Preterm infant. Child Development. Neonatal Intensive Care Units
Conditions
Interventions
45 premature infants will participate in the study, which will be equally subdivided into three groups: 1) conventional intervention group
2) family-centered intervention group
and 3) Control group. During the intervention phase (12 weeks duration), the Conventional Intervention Group (GIC) will receive weekly physiotherapy sessions in a specialized clinic-school. The purpos
as well as during transitions. The intervention is individualized, and the physical therapist chooses the most appropriate exercises and modifies the manipulation for each child's level of development
The intervention will always include one or more activities in each position (OBERG et al .
2012). The intervention will always happen in inactive or active alert states, being interrupted in the presence of crying or sleep of the baby. It will occur at a frequency of 2x / week in the first
Other
E02.779
Sponsors
Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba
Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba
Eligibility
Age
1 Weeks to 3 Weeks
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Infants born preterm (IG below 37 weeks) who are admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit after birth, without congenital orthopedic or central nervous system malformations, and whose parents or guardians sign the Inform Consent forms. The babies should be evaluated after hospital discharge; not exceeding 3 weeks corrected age or 43 weeks postconceptional age
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Infants who were born term or post-term (IG above 38 weeks) or preterm infants who were not hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit after birth with congenital orthopedic or central nervous system malformations will be considered as exclusion criteria for the study. whose parents or guardians do not sign the Informed Consent Form
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| As a primary outcome, the motor performance of the babies participants is expected to increase after the intervention period through the Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP) method and the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development-III (BSITD- III). It is expected to find an increase in the percentile and z-score of these scales, reaching values close to the expected normality for age. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| As a secondary outcome, it is expected to find an increase in participants' cognitive performance assessed using the BSITD-III cognitive scale, and also to improve the motor and cognitive stimulation received in the family environment assessed by the AHEMD-IS instrument. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactDaniela Garbellini
Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba
Outcome results
None listed