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EEG and NIRS in Preterm Infants

Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Premature Birth
Interventions
Other: Vojta Therapy
Other: Massotherapy
Registration Number
NCT05410340
Lead Sponsor
University of Salamanca
Brief Summary

Experimental cross-sectional study of a single application (vojta therapy or massage) in preterm and non-preterm infants to test whether there are differences in brain activation and oxygenation that occur with both techniques between term and preterm infants.

Secondly, the brain activation and oxygenation produced by both physiotherapy techniques will be tested separately to establish comparisons between the two groups.

Finally, between 3 - 6 months, we will analyse whether there are changes in gaze fixation (eye tracker) in the 4 study arms to see if there are differences between term and preterm infants but also the differences between the immediate effectiveness of both techniques.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
80
Inclusion Criteria
  • term and preterm babys
  • first month after birth
Exclusion Criteria
  • intrumental delivery
  • pathology associated

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Preterm group 1Vojta TherapyTo analize the brain activation and oxigenation using the Vojta Therapy
Preterm Group 2MassotherapyTo analize the brain activation and oxigenation using massotherapy
Term group 1Vojta TherapyTo analize the brain activation and oxigenation using the Vojta Therapy
Term group 2MassotherapyTo analize the brain activation and oxigenation using massotherapy
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
NIRSChange from Baseline brain oxigenation at 3 months

Brain oxigenation

EEG (Alpha, Beta, Theta)Change from Baseline brain activation at 3 months

Brain activation

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Eye trackerChange from Baseline gaze fization at 6 months

Gaze fixation

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