Status:

COMPLETED

Measuring and Reducing Excessive Infant Crying

Lead Sponsor:

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Conditions:

Infant Colic

Postpartum Depression

Eligibility:

All Genders

3-5 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Excessive infant crying (EIC) is likely to increase the risk of child abuse. The investigators propose a randomized trial using an intervention based on recommendations of Karp. The investigators will...

Detailed Description

Hypotheses: The soothing techniques taught to study parents 2-3 wks after birth augment parental soothing skills and reduces infant crying at night (primary outcome) and parental sleep loss, distress,...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • term, singleton neonates
  • otherwise healthy
  • parent must have at least a 6th grade understanding of English or Spanish
  • infant must have colic (greater than 3 hours of crying per day)
  • OR the infant's crying causes excessive stress on the either parent

Exclusion

  • cannot have a condition which would reasonably impact alertness or behavior

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

28 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01217658

Start Date

January 1 2011

End Date

September 1 2015

Last Update

December 8 2015

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University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030