Very Low Birth Weight Infants (< 32 weeks of gestation and / or birth weight < 1500 grams)
Conditions
Interventions
For the intervention the IBA Intervention Program (IBAIP) will be used.
The theoretical framework underlying the IBAIP is the "Synactive Model of Newborn Behavioral Organization and Development".
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Sponsors
None listed
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Gestation of < 32 weeks and/or birth weight < 1500 grams; 2. Born in one of the Amsterdam hospitals; 3. The infant's parents live in the Amsterdam area
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Chromosome or syndrome disease; 2. Children of addicted mothers (hard drugs or alcohol); 3. Parents unable to communicate in Dutch or English and who have no interpreter; 4. Mothers with severe psychiatric illness.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. The Bayley Scales of Infant Development-II at the corrected age of 24 months; 2. The Still Face procedure at 6 months; 3. The Working Model of Child Interview at 18 months. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. The Infant Behavioral Assessment at 6 months; 2. The BSID-II at 6 and 12 months; 3. The Infant Toddler Symptom Checklist at 6, 12 and 24 months; 4. The General Health Questionnaire at 6,12 and 24 months. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactM.J. Wolf
Academic Medical Center (AMC), Department of Rehabilitation, A01, P.O. Box 22660
Outcome results
None listed