Brain Activity and Motor Behaviour in Infants

Completed

• Conditions: developmental disorders; Healthy infants; 10029305

• Registration Number: NL-OMON48157
• Lead Sponsor: niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 15 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

Healthy full-term infants, i.e. an infant born after a gestational age of at least 37 weeks without prenatal, perinatal or neonatal complications, younger than 1 month of age (first assessment at age of 1 month).

Exclusion Criteria

Infants will be excluded from the study in case of:
- severe congenital abnormalities, such as serious congenital heart disorders or a chromosomal condition
- birthweight below the tenth percentile
- neurological abnormalities
- parents have insufficient understanding of the Dutch language

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational non invasive
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Muscle coordination patterns (EMG-activity): especially duration of bursts,<br /><br>degree of antagonist co-activation and EMG-EMG coherence</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Corticomuscular (EEG-EMG) coherence, and kinematic characteristics, especially<br /><br>intra-limb joint angle correlation. </p><br>