Status:

COMPLETED

The SLeeping and Intake Methods Taught to Infants and Mothers Early in Life (SLIMTIME) Project

Lead Sponsor:

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Gerber Products Company

Conditions:

Weight Gain

Obesity

Eligibility:

All Genders

1-12 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

Childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions and its prevalence continues to rise, even among very young children. Because the current evidence base regarding potentially effective early interve...

Detailed Description

Rationale: Childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions and its prevalence continues to rise, even among very young children. A recent report from the National Health and Nutrition Examination S...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • \> 34 0/7 weeks gestational age
  • Discharged from the newborn nursery or neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) without significant neonatal morbidity
  • Singleton infant
  • Nursery or NICU stay of 7 days or less
  • Primiparous mother
  • Maternity stay of 7 days or less
  • Pediatric primary care provider from one of 3 University-affiliated pediatric practices or University-affiliated family medicine practices
  • Feeding human milk (breast milk) during the maternity/newborn stay with intent to continue to breastfeed after discharge
  • English speaking mother.

Exclusion

  • Newborn nursery, NICU, or maternity stay \> 7 days
  • Exclusive formula feeding in the nursery or NICU
  • Multiparous mother
  • Any metabolic condition that requires feedings at precise intervals
  • Gestational age of 33 6/7 weeks or less
  • Presence of a congenital anomaly or neonatal condition that significantly affects a newborn's feeding (e.g. cleft lip or cleft palate) or sleeping (hyperexplexia - exaggerated startle reflex)
  • Non-singleton newborn

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

160 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00359242

Start Date

June 1 2006

End Date

December 1 2009

Last Update

July 28 2017

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Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, 17033-0850