Muscle activity during general movements of healthy young infants

Completed

• Conditions: Cerebral palsy (CP; layterm: spasticity); Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD; lay term: clumsiness); 10010335

• Registration Number: NL-OMON37295
• Lead Sponsor: niversitair Medisch Centrum Groningen

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 29 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

Healthy full-term infant, 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

Admission to the paediatric department of a hospital;
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>General Movements: parameters of complexity and variation in muscle activity<br /><br>and kinematics</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>General Movements (GMs): phasic burst duration and amplitude, degree of<br /><br>antagonistic co-contraction</p><br>