Investigating Baby Behavior and Family Technology Use Study

Maternal sensitivity and contingent responsiveness to infant behavioral cues is an important contributor to infants' developing capacities to self-regulate. During early infancy, feeding interactions comprise a significant portion of mother-infant dyadic interactions and high-quality feeding interactions provide both nutritive and socioemotional benefits; recent data suggest that, for many dyads, mothers' sensitive responsiveness during feeding interactions is routinely impacted by the omnipresence of portable technology. The objective of the proposed research is to better understand the development and possible impacts of maternal technology use on infant feeding interactions, emotion and intake regulation, and sociobehavioral and growth outcomes.

NCT Number	NCT05781100
Lead Sponsor	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Collaborators: University of Michigan, Parkview Health
Conditions	Mobile Phone Use, Mother-Infant Interaction, Infant Development, Self-Regulation, Emotion, Self-Regulation
Enrollment	345 participants
Start Date	2023-01-16
Primary Completion	2027-01-01 (estimated)
Study Completion	2027-06-30 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2025-02-24