About this trial
This will be a five year study that will be a prospective, randomized, controlled trial (RCT) to assess the effect of a virtual early intervention care delivery model in the provision of therapy to enhance the neurodevelopmental trajectory of infants with brain injury. In addition, the investigators will enhance understanding of the social and parental contributors to outcomes and the early health economic impact of a virtual clinic. The results of this study will help inform the design of a larger, multi-center randomized controlled trial.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Diagnosis of moderate to severe hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy as defined based on Sarnat criteria 35
Received therapeutic hypothermia
Abnormal brain MRI (deep grey matter, watershed or mixed patterns of injury) in the first seven days of life
Greater than or equal to 34 weeks gestation
Disqualifiers
Known or high suspicion of a genetic syndrome
Residence post-discharge will not be with biological parents
Limited fluency in English
No internet access
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Virtual Care