Sharing Information Between Child Doctors and WIC Nutritionists to Support Healthy Child Growth
Tests shared information between doctors and WIC nutritionists on responsive parenting for mothers.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Evaluating Care Integration Between Pediatric Primary Care Providers and WIC Nutritionists
Key facts
- Where
- University Park, United StatesSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 18 and 40 years old?
Source: NCT07494097, who can take part
Where in United States
- The Pennsylvania State UniversityUniversity Park, United StatesNo longer taking part
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Penn State University
- Trial code
- NCT07494097
- Record updated
- 25 September 2026
- Original description
This study looks at whether using secure digital systems to share information between pediatric health care providers (during regular well-child visits) and social care providers (during regular visits with WIC nutritionists) can help mothers receive consistent guidance on responsive parenting to support healthy child growth and development. Responsive parenting means learning how to respond to a baby's needs in ways that support healthy eating, sleep, activity, and emotion regulation habits. The main questions this study aims to answer are:Read full original descriptionShow less
Evaluating Care Integration Between Pediatric Primary Care Providers and WIC Nutritionists for Early Obesity Prevention Among WIC Mothers and Children
This study looks at whether using secure digital systems to share information between pediatric health care providers (during regular well-child visits) and social care providers (during regular visits with WIC nutritionists) can help mothers receive consistent guidance on responsive parenting to support healthy child growth and development. Responsive parenting means learning how to respond to a baby's needs in ways that support healthy eating, sleep, activity, and emotion regulation habits. The main questions this study aims to answer are:
1. Does using secure digital systems to share information between pediatric health care providers and social care providers help mothers receive consistent guidance on responsive parenting to support healthy growth from birth to 24 months? 2. Does using secure digital systems to share information between pediatric health care providers and social care providers help mothers receive consistent guidance on responsive parenting, improve responsive parenting practices and child diet quality?
The investigators will compare the group that receives secure digital systems for sharing information on responsive parenting to a group that receives standard care (does not receive this) to see if secure digital systems for sharing information on responsive parenting work to support healthy child growth and development. The goal is to see if this approach can improve early health behaviors and reduce health disparities for families in rural, low-income communities.
Inclusion: People who are a) pregnant and >34 weeks' gestation or b) who have an infant <2 months old; 18-40 years old; English and/or Spanish speaking and reading; Access to a smartphone or internet-connected device; Not planning to move out of Pennsylvania within 2 years; Not planning to change health care providers outside of Geisinger within 2 years; Custody of and lives with (or will live with) the child enrolled in the study; Child must have a Geisinger PCP and be a WIC participant or eligible for WIC at enrollment.
Exclusion: Child has a genetic or developmental disorder (e.g., cleft palate) that impacts weight or feeding; Child has a terminal condition; Mother is not interested (or willing) to enroll in WIC.