The Relationship Between School Readiness and Sensory Processing Disorder in Preterm Preschooler

Completed

• Conditions: Preterm Birth; Sensory Deficit

• Registration Number: NCT03172767
• Lead Sponsor: Gazi University

Brief Summary

The study aims investigate sensory processing disorders and school readiness in pre-school preterm children and the relationship between sensory impairment and school readiness

Detailed Description

A convenience of preterm and term preschoolers recruiting from Gazi University, Faculty of Health Science, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation. Each group contains 30 children. First, sociodemographic information and histories of children are obtaining. Ages and contact information of the parents are recording. Prenatal and natal risk factors of the mothers are querying. Gestational ages and height, weight, and head circumferences of babies at birth are recording. Number of pregnancies, live births and abortions, type of delivery, multiple pregnancies for mothers as well as consanguinity between parents are asking. Marmara Primary School Readiness Scale is using to evaluate mental-language development, socio-emotional development, physical development, self-care skills,math skills, science skills, voice exercises, line exercises and labyrinths. Sensory profile caregiver questionnaire screen for the senses (sensory processing), adjustment (modulation), behavioral and emotional responses. . All examination wiil be finished in the same day.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-03-20
• Status Verified: 2017-05
• Study First Submitted: 2017-05-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-05-31
• Study First Posted: 2017-06-01
• Primary Completion: 2017-09-20
• Study Completion: 2018-01-20
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-04-10
• Last Update Posted: 2018-04-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• No neurological diagnosis
• gestational age < 37 weeks
• 60-78 months of age

Exclusion Criteria

• Have a neurological diagnosis (such as cerebral palsy)
• Grade III or grade IV intraventricular hemorrhage
• Have undergone major surgery in neonatal period
• Mental retardation

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Marmara Primary School Readiness Scale	45 minutes	The application form includes math skills, science skills, voice exercises, line exercises and labyrinths; Development form; Mental-language development, socio-emotional development, physical development, self-care skills.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Sensory profile caregiver questionnaire	45 minutes	The profile reveals the child's sensory appearance in terms of sensory search, emotional response formation, low endurance, oral tenderness, distractibility, weak perception, sensory sensitivity, activity level and fine motor / perceptual differences. In addition, the child evaluates the senses (sensory processing), adjustment (modulation), behavioral and emotional responses.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Gazı University; 🇹🇷 Ankara, Turkey