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The Relationship Between School Readiness and Sensory Processing Disorder in Preterm Preschooler

The Relationship Between School Readiness and Sensory Processing Disorder in Preterm Preschooler

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03172767
Acronym
Preterm
Enrollment
60
Registered
2017-06-01
Start date
2017-03-20
Completion date
2018-01-20
Last updated
2018-04-12

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Conditions

Preterm Birth, Sensory Deficit

Keywords

Preterm, Sensory processing, School Readiness

Brief summary

The study aims investigate sensory processing disorders and school readiness in pre-school preterm children and the relationship between sensory impairment and school readiness

Detailed description

A convenience of preterm and term preschoolers recruiting from Gazi University, Faculty of Health Science, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation. Each group contains 30 children. First, sociodemographic information and histories of children are obtaining. Ages and contact information of the parents are recording. Prenatal and natal risk factors of the mothers are querying. Gestational ages and height, weight, and head circumferences of babies at birth are recording. Number of pregnancies, live births and abortions, type of delivery, multiple pregnancies for mothers as well as consanguinity between parents are asking. Marmara Primary School Readiness Scale is using to evaluate mental-language development, socio-emotional development, physical development, self-care skills,math skills, science skills, voice exercises, line exercises and labyrinths. Sensory profile caregiver questionnaire screen for the senses (sensory processing), adjustment (modulation), behavioral and emotional responses. . All examination wiil be finished in the same day.

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Gazi University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
60 Months to 78 Months
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* No neurological diagnosis * gestational age \< 37 weeks * 60-78 months of age

Exclusion criteria

* Have a neurological diagnosis (such as cerebral palsy) * Grade III or grade IV intraventricular hemorrhage * Have undergone major surgery in neonatal period * Mental retardation

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Marmara Primary School Readiness Scale45 minutesThe application form includes math skills, science skills, voice exercises, line exercises and labyrinths; Development form; Mental-language development, socio-emotional development, physical development, self-care skills.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Sensory profile caregiver questionnaire45 minutesThe profile reveals the child's sensory appearance in terms of sensory search, emotional response formation, low endurance, oral tenderness, distractibility, weak perception, sensory sensitivity, activity level and fine motor / perceptual differences. In addition, the child evaluates the senses (sensory processing), adjustment (modulation), behavioral and emotional responses.

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026