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NEO Rehab Program for Premature Infants at Risk for Cerebral Palsy
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating NeoRehab Bundle and Routine care for Cerebral Palsy and 3 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 70 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The goal of this project is to investigate the acceptability, feasibility and fidelity of an innovative NICU rehabilitation program that will include six multimodal, gestational age (GA) appropriate, parent-administered interventions (vocal soothing, scent exchange, comforting touch, kangaroo care, infant massage and physical therapy). Using the general movement assessment (GMA) instrument, the investigators will determine the effects of this program on short-term motor outcomes (general movements (GMs), cranial nerves, posture, movements, tone, and reflexes) in premature infants (≤32 week's gestation and/or ≤1500 grams birthweight) identified as at-risk for CP. The short-term motor outcomes will be measured using the GMA, the Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP) and the Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination (HINE) instruments. This novel program will be applied during the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) hospitalization when the brain is highly plastic and actively developing with the goal to mitigate severity of brain injury and its impact on development.
Study Details
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Interventions
The NICU rehabilitation program includes six multimodal, GA appropriate, parent-administered interventions (vocal soothing, scent exchange, comforting touch, kangaroo care, infant massage and physical therapy)
Routine NICU care including talking, touching and holding the participant per unit guideline as well as physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy per unit guideline