Prematurity
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention - Experimental Group (EG)
Frequency and total duration of the intervention: single section, with duration of around 4 minutes.
Number of subjects: 12
Subjects: preterm human infants.
In
2. the researcher holds the object and the infant's right hand within the infant's visual field. The infant then must actively touch the object with the mittens - the object and the mittens will stick
3. the researher holds the object and uses it to apply tactile stimulus on the dorsal surface of the infant's right upper limb. The reasercher must then present the object at the infant's midline in o
4. eliciate the infant's reaching movements. All steps must be carried out 3 times and also with the infant's left hand.
Intervention - Control Group (CG):
Frequency and total duration of the inter
Behavioural
Other
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Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS)
Fundação de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento do Ensino, Ciência e Tecnologia do Estado de Mato Grosso do Sul (Fundect)
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
Eligibility
Age
No minimum to 5 Months
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Infants born with less than 37 weeks of gestational age; with first and fifth minute Apgar Scores greater than 7; without major pre- and perinatal complications; at maternal care.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: High-risk infants; with clinical signs/diagnosis of neurological impairment, congenital malformations, genetic syndromes, visual and auditory alterations, cardiorespiratory difficulties or musculoskeletal impairment; who do not collaborate during pre-training and post-training measures.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reaching Performance: measured as the frequencies of uni/bimanual movements and hand opening when the infant touches the object, as well as the mean values of kinematics variables of reaching movement (velocity, acceleration) The improvement in the reaching performance will be considered as the following: Increase in the values of the frequencies of unimanual and/or bimanual reaches between pre-training and post-training; Increase in the values of the frequencies of open and/or semi-open hand between pre-training and post-training; Increase in the mean values of velocity and acceleration between pre-training and post-training. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Object Grasping Success: measured by the frequency of reaches with object grasping. The gain in the success of grasping will be considered as the increase in the values of the frequencies of grasps between pre-training and post-training. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactDaniele Soares-Marangoni
Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS)
Outcome results
None listed