Premature infants, movement development, movement quality P07.1
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Children born prematurely (gestational age < 32+0)
Intervention group
Inpatient care (prior to discharge):
3-5x/week physiotherapy (25 to 35 minutes), several times a day (max. 5x/day) 1 g
Sponsors
Universitätsklinikum Essen, Direktorin der Klinik für Kinderheilkunde I, Neonatologie, Pädiatrische Intensivmedizin und Neuropädiatrie
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Preterm infants = 32+0 SSW who were born or hospitalized at University Hospital Essen and meet at least one of the following criteria: cramped synchronized General Movements, poor repertoire General Movements with tendency to cramped synchonized General Movements, Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) = 2, Cystic periventricular leukomalacia (PVL)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Overriding diseases, malformations, lack of German language skills of the parents that would limit/impede successful instruction, lack of interest/ability of the parents to perform the physiotherapeutic exercises independently, medical contraindications such as cardiopulmonary instability for physiotherapeutic intervention and testing
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Different expression of Fidgety Movements in the General Movements analysis at the age of three months corrected between the intervention and control group. As a further differentiation of the Fidgety Movements, the Motor Optimality Score (MOS) is used for a refined analysis of the movement sequences. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Difference in Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination (HINE) total score. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactUta Leyener
Universitätsklinikum Essen, Klinik für Kinderheilkunde I, Neonatologie/Frühgeborenen Nachsorge
Outcome results
None listed