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Effect of movement imitation therapy on preterm infants using general movement assessment - A pre post experimental study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2020/11/029016

Enrollment

100

Registered

2020-11-10

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: P09- Abnormal findings on neonatal screening

Interventions

Intervention1: Movement imitation therapy: Therapy includes, simultaneous extension followed by simultaneous relaxation of the limbs and transformed to smooth and fluent movements by therapist. Imitat

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • Infants born to preterm were included. • Infants with cramped synchronised and poor repertoire general movement

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: • 1. Infants on mechanical ventilation • 2.infants with congenital heart anomaly

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Prechtlâ??s General movement assessment toolTimepoint: General movement assessment method of qualitative assessment of general movements of infants spontaneous repertoire from birth upto 6 month of age . General movement assessment is a good predictor of the diagnosis of neurological disorder	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
No secondary outcomeTimepoint: No secondary outcome	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactNisha Shengule

Kle institute of physiotherapy, belgaum

drdeepa_metgud@yahoo.com9845861236

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026