Supporting Play Exploration and Early Developmental Intervention (SPEEDI) for Preterm Infants - Feasibility Study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: motor impairment; Preterm neurodevelopment; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Occupational therapy

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618001305213
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Melbourne

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-08-02
• Study Completion: 2019-07-16
• Last Update Posted: 26 August 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 17

Inclusion Criteria

Infants born <30 weeks’ gestation and admitted to the Royal Women’s Hospital will be eligible for recruitment. Infants must be an inpatient at the Royal Women’s at time of recruitment. Eligibility criteria: Infants must be medically stable and off ventilator support at time of recruitment. Infants may be receiving other respiratory support such as CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) or nasal high-flow. Infants must live within 30 kilometres travel distance of the Royal Women’s Hospital (due to home visits), and at least one caregiver must speak English.

Exclusion Criteria

Infants will be excluded if they have a diagnosis of a genetic syndrome or musculoskeletal deformity.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The primary outcome is establish feasibility. Study enrolment and attrition rates will be collected to determine the feasibility of completing the SPEEDI intervention approach. An activity log will be used to determine the frequency of therapist intervention (phase 1), parent education sessions (phase 1) and parent-delivered intervention (phase 2). <br>[4 months' corrected age]