Medical Clowning in the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Their Effects on Parents and Staff

Effects of Medical Clowning (Dream Doctors) on the Development of the Nervous System and the Relationship Between Preterm Premature Baby Parents and NICU Staff

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02048202

Acronym

clowns

Enrollment

Registered

2014-01-29

Start date

2014-01-31

Completion date

2016-01-31

Last updated

2015-05-05

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Premature Neonate

Keywords

clown, neonate, premature

Brief summary

The study will compare intervention by Infant Aquatics to infant massage. The intervention in both methods will start at 36 weeks gestational age for 3 months and will consist of sessions with a therapist every 2 weeks. Development will be assessed and compared at 3, 8 and 18 months using Infant Motor Pattern method, Griffith developmental scales and Vineland adaptive behavior scales.

Detailed description

Preterm infants, a continuously growing population, are at high risk for neurodevelopment impairments ranging from minor neurological dysfunction (MND) to cerebral palsy (CP), mainly due to developmental brain injury. Infant Aquatics have been found to benefit and promote infant development. The support and sensory stimulation of the water may improve the development the sensory, motor, as well as, autonomic system of preterm infants.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

FAMILY_BASED

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

No minimum to 4 Weeks

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* neonates wherein their parents have expressed consent to participate in trail * neonates with parents who are able to understand and fill in questioners * neonates with no chromosomal deficiencies and no genetic deficiency

Exclusion criteria

* neonates with parents who are unable to understand and fill in questioners * neonates with intraventricular bleeding IVH/PVH * neonates with periventricular hemorrhage * neonates with known chromosomal deficiencies or genetic deficiency

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
◦Developmental assessment - a composite of several measures	◦Time Frame: 3 month

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Developmental assessment - a composite of several measures	◦◦Time Frame: 18 month	Safety Issue?: No

Countries

Israel

Contacts

Primary ContactShay Barak, MD

sbarak@poria.health.gov.il050-6267496

Backup ContactHagit Friedman, PhD

hmts@netvision.net.il050-6267427

Outcome results