The Playful Learning in Infancy Program
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversity of Copenhagen
About this trial
In the Playful Learning in Infancy Program, parents receive research-based educational guidance on playful interactions with their infants aged 0-1 year. They learn to recognize their infants' cues indicating readiness to engage in play and they are introduced to specific, developmentally appropriate activities for interactive engagement. The guidance is delivered to parents during routine home visits by public health visitors.
The aims of the Playful Learning in Infancy Program are to 1) promote playful interactions between infants and parents, parental attitudes towards play, and infant socioemotional development; 2) enhance the language and knowledge of playful learning in infancy among frontline staff; and 3) evaluate the Playful Learning in Infancy Program for potential testing in a future large-scale RCT study.
Evaluation is based on a parallel group study design, with half of the participants receiving care as usual and half of the participants receiving care as usual along with the Playful Learning in Infancy Program.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Residence address in the Danish municipalities of Hvidovre or Billund
Residence address with child or legal custody of the child
Child is between 1-7 months old
Understands Danish or English
Disqualifiers
Parental age under the age of 18 when the child is born
Multiple pregnancy
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Playful Learning in Infancy Program
- Postnatal care as usual
Treatment groups
2,327 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
University of Copenhagen
Lead sponsor
LEGO Foundation
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov