Promotion of motor development and movement quality in preterm infants through the early application of Movement Imitation Therapy for Preterm Babies (MIT-PB) in the first three months of life

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Premature infants, movement development, movement quality; P07.1; Other low birth weight

• Registration Number: DRKS00022899
• Lead Sponsor: niversitätsklinikum Essen, Direktorin der Klinik für Kinderheilkunde I, Neonatologie, Pädiatrische Intensivmedizin und Neuropädiatrie

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-03-22
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

Preterm infants = 32+0 SSW who were born or hospitalized at University Hospital Essen and meet at least one of the following criteria: cramped synchronized General Movements, poor repertoire General Movements with tendency to cramped synchonized General Movements, Intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) = 2, Cystic periventricular leukomalacia (PVL)

Exclusion Criteria

Overriding diseases, malformations, lack of German language skills of the parents that would limit/impede successful instruction, lack of interest/ability of the parents to perform the physiotherapeutic exercises independently, medical contraindications such as cardiopulmonary instability for physiotherapeutic intervention and testing

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Different expression of Fidgety Movements in the General Movements analysis at the age of three months corrected between the intervention and control group. <br>As a further differentiation of the Fidgety Movements, the Motor Optimality Score (MOS) is used for a refined analysis of the movement sequences.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Difference in Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination (HINE) total score.