Movement-based Infant Intervention

University of Southern California

Status: Completed

Conditions: Infant,Premature; Infant, Small for Gestational Age; Infant, Very Low Birth Weight; Infant Conditions; Infant Development

Treatments: Behavioral: Movement Intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03082313

HS-16-00959

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective is to pilot test the effectiveness of an evidence-based intervention to promote positive neurodevelopmental outcomes in infants at risk for developmental delay. The intervention promotes movement experience from 3 months to sitting onset.

Full description

Aim: Our purpose was to assess daily leg movement rate before and after a caregiver-provided in-home intervention for infants at risk for developmental disability. We also assessed adherence and quality of caregiver-child interaction.

Methods: Twelve infants, at risk for developmental disabilities, and their caregivers participated in an intervention focused on increasing leg movements. Intervention started between 3- and 6-months cor- rected age and ended once the infant was able to sit independently or at 9 months corrected age, whichever occurred first. Infants were assessed monthly.

Enrollment: 12 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 3 to 9 months old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Infants will be 3 months of adjusted age at the first visit, +/- 10 days. Infants will be defined as at risk if they qualify for high risk infant follow up care as defined by California Children's Services.

Exclusion criteria

• Infants with congenital malformations of the legs will be excluded.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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12 participants in 1 patient group

Movement intervention

Experimental group

Description:

The intervention promotes movement experience from 3 months to sitting onset in infants at risk for developmental delay (AR). The goal of the intervention is to increase amount and type of infant leg movement experience above 1200 movements per hour of awake time.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Movement Intervention