Table 3. Summary of studies using the SNOO smart bassinet as a therapeutic agent (26).
| Location of study | Aim(s) | Results |
|---|---|---|
| University of Amsterdam Babylab (37) | To assess the use of the SNOO to manage colicky infants | - “It was not clear whether the parent or the crib is more effective for soothing babies.” - Babies naturally need human contact for comfort. The crib could be an addition to all the good things that parents themselves are doing to soothe their baby - “The crib might be a solution especially for parents with a crying infant. Sometimes they become so exhausted that they react less sensitively and responsively to their baby, which can result in a vicious circle in which the parent and the baby increasingly bring each other out of balance: more crying by the baby and even more exhaustion in the parent.” - “Smart cribs might also offer a solution in hospitals and relieve staff.” - “It is now important to do follow-up research into the soothing effects of swaddling, movement, and sound by the parent and a smart crib in the home environment.” - “Möller and Rodenburg are already doing small-scale research in which a smart crib is placed at parents’ home. The results are promising: babies and parents sleep meaningfully better and crying also decreases significantly. ‘Parents are often so satisfied with the crib, that they even ask if they can use it a bit longer.’” |
| Bellarmine University and Baptist Health Hospital (28) | To explore the effects of SNOO on improving breastfeeding initiation and safe sleep in a hospital environment | - No published results available |
| Children’s Mercy Hospital (38) | To evaluate the willingness of staff and parents of cardiac infants to utilize the SNOO during recovery from cardiac surgery. A secondary objective was to determine how timestamped “clinical data elements could be aligned with the SNOO sleep log to allow for future investigation of physiologic trends during SNOO usage”. | - Demonstrated feasibility of using SNOO for certain postoperative cardiac infants was demonstrated with parental enrollment and staff use |
| - Established process to collect and overlay data from clinically obtained participant vital signs, medication administration and SNOO sleep log was demonstrated | ||
| - Future broader trials may include evaluation of the physiological response to SNOO, larger scale inpatient and expanded remote patient home monitoring use | ||
| Children’s Mercy Hospital (39) | To investigate the effects of SNOO on improving the rate of healing in infants recovering from single ventricle repair | - No published results available |
| University of California San Diego (28) | To explore the effects of SNOO on mothers diagnosed with postpartum depression | - No published results available |
| University of Colorado, Colorado Springs and Monash University, Melbourne (40) | To study the effects of SNOO in preventing postpartum insomnia and anxiety in mothers | - “Rates of depression were estimated to be 20–50% lower than expected. Compared to the 22% to 41% rates of depression reported among a lower-risk sample of new mothers during COVID, just 17.7% of high-risk mothers using SNOO screened positive for PPD.” |
| - “The number of new mothers suffering from insomnia was less than half of the expected number. While 18.2% using SNOO met the clinical criteria for insomnia, this was lower than the expected incidence of approximately 46%.” | ||
| - “Rates of anxiety were lower than expected. The average rate for high-risk mothers using SNOO was 31.8% as compared to 42.8% reported in a study of lower risk women during COVID.” | ||
| - “SNOO is a responsive ‘smart’ bassinet. Its womb-like sound and motion calms fussing, improves sleep, and reduces night waking—all factors that raise the risk of PPD. SNOO also prevents accidental rolling to an unsafe position, a common cause of parental anxiety.” | ||
| Boston Children’s, University of Kentucky, Hoops Children’s, Norton Children’s, WV University, Oakland Children’s, UCSD, etc. (28) | To study the use of SNOO as a treatment for infants withdrawing from opiates | - No published results available |
PPD, postpartum depression; COVID, coronavirus disease.