The Effect of the Covid 19 Pandemic Process on the Neuromotor Developments of 6-24 Month-old Babies

Completed

• Conditions: Development, Infant; Development Delay
• Interventions: Other: Group1

• Registration Number: NCT05778357
• Lead Sponsor: Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa (IUC)

Brief Summary

Development; It covers the areas of physical, mental, emotional and social development. Development in one area affects other areas as well. Infancy is the period in which children grow and develop the fastest. Babies need many environmental factors and stimulants in order to have a healthy developmental process. For the Covid 19 pandemic, many restrictions have been made in Turkey to reduce the spread of the epidemic and to maintain social distance between people. It has been suggested that individuals practice their own social isolation. It has also caused babies who spend their time at home during the pandemic process to be deprived of environmental stimuli. In current studies in the literature, it has been reported that the COVID-19 pandemic affects infant and child development significantly and negatively. It has been reported that the risk of delay in children who have experienced the COVID-19 pandemic is especially in the fine motor and communication areas. There is a limited number of studies in the literature on this subject. No study was found in Turkey. The aim of this study is to evaluate the neuromotor development of infants in early childhood (6-24 months) in the Covid-19 pandemic and to reveal the effects of the pandemic process. Denver II Developmental Screening Test was used to evaluate the neuromotor development of healthy infants aged 6-24 months, who applied to the healthy pediatric outpatient clinic of Acıbadem Altunizade Hospital, and Alberta Infant Motor Scale was used to evaluate gross motor functions.

Detailed Description

It is an observational study. Purpose of the study: evaluating the neuromotor development of infants in early childhood (6-24 months) in the Covid-19 pandemic and revealing the effects of the pandemic process.

75 healthy infants aged 6-24 months were included.

* Will there be developmental delays in children born in the Covid 19 pandemic?

* In which parameter delay is observed the most.

Denver II Developmental Screenin Test and Alberta Infant Motor Scale were applied to the participants.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-06-25
• Primary Completion: 2022-10-25
• Study Completion: 2022-10-25
• Status Verified: 2023-03
• Study First Submitted: 2023-03-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-03-19
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-03-19
• Study First Posted: 2023-03-21
• Last Update Posted: 2023-03-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 75

Inclusion Criteria

• 75 healthy infants aged 6-24 months were included.

Exclusion Criteria

• Having a physical/mental/neuromotor/psychological problem
• Not between 6-24 months in the pandemic process
• Presence of a diagnosed disease
• Having a vision problem
• Having a hearing problem

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Evaluation of neuromotor development of healthy infants	Group1	75 healthy infants were included. Neuromotor development was evaluated with the Denver II Developmental Screening Test and Alberta Infant motor scale.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Denver II Developmental Screening Test	baseline	It is a screening test used in children aged 0-6 years. The test is done in a short time like 5-15 minutes. The person who will administer the Denver II test; must be trained and certified. Standardized test materials are used. The test consists of 4 sections and 134 items. There are personal-social, language, fine motor and gross motor sections. The test result is classified as Normal - Abnormal - Suspicious.
Alberta infant motor scale	baseline	It is used to observe gross motor functions and evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention in typically developing infants between 0-18 months. The duration of the test is 10 minutes and consists of 58 items. The child's spontaneous movements are evaluated in 4 different positions without touching the child. 1 point is taken for each item that can be done. A table containing the mean and standard deviation for each month is used. The test result is classified as Normal - Abnormal - Suspicious.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Acıbadem Altunizade Hospital; 🇹🇷 Istanbul, Turkey