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Baby Dvd Effects on Cortisol

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Infant Development
Registration Number
NCT01459848
Lead Sponsor
Seattle Children's Hospital
Brief Summary

The investigators will do an experiment where 9-12 month old infants are randomized to 30 minutes of block play or 30 minutes of watching a baby DVD.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria
  • 9-12 months of age
Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
salivary cortisol40 minutes post baseline

Study will be assessing babies' neuroendocrine responses to play vs TV viewing. Salivary cortisol, as an indicator of neuroendocrine response, will be measured over time with the intervals as specified under time frame. For each time point, investigator will adjust for prior ones in a repeated measures analysis

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Seattle CHildrens Research Institute

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Seattle, Washington, United States

Seattle CHildrens Research Institute
🇺🇸Seattle, Washington, United States

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