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Investigating Baby Behavior and Family Technology Use Study

NCT05781100 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 345

Last updated 2025-02-24

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Summary

Maternal sensitivity and contingent responsiveness to infant behavioral cues is an important contributor to infants' developing capacities to self-regulate. During early infancy, feeding interactions comprise a significant portion of mother-infant dyadic interactions and high-quality feeding interactions provide both nutritive and socioemotional benefits; recent data suggest that, for many dyads, mothers' sensitive responsiveness during feeding interactions is routinely impacted by the omnipresence of portable technology. The objective of the proposed research is to better understand the development and possible impacts of maternal technology use on infant feeding interactions, emotion and intake regulation, and sociobehavioral and growth outcomes.

Conditions

  • Mobile Phone Use
  • Mother-Infant Interaction
  • Infant Development
  • Self-Regulation, Emotion
  • Self-Regulation

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Technology Use during Feeding Conditions

At 1 month and 4 months, mother-infant dyads will be observed during 3 different feeding conditions counterbalanced across 3 days, with a 1-day wash-out period between conditions: TV Use condition: mothers will be asked to watch a 22-minute long TV show on a large tablet while they feed their infants. Mothers will choose from four preselected episodes of popular sitcoms. Mobile Device Use condition: mothers will be asked to use their mobile device in a way they find relaxing and pleasurable. Control condition: mothers will be asked to feed their infant in a room free of all potential technological distractions. During all conditions, mothers will feed their infants their typical milk (breast milk or formula) from their typical mode (breast or bottle).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Michigan

    collaborator OTHER

  • Parkview Health

    collaborator OTHER

  • California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-01-16
Primary Completion
2027-01-01
Completion
2027-06-30

Countries

  • United States

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