Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome

June 23, 2005 updated by: Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center

Parents Helping Infants Study: Preventing Shaken Baby Syndrome and Child Abuse

This research project seeks to implement an early intervention program that can be effective in the prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) and infant abuse. Our hypothesis is that the Period of PURPLE Crying intervention program can reduce shaking and abuse of infants through changes in knowledge, attitudes and behaviors about early infant crying, especially inconsolable crying. In this 3-year project, we will implement and evaluate an intervention program in selected prenatal classes, hospitals, and primary care pediatric practices.

In this randomized, controlled trial, we will enroll a total of 3000 women/families who are about to give birth or have just given birth to a healthy infant. At each of the three sites (newborn nursery, pediatrician offices and prenatal classes), we will enroll 1000 subjects. Half of all subjects will receive intervention materials (a video, pamphlet and bib/burp cloth) about infant crying. The other half, the control group, will receive comparable materials on infant safety. All subjects will be asked to complete a brief questionnaire at the time of enrollment (pre test), review the materials they receive, complete the Baby's Day Diary for 4 days when the infant is 5 weeks of age and complete a telephone questionnaire (post test) when the infant is 8 weeks of age.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The specific goals of the program are:

  1. To change the understanding (i.e., knowledge and attitudes) and reduce the frustration of parents of new infants about the normality of the frustrating properties of crying;
  2. To change the behavior of parents to increase caregiving contact in response to crying but to 'walk away' if frustrated;
  3. To provide parents with the ability to communicate to other caregivers (relatives, baby-sitters) the knowledge and behavior to reduce frustration induced by inconsolable crying;
  4. To provide effective knowledge, skills and teaching materials to health care providers in direct contact with parents concerning crying, shaking and abuse;
  5. To reduce the incidence of physical abuse and shaken baby syndrome under one year;
  6. To have the Period of PURPLE Crying program adopted as a nationwide early intervention project.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

3000

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Washington
      • Seattle, Washington, United States, 98104
        • Recruiting
        • Harborview Injruy Prevention and Research Center
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Frederick P Rivara, MD
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • James Taylor, MD
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Liliana Lengua, PhD
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Ron Barr, MD
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Marilyn Sandberg, BA

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

1 day to 4 weeks (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects must be new parents or parents to be who are either: 1) attending participating prenatal classes; 2) delivering a baby at the participating hospital; or 3) visiting a PSPRN (Puget Sound Pediatric Research Network) pediatrician for infant care.
  • Only parents of infants born at > 34 weeks gestation are eligible.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Parents of infants who have serious medical conditions.
  • Parents who don't speak and read English.
  • Parents of infants born at < 34 weeks gestation.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: Single

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Knowledge and attitudes about crying, shaking and abuse
Caregiver behavior
Parenting sense of competence
Maternal depression

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2005

Study Completion

August 1, 2006

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 18, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 18, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

March 21, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 24, 2005

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 23, 2005

Last Verified

March 1, 2005

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • HIPRCSBS-01

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