THIS-WIC Vermont Breastfeeding Education Application Feasibility Study

NCT05967234 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: IRB # 308
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 116
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

With funding through USDA and Tufts University's Telehealth Intervention Strategies for WIC (THIS-WIC) project, the Vermont WIC department will be conducting a feasibility study of a mobile telehealth solution for breastfeeding education. The purpose of this study is to evaluate this telehealth solution. The research/evaluation involves completing online surveys and interviews. The evaluation will focus on participant satisfaction, usage of the telehealth solution, and use of information collected on WIC participant through the WIC management information system (MIS) and the telehealth platform. It is hypothesized that the telehealth solution will increase WIC participant's satisfaction with breastfeeding education.

Conditions

Telehealth; Breast Feeding; WIC

Keywords

Telehealth; WIC; Breast feeding

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Satisfaction with the telehealth solution

  WIC clients satisfaction with breastfeeding education offered via the telehealth solution. Data will be collected, and this outcome measure will be assessed via survey completion by study participants.

  During the study period, approximately 12 months

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Frequency of use of the telehealth solution

  During the study period, approximately 12 months

• Intent to breastfeed

  During the study period, approximately 12 months

• Breastfeeding duration

  During the study period, approximately 12 months

• Attitudes to breastfeeding

  During the study period, approximately 12 months

• Barriers encountered in use of the telehealth solution and breastfeeding

  During the study period, approximately 12 months

Study Arms (1)

Telehealth solution

EXPERIMENTAL

Telehealth solution offered for breastfeeding education.

Behavioral: Telehealth solution

Interventions

Telehealth solution BEHAVIORAL

Telehealth solution offered for breastfeeding education.

Telehealth solution

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Speaks and reads English (as the telehealth solution is available in English)
• Pregnant or postpartum
• Has access to a smart phone or smart device (e.g. iPad or tablet)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Tufts University: lead
• United States Department of Agriculture (USDA): collaborator
• Vermont WIC: collaborator
• RTI International: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Tufts University

Boston, Massachusetts, 02111, United States

Location

Related Links

• Tufts Telehealth Intervention Strategies for WIC (THIS-WIC)

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Breast Feeding

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Feeding Behavior; Behavior

Study Officials

• Erin Hennessy, PhD

  Tufts University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor, Division of Nutrition Interventions, Communication and Behavior Change Director ad interim, ChildObesity180 Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy

Model Details: Study participants will be clients at local WIC agency sites where the telehealth solution is offered

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 6, 2023
• First Posted: August 1, 2023
• Study Start: December 26, 2022
• Primary Completion: November 30, 2023
• Study Completion: November 30, 2023
• Last Updated: May 31, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)