Telerehabilitation for Preterm Infants

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

127 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-11-20

Study Completion Date

2024-02-01

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is to investigate the feasibility and short-term effectiveness of early intervention delivered via telerehabilitation on the gross motor development of preterm infants.

The motor development of preterm infants will be assessed through video recordings. Based on these assessments and in collaboration with the parents, an intervention program will be developed. The parents will implement this intervention with their infants over a three-month period. Following this, motor development will be reassessed via video recordings.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Early Intervention Infant, Premature Telerehabilitation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Infant

The study was conducted using a single-arm design to investigate the feasibility and short-term effectiveness of early intervention delivered via telerehabilitation on the gross motor development of preterm infants. The intervention was individualized for each infant, based on principles of typical motor development, motor learning, and environmental enrichment

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Early intervention with telerehabilitation

Intervention Type OTHER

All premature infants aged 3 to 5 months included in the study were assessed for motor development using the General Movements Assessment (GMs) and the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS), based on videos submitted by their parents. Following the video evaluations, parents were contacted via video call. An intervention program was developed in collaboration with the parents, guided by the video-based assessments.

The intervention program focused on the acquisition of age-appropriate motor development and included components such as massage, positioning, trunk control, movement selectivity, and anti-gravity activities. It was delivered to parents through synchronous. Parents were advised to implement the program for 30 minutes per day, 4 days a week, over a 12-week period. After the intervention, the infants were re-evaluated using the AIMS via video call.

Interventions

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Early intervention with telerehabilitation

All premature infants aged 3 to 5 months included in the study were assessed for motor development using the General Movements Assessment (GMs) and the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS), based on videos submitted by their parents. Following the video evaluations, parents were contacted via video call. An intervention program was developed in collaboration with the parents, guided by the video-based assessments.

The intervention program focused on the acquisition of age-appropriate motor development and included components such as massage, positioning, trunk control, movement selectivity, and anti-gravity activities. It was delivered to parents through synchronous. Parents were advised to implement the program for 30 minutes per day, 4 days a week, over a 12-week period. After the intervention, the infants were re-evaluated using the AIMS via video call.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Between November 2021 and May 2024, all preterm infants with a corrected age of 3 to 5 months who were referred to the our Department were invited to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

* Infants with genetic abnormalities, hospitalized infants, those with blindness or deafness, infants requiring respiratory support, and physiologically unstable infants were excluded from the study.
* Additionally, infants whose parents did not have the required technological equipment for telerehabilitation (mobile phone) or the skills to use it were not included in the study.
* Children with optimal MOS-R were excluded from the study

Minimum Eligible Age

3 Months

Maximum Eligible Age

1 Year

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No