Is There Any Correlation Among Neonates Anthropometry and Neuromotor Behaviour

Asir John Samuel

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cerebral Palsy, Autism or Other Neuromotor Behavior Abnormalities Correlation With Anthropometry

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05361213

MMDU/IEC/1924

Details and patient eligibility

About

To explore the association among anthropometric parameters and neuromotor behaviour in neonates for early identification and prediction of later neuromotor deficit.

Full description

The association between anthropometric (birth weight, length and occipitofrontal circumference) measurement and hands-on measurement of above mentioned anthropometric dimensions and demographic dimension (bilateral forearm, midarm, calf and thigh) with neuromotor behaviour were explored.

Enrollment: 54 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 28 to 42 weeks old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Neonates born between ≥28 weeks and ≤ 42 weeks of gestation
• Birth weight between 1500 and 3000 grams
• Neonates are born under all the classifications of Fenton growth charts (SGA, AGA and LGA)
• Stable Hemodynamics
• Free from infection
• Stable vitals

Exclusion criteria

• Dermal conditions
• Chromosomal abnormalities
• History of surgery
• Neural tube defect
• Cardiac abnormally