Can parent education shape healthier kids? new study investigates
NCT ID NCT05258656
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aims to understand how common childhood conditions develop and whether providing parents with health education and resources can promote healthy development. It will enroll 1,800 infants and their caregivers, who will be randomly assigned to receive either the extra guidance or standard care. The study focuses on sleep, nutrition, bonding, and screen time, with follow-up visits at ages 1 and 2.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 1,800 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2022
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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Up to 26 weeks
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Parent/guardian(s) must understand and provide informed consent * Infant \<26 weeks of age at enrollment * Willing to be randomized to either intervention or control * In good general health as evidenced by medical history * Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study * Child assigned male or female sex at birth Exclusion Criteria: * Infant completed less than 28 weeks gestation * Co-morbid medical diagnoses that would prevent caregivers from initiating solid foods per protocol, such as dysphagia, chronic aspiration, malformations, etc. * Co-morbid medical diagnoses that would require specialized diet/nutritional needs, such as congenital heart disease, genetic/metabolic disorders, malignancy, etc. * Caregivers who express unwillingness to introduce peanut, milk, egg, or cashew * Caregivers who cannot provide informed consent in English or Spanish * Parents planning to move away from study sites before child is 12 months of age * Investigator or designee considers that the participant or parent/guardian would be unsuitable for inclusion in the study * Infant with a sibling enrolled in the study
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
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