Infant-Directed Singing for At-Risk Mothers and Infants

Infant-Directed Singing (IDS) for Maternal Sensitivity and Infant Self-Regulation in an At-Risk Population

The purpose of this study is to figure out if mothers can learn how to use singing to help their babies. Singing can help babies calm down or encourage them to play, both of which are needed for learning.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Maternal Behavior; Infant Behavior
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Infant-Directed Singing Coaching

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 12
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Florida
    • Miami, Florida, United States, 33136
      • University of Miami, Linda Ray Intervention Center

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 3 months and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Mothers:

• must have infants enrolled at the Linda Ray Intervention Center (LRIC).
• must be 18 years of age or older
• must be able to read and write in English

Infants:

• must be enrolled at the Linda Ray Intervention Center (LRIC).
• must be at least 3 months and no older than 12 months.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Participants who are not enrolled at the Linda Ray Intervention Center (LRIC).

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Infant-Directed Singing Coaching Group; At-risk mothers and infants will receive four, 30-minute sessions of an infant-directed singing coaching intervention.	Behavioral: Infant-Directed Singing Coaching; At-risk mothers will receive four, 30-minute, in-person infant-directed singing coaching intervention sessions that take place over two weeks. Mothers will learn how to better read infant cues and respond with sensitive singing. Infants will gain experience in self-regulation of arousal states.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in Maternal Perceived Self-Efficacy as measured by Karitane Parenting Confidence Scale	Change in maternal perceived self-efficacy will be measured by using the Karitane Parenting Confidence Scale. This is a 15-item self-report measure, with scores ranging from 0- 45. Lower scores reflect lower perceived self-efficacy, and higher scores indicate higher levels of perceived self-efficacy.	1 week prior to intervention, 1 week after intervention
Change in Acoustic Parameters of Mothers' Singing	Change in the acoustic parameter of mothers evaluated by data mining of recording of mother's voices using a microphone	1 week prior to intervention, week 2 of intervention, 1 week after intervention
Change in percentage of time Infant displays gaze type	Change in percentage of time infant displays gaze type will be measured by a video recording of the infant gaze. Videos will be coded to determine the percentage of time infants demonstrate a gaze type. Types of gaze include and range from roaming (most negative), averted, neutral, intermittent, to sustained (most positive).	1 week prior to intervention, week 2 of intervention, 1 week after intervention
Change in percentage of time Infant displays affect type	Change in percentage of time infant displays affect type will be measured by a video recording of Infant's affect. Videos will be coded to determine the percentage of time infants demonstrate affect type. Types of affect include and range from large grimace (most negative), frown, neutral, smile, to large smile (most positive).	1 week prior to intervention, week 2 of intervention, 1 week after intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Miami
• Collaborators: GRAMMY Museum Grant Program
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Shannon K de l'Etoile, PhD, University of Miami

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): September 14, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): July 21, 2023
• Study Completion (Actual): July 21, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 29, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 29, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): August 1, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 14, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 10, 2023
• Last Verified: August 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: 20220297

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No