Improving Motor Skill Development in Infants After Cardiac Surgery
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
- Enrollment
- 65
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Gross Motor Scale score
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 6 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to learn more about developmental behaviors and to examine changes in developmental progress related to motor activities among a group of infants who received open heart surgery within the first three months of life.
Detailed Description
Congenital heart disease (CHD) and the need for life-saving heart surgery and intensive care during infancy may have effects on infant behavior and development. Children who require open heart surgery before their first birthday are vulnerable to developmental delays, especially related to motor skills (mobility) in the first year of life. Early delays in gross motor functioning (e.g., rolling, crawling, walking) have implications for learning and psychosocial development through adulthood. To date, no interventions to improve the gross motor functioning of children born with CHD have been developed. The purpose of this study is to learn more about developmental behaviors and to examine changes in developmental progress related to motor activities among a group of infants who received open heart surgery within the first three months of life. Activities will be tailored based on the individual infant's motor ability and medical status.
Investigators
Karen Uzark
Professor of Cardiac Surgery and Associate Professor of Pediatric Cardiology, Medical School
University of Michigan
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •All hospitalized infants under age 4 months having cardiac surgery before age 3 months
- •Intubation \>/= 24 hours \</= 14 days
Exclusion Criteria
- •Prematurity \</= 36 weeks gestation
- •Pre-operative clinical evidence of a central nervous system (CNS) anomaly or history of CNS insult
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Gross Motor Scale score
Time Frame: 3 months after hospital discharge
Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) score