Impact of an infant sleep parenting intervention at age 6 months on infant sleep problems at ages 6 to 12 months and maternal psychological and physical wellbeing

Impact of an infant sleep parenting intervention at age 6 months on infant sleep problems at ages 6 to 12 months and maternal psychological and physical wellbeing: a cluster controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN48752250

Enrollment

328

Registered

2004-11-04

Start date

2003-10-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

ISS: Paediatric sleep problems KIDS: Long-term effects of a behavioural sleep intervention Mental and Behavioural Disorders Sleep disorders

Interventions

Cluster randomised controlled trial, cluster at the level of the well-child centre. Masking occurred at randomisation, with group allocation concealed from researchers and participants until allocatio

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Families recruited were attending community well-child clinics across six Melbourne local government areas when infants were 4 months postpartum in October/November 2003. Families were recruited from a broad sociodemographic sample. Infants whose parents reported a problem with their sleep at 7 - 8 months were then eligible to take part in this trial. KIDS: All families who participated in the original Infant Sleep Study (n=328)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Mothers with insufficient English to complete brief written questionnaires KIDS: Children diagnosed with intellectual disability or autism since turning 2 years old (n=2)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Maternal report of an infant sleep problem at ages 10 and 12 months KIDS: Child emotional and behaviour problems	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Maternal psychological and physical wellbeing, maternal sleep quantity and quality at ages 10 and 12 months KIDS: Child stress, child sleep habits and problems, maternal psychological wellbeing and parenting style	—

Countries

Australia

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 8, 2026