Sensory Processing Associated With Motor Skills

Completed

• Conditions: Sensory Processing Disorder; Preterm Birth; Motor Delay
• Interventions: Diagnostic Test: Assessment

• Registration Number: NCT06216379
• Lead Sponsor: Gazi University

Brief Summary

In the study, sensory processing skills of 1-year-old preterm and term children will be evaluated. The relationship between sensory processing skills and gross and fine motor development will be investigated.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-03-01
• Primary Completion: 2023-08-01
• Study Completion: 2023-12-01
• Status Verified: 2024-01
• Study First Submitted: 2024-01-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-01-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-01-11
• Study First Posted: 2024-01-22
• Last Update Posted: 2024-01-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 61

Inclusion Criteria

Premature group: Healthy children with a gestational age below 34 weeks Term group: Healthy children with gestational age between 37-41 weeks

Exclusion Criteria

they had major congenital malformations, had genetic or chromosomal abnormalities, had known metabolic disorders, or had seizures.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Preterm	Assessment	Children born before 37 gestational weeks
Term	Assessment	Children born after 37 weeks of gestation

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Test of Sensory Functions in Infants TSFI	15 minutes	The Test of Sensory Functions in Infants (TSFI) is a standardized and reliable tool designed to evaluate the sensory development of infants aged 4-18 months. Consisting of 24 items, the TSFI measures reactions in five distinct subdomains: tactile deep pressure, visual-tactile integration, adaptive motor function, ocular motor function, and reactivity to vestibular stimulation \[1\]. A specific age-normalized score is generated for each subdomain, contributing to a total score determined by the sum of all subdomains. The total score ranges from 0 to 49, with higher scores indicating more typical sensory responsiveness and lower scores suggesting behaviors associated with sensory over-responsivity \[2\]. In this study, a physiotherapist administered the TSFI to assess the sensory development of infants.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Peabody Developmental Motor Scales-2	30 minutes	The PDMS-2 is a widely employed and acknowledged assessment tool for evaluating a child's motor abilities. Its primary purpose is to distinguish and aid in identifying developmental delays in children aged 5 and below by comparing their performance against established norms \[3\]. The gross motor skills section includes 4 subtests: reflexes, stationary, locomotion, and object manipulation. Similarly, the fine motor skills segment consists of 2 subtests: grasping and visual-motor integration. Each item in the test is evaluated using a 3-point scoring system.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Erzurum Technical University; 🇹🇷 Erzurum, Turkey