Medical Clowning in the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Their Effects on Parents and Staff

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-01-31

Study Completion Date

2016-01-31

Brief Summary

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The study will compare intervention by Infant Aquatics to infant massage. The intervention in both methods will start at 36 weeks gestational age for 3 months and will consist of sessions with a therapist every 2 weeks. Development will be assessed and compared at 3, 8 and 18 months using Infant Motor Pattern method, Griffith developmental scales and Vineland adaptive behavior scales.

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Detailed Description

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Preterm infants, a continuously growing population, are at high risk for neurodevelopment impairments ranging from minor neurological dysfunction (MND) to cerebral palsy (CP), mainly due to developmental brain injury. Infant Aquatics have been found to benefit and promote infant development. The support and sensory stimulation of the water may improve the development the sensory, motor, as well as, autonomic system of preterm infants.

Conditions

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Premature Neonate

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

FAMILY_BASED

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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premature neonate

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* neonates wherein their parents have expressed consent to participate in trail
* neonates with parents who are able to understand and fill in questioners
* neonates with no chromosomal deficiencies and no genetic deficiency

Exclusion Criteria

* neonates with parents who are unable to understand and fill in questioners
* neonates with intraventricular bleeding IVH/PVH
* neonates with periventricular hemorrhage
* neonates with known chromosomal deficiencies or genetic deficiency

Maximum Eligible Age

4 Weeks

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No