Infant Premature
Conditions
Interventions
Participants: 20 infants born extreme preterm (less than 28 weeks of gestational age (GI), 20 very premature infants (28 less than 32 weeks of GI), 20 moderate/late preterm infants (32 less than 37 w
G2 - experimental Group (training of trunk and reaching).
Frequency and total time of the intervention for G1 and G2: 6 sessions, for duration of approximately 40 – 45 minutes (minimum repeat of 5
Other
N02.421.143.130.320
Sponsors
Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar)
Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar)
Eligibility
Age
4 Months to 6 Months
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Extreme preterm infants with hospital discharge and low birth weight; very preterm and preterm infants moderately and late with adequate weight for gestational age, between the 10th and ninety percentile in the growth curve; both genders; age between four and six months; perform at least one and at most three ranges for one minute at the home visit.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Infants who are born with gestational age equal to or greater than 37 weeks; congenital central nervous system; signs neurological; musculoskeletal; 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 |
|---|---|
| Reaching performance: measured as the mean values of kinematics variables of reaching movement (movement duration,straightness index, deceleration time, number of movement unit, mean velocity, peak of velocity and trunk displacement)with a significance level of p <0.05 in the pre- and post-intervention measurements;Level of trunk control (Segmental Assessment of Trunk Control – SATCo): The score reflects the region in which the infant is able to maintain trunk control: score (1): head control, (2): upper thoracic, (3): mid thoracic, (4): lower thoracic, (5): upper lumbar, (6): lower lumbar (7): total trunk control, with a significance level of p <0.05 in the pre- and post-intervention measurements | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Categorical variables of reaching performance: the frequencies of uni/bimanual movements (proximal adjustments), hand opening/orientation and hand contact surface when the infant touches the object ( distal adjustments), and success of grasping object: measured by the frequency of reaches with object grasping, with a significance level of p <0.05 in the pre- and post-intervention measurements | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactEloisa;Natália Tiemi Tudella;Sato
Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar);Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar)
Outcome results
None listed