UMIN-ICDS Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000063065
Receipt number R000072185
Scientific Title Needs for sleep support and nursing practices for infants aged 1-2 months and their caregivers: A multicenter cross-sectional survey of mothers, partners, and nursing professionals
Date of disclosure of the study information 2026/09/28
Last modified on 2026/09/27 07:27:48

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Basic information

Public title

A survey of sleep support needs among infants aged 1-2 months and their families and nursing support

Acronym

Baby Sleep Study

Scientific Title

Needs for sleep support and nursing practices for infants aged 1-2 months and their caregivers: A multicenter cross-sectional survey of mothers, partners, and nursing professionals

Scientific Title:Acronym

Infant Sleep Support Gap Study (ISSGS)

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Healthy postpartum women, partners, and nursing professionals

Classification by specialty

Obstetrics and Gynecology Pediatrics Nursing
Adult

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

To clarify the implementation of sleep support for infants and caregivers and the perceived importance of such support from the perspectives of caregivers and nursing professionals.
To identify priority areas for sleep support using Borich's needs assessment and the Locus for Focus model.

Basic objectives2

Others

Basic objectives -Others

To examine differences by participant characteristics in infant and caregiver sleep, caregivers' sleep support needs, and the implementation and perceived importance of sleep support.

Trial characteristics_1

Exploratory

Trial characteristics_2

Pragmatic

Developmental phase

Not applicable


Assessment

Primary outcomes

Implementation and perceived importance of sleep support for infants and caregivers

Key secondary outcomes

1. Caregiver outcomes: Infant sleep, caregiver sleep, social support, concerns regarding infant sleep and the timing of these concerns, concerns regarding caregiver sleep and the timing of these concerns, timing when sleep support is needed for infants and caregivers, sources of information and consultation regarding infant and caregiver sleep, information and support needed regarding infant and caregiver sleep
2. Nursing professional outcomes: Timing of sleep support provision for infants and caregivers, strategies and approaches used to provide sleep support for infants and caregivers, difficulties in providing sleep support for infants and caregivers, frequency of sleep support provided to partners regarding infant and caregiver sleep, types of sleep support provided to partners regarding infant and caregiver sleep, requests and expectations regarding sleep support for infants and caregivers


Base

Study type

Observational


Study design

Basic design


Randomization


Randomization unit


Blinding


Control


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Dynamic allocation


Institution consideration


Blocking


Concealment



Intervention

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Eligibility

Age-lower limit


Not applicable

Age-upper limit


Not applicable

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

(1) Mothers
Mothers who gave birth at a participating institution and are caring for an infant aged 1-2 months. Mothers are eligible regardless of whether their infant has a history of admission to a neonatal care unit and regardless of whether they have a partner. Participants must be able to complete the web-based questionnaire in Japanese.

(2) Partners
The spouse or an individual who lives with the mother described above and is involved in childcare. Participants must be able to complete the web-based questionnaire in Japanese.

(3) Nursing professionals
Nursing professionals working at participating medical institutions who are involved in providing support to infants aged 1-2 months and their families from pregnancy through the infant's first 1-2 months of life. Participants must be able to complete the web-based questionnaire in Japanese.

Midwives and nurses working in obstetric outpatient departments
Midwives and nurses working in obstetric wards
Nurses and midwives working in neonatal care units
Midwives and nurses working in pediatric outpatient departments, including those involved in one-month infant health checkups and follow-up care after discharge from neonatal care units

Key exclusion criteria

Individuals who are not living with the infant at the time of the survey.

Target sample size

290


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Eriko
Middle name
Last name Matsunaka

Organization

Japanese Red Cross Kyushu International College of Nursing

Division name

Faculty of Nursing

Zip code

811-4157

Address

1-1 Asty, Munakata-shi, Fukuoka, Japan

TEL

0940-35-7001

Email

e-matsunaka@jrckicn.ac.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Eriko
Middle name
Last name Matsunaka

Organization

Japanese Red Cross Kyushu International College of Nursing

Division name

Faculty of Nursing

Zip code

811-4157

Address

1-1 Asty, Munakata-shi, Fukuoka, Japan

TEL

0940-35-7001

Homepage URL


Email

e-matsunaka@jrckicn.ac.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

Japanese Red Cross Kyushu International College of Nursing

Institute

Department

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Funding Source

Organization

Japanese Red Cross Kyushu International College of Nursing

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Other

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Other related organizations

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IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization

Japanese Red Cross Kyushu International College of Nursing

Address

1-1, Asty, Munakata city, Fukuoka

Tel

0940-35-7001

Email

keiri@jrckicn.ac.jp


Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

NO

Study ID_1


Org. issuing International ID_1


Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

Institutions



Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2026 Year 09 Month 28 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Unpublished


Result

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Results


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Progress

Recruitment status

Preinitiation

Date of protocol fixation

2026 Year 09 Month 15 Day

Date of IRB


Anticipated trial start date

2026 Year 10 Month 10 Day

Last follow-up date

2027 Year 03 Month 31 Day

Date of closure to data entry


Date trial data considered complete


Date analysis concluded



Other

Other related information

This is a multicenter cross-sectional survey of infants aged 1-2 months and their caregivers (mothers and partners), as well as nursing professionals. A web-based questionnaire will be used to assess infant and caregiver sleep status, concerns regarding sleep, support needs, sources of information and consultation, and the implementation and perceived importance of sleep support. Nursing professionals will also be surveyed regarding the timing and content of sleep support, strategies used, difficulties in providing support, support provided to partners, and requests regarding sleep support. The data will be used to compare sleep support needs and practices between caregivers and nursing professionals and to identify issues and priority areas for sleep support.


Management information

Registered date

2026 Year 09 Month 27 Day

Last modified on

2026 Year 09 Month 27 Day



Link to view the page

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https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000072185