Infant Safe Sleep in Pediatric Emergency Depratment

Conditions

• Infant Safe Sleep Practices
• SIDS

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

N/A - 3 Months

Healthy Volunteers

Not accepted

Interventions

• Safe Sleep Education — BEHAVIORAL
  60 second safe sleep educational video from the NIH (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rs9Jw3uIoaU) with associated infant safe sleep handout
• Behavior habit tracking — BEHAVIORAL
  A daily sleep behavior tracking form over 4 weeks will be provided along with information about how tracking behaviors can form healthy habits.

Study Details

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.

Key Dates

First listed

Aug 21, 2026

Start date

Aug 17, 2026

Status verified

Aug 2026

Primary completion

Aug 1, 2027

Completion

Sep 1, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment

214 participants (estimated)

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

OTHER

Arms

• Active Comparator: Safe Sleep Education
  Families will watch a brief (1 minute) educational video on safe sleep in the pediatric emergency department and then receive a handout summarized infant safe sleep practices.
• Experimental: Behavior Habit Tracking Plus Safe Sleep Education
  Families will watch a brief (1 minute) educational video on safe sleep in the pediatric emergency department and then receive a handout summarized infant safe sleep practices. After this, they will receive brief information on habit tracking for behavioral change and a form to take home to track their infant's sleep behaviors.

Primary Outcome Measure

Change in proportion of infants who are fully adherent to 4 AAP safe sleep guidelines. [ Time Frame: Will be evaluated at 2 and 4 weeks after initial emergency department visit / intervention time. ]

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