Infant-Maternal Partnership and Cognitive Training Study for Preterm Infants
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age1-17
SponsorUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham
About this trial
This study will test the hypothesis that in preterm infants a caregiver-implemented early developmental intervention (EDI) using finger puppets to develop joint attention and encourage interactive communication with routine EDI care including Bookworm training compared with routine EDI care including Bookworm training alone will increase the Ages and Stages Questionnaire® score at 12 months corrected age.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
inborn at UAB, delivered at less than 34 weeks' gestation, 32-39 weeks' PMA, off sedatives, and off invasive respiratory support.
Disqualifiers
a major malformation, a known syndrome, enrolled in a competing trial targeting neurodevelopmental outcomes as a primary outcome.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Finger puppet
- Bookworm reading intervention training and routine EDI care.
Treatment groups
188 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov