premature birth
Conditions
Interventions
This is a prospective longitudinal observational study with non-probabilistic sampling for convenience, in the municipality of Santos, South Coast of SP.
The assessments will take place on the infant'
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Sponsors
Kaitiana Martins da Silva
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Eligibility
Age
1 Months to 5 Months
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The inclusion criteria for the EG (Experimental Group) will be: infants with corrected age between 1 to 5 months on the date of the evaluation, gestational age less than 37 weeks, in addition to signing the Informed Consent Form (ICF) by the parents or responsible. For the CG (Control Group), they will be born at term (gestational age at birth from 37 to 41 weeks and 6 days) and paired with the same age. For both groups, both genders will be considered, birth weight appropriate for gestational age and Apgar score between 7 and 10 in the first and fifth minutes
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Infants who have congenital malformations, genetic syndromes, congenital changes, postural deformities or other changes that may impair the neuropsychomotor and socio-cognitive development will not participate in the study. In addition to those that parents / guardians do not sign the ICF.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected to observe normal generalized movements through General Movements and thus to predict the development of fine motor skills and level of trunk control in the 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th month of premature infants in relation to the control group. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Through normal generalized movements, we hope to predict the development of fine motor skills and trunk control level in the first months of premature infants. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactKaitiana da Silva
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Outcome results
None listed