

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Summary

The delivery of anticipatory guidance is an essential component of pediatric practice. Given the large amount of information to be shared during each encounter and the limited time available, there is a need for an effective and efficient means of communication between health care providers and families. The investigators hypothesize that more active parental participation in the form of note taking during the delivery of anticipatory guidance will lead to increased knowledge, higher levels of satisfaction with the encounter, and increased adoption of recommended parenting practices.

In this study, the investigators propose a randomized controlled trial of the impact of note taking during the delivery of newborn anticipatory guidance on maternal practices related to newborn care. The investigators plan to compare a control group of mothers receiving standard of care anticipatory guidance with an intervention group of mothers who are encouraged to take written notes while receiving the anticipatory guidance. The primary outcome of interest is maternal practice related to infant sleep position, and the secondary outcomes of interest are maternal practice related to breastfeeding initiation and car seat use. The investigators also plan to evaluate the impact of note taking on mothers' knowledge of recommended practices related to newborn care and on mothers' satisfaction with the guidance received.

Conditions

  • Health Education
  • Sudden Infant Death

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Note taking

The mothers in the intervention group will be given a pen and encouraged to take written notes in the notes section of a discharge envelope using their language of preference when receiving standard newborn discharge information.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Joel and Barbara Alpert Endowment For The Children of The City

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Boston Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • C. Jason Wang, MD · Boston Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-12-31
Primary Completion
2010-12-31
Completion
2010-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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