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Online Support for Safe Infant Care Practices (SUPERSONIC Trial)

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Recruiting

Led By Rachel Y Moon, MD

Research Sponsored by University of Virginia

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up between 2 and 6 months

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial aims to help more parents follow safe sleep guidelines and breastfeed their babies for longer by using private Facebook groups to provide education and support from peers. The goal is to reduce differences in these practices

Who is the study for?

This trial is for pregnant individuals in the U.S. who are less than 30 weeks along, enrolled or enrolling at a WIC center, speak English, and have daily access to Facebook and SMS texting.

What is being tested?

The study tests if private Facebook groups providing multimedia education on safe sleep practices and breastfeeding can improve adherence to these practices and reduce racial disparities.

What are the potential side effects?

There are no direct medical side effects from participating in this trial as it involves educational interventions through social media rather than medical treatments.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ between 2 and 6 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~between 2 and 6 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and between 2 and 6 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Breastmilk feeding in the previous two weeks

Infant sleep location in the previous two weeks

Infant sleep position in the previous two weeks

+2 more

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

4Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Safe Sleep and BreastfeedingExperimental Treatment2 Interventions

Participants will be part of a private Facebook group from approximately 32 weeks gestation to 6 months postpartum. The Facebook group will provide a) evidence-based education through videos and other multi-media supporting best practices for infant safe sleep and breastfeeding, and b) an online community and social network of other pregnant WIC clients and new parents

Group II: Safe SleepExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants will be part of a private Facebook group from approximately 32 weeks gestation to 6 months postpartum. The Facebook group will provide a) evidence-based education through videos and other multi-media supporting best practices for infant safe sleep and b) an online community and social network of other pregnant WIC clients and new parents

Group III: BreastfeedingExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants will be part of a private Facebook group from approximately 32 weeks gestation to 6 months postpartum. The Facebook group will provide a) evidence-based education through videos and other multi-media supporting best practices for breastfeeding and b) an online community and social network of other pregnant WIC clients and new parents

Group IV: Early Brain Development and Parent -Child RelationshipsActive Control1 Intervention

Participants will be part of a private Facebook group from approximately 32 weeks gestation to 6 months postpartum. The Facebook group will provide a) evidence-based education through videos and other multi-media supporting best practices for early brain development and parent-child interactions (control intervention) and b) an online community and social network of other pregnant WIC clients and new parents.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Breastfeeding

2007

Completed Phase 3

~2660

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