Effect of Parental Counseling on Infants' Healthy Sleep Habits in Brazil: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Poor sleep during early childhood is associated with adverse outcomes, including obesity, cognitive impairment, and mental and behavioral disorders.

Objective

To assess the efficacy of an educational intervention in the promotion of nighttime sleep duration.

Design, setting, and participants

This single-blind, intent-to-treat randomized clinical trial included participants in Pelotas, Brazil, aged 3 months who were followed up until age 24 months. Eligibility criteria included healthy infants aged approximately 3 months who slept less than 15 hours per 24 hours. Infants were randomized to the intervention group or control group.

Interventions

Information on sleep characteristics, improvements in the environment, establishment of a nighttime sleep rou

SUBMITTER: Santos IS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6991232 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature