Term birth, child development, motor skills
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention - Experimental Group (EG)
Frequency and total time of the intervention: 3 sessions, for 4 minutes each.
Number of participants: 10
Type of participants: healthy term human infants.
Po
other
E02.779
Sponsors
Federal University of São Carlos
Federal University of São Carlos
Eligibility
Age
3 Months to 5 Months
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: To meet the eligibility criteria, infants had a birth weight between percentiles 10 and 90 on the growth curve, Apgar scores greater than or equal to seven in the first and fifth minutes, adequate motor performance according to the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS), were in maternal care and not in day care centers.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Infants who are born with gestational age less than 37 weeks, low birth weight (below 2500g), with Apgar score below seven in the first and fifth minutes of life and those who submit, congenital central nervous system, signs neurological, musculoskeletal changes, diagnosis of genetic syndromes or symptoms of withdrawal symptoms associated with maternal report of abuse of alcohol and drugs, congenital infections, sensory deficits, cardiopulmonary difficulties or whose mothers have submitted episode of eclampsia or preeclampsia.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Continuous variables of reaching performance: measured as the mean values of kinematics variables of reaching movement (movement duration,straightness index, deceleration time, mean velocity, movement unit) and total frequencies of reaching. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Categorical variables of reaching performance: the frequencies of uni/bimanual movements, hand opening/orientation when the infant touches the object and success of grasping object. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactAndréa;Eloisa Cunha;Tudella
Federal University of São Carlos;Federal University of São Carlos
Outcome results
None listed