Relationship Between Sensory Processing and Motor Development

Gazi University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Sensation Disorders

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02889887

HalilÇ

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to analyse correlation between the sensory processing and motor development in preterm infants.

Full description

The aim of this study is to analyse correlation between the sensory processing and motor development in preterm infants. A total of 60 infants who were born preterm (n=30) and term (n=30), the corrected and chronological ages between 10-12 months, were included in this study. Test of Sensory Function in Infants was used to evaluate sensory processing, and Alberta Infant Motor Scale was used to evaluate motor development.Spearman correlation test indicated strong positive relation between sensory processing and motor development in preterm infants. Given the relationship between sensory processing and motor development in preterm group, for effective implementation of physiotherapy assessments and interventions, it was thought that it is necessary to evaluate the sensory processing as well as the motor development in preterm infants.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 10 to 12 months old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• gestational age lower than 37 month
• corrected age within 10-12 months
• without congenital anomaly or systemic disease
• stay in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at least 2 weeks

Exclusion criteria

• taken physiotherapy or sensory integration therapy in any rehabilitation center
• having newborn retinopathy

Trial design

60 participants in 1 patient group

preterm

Description:

infants who born before 37 completed weeks