Effectiveness of tele-rehabilitation compared to conventional face to face follow up on short term motor function in infants having risk factors for adverse neurodevelopmental outcome in a single centre: a randomized control trial.
- Conditions
- eurodevelopment
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
•Babies born at Colombo North Teaching Hospital
•Having one or more risk factors for adverse neurodevelopmental outcome: Prematurity (<37/52), placental abnormalities (maternal DM, HT), low birthweight (<2500g), birth asphyxia/ hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy, neonatal jaundice, neonatal seizures, respiratory distress syndrome, hypoglycaemia and neonatal infection.
•Having abnormal writhing general movement assessment as concluded by two of the three assessors.cramped synchronized, poor repertoire or chaotic movements, in the two video assessments at two consecutive time points two weeks apart.
•infants must live in the study geographical areas to facilitate follow up
•Families agreeing to take part for the full study period of 6 months (with the provision to withdraw as per the informed consent sheet)
•Infants who have major structural abnormality in other body system. Eg: Cardiac anomaly, which may interfere with motor functions
•Genetic syndrome or metabolic syndrome which usually has impact on neurodevelopmental outcome
•Subjects who have difficulty complying with the intervention (unavailability of a smart phone which is compatible with videoconferencing)
•Inconclusive general movement assessment
•Subjects who do not consent for the research
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method