Improving neurobehavioural development in preterm infants
- Conditions
- Potential neurobehavioural and neurodevelopmental deficits associated with premature birth
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12606000412538
- Lead Sponsor
- Parent-Infant Research Institute, Austin Health, Melbourne
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 160
Inclusion Criteria
Mothers of singleton or twin infants born at less than or equal to 30 weeks gestational age will be included.
Exclusion Criteria
Families living outside a 100km radius of Melbourne, those with insufficient English, and those whose infants have a congenital abnormality will be excluded. Any mothers whose young age precludes them from giving fully informed consent will also be excluded.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method eurobehavioural development as assessed by the Ages & Stages Questionnaire[At 6 and 12 months.];Neurobehavioural development as assessed by the Bayley Scales of Infant Development (III) and the Child Behavior Checklist[At 24 months of age.];Neurobehavioural development as assessed by the Short Temperament Scales[At 6, 12 and 24 months.];Medical stablility[At 40 weeks post-conceptual age.];The Neonatal Medical Index computed from hospital records[At date of discharge.]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method