Infant-Maternal Partnership and Cognitive Training Study for Preterm Infants: A Randomized Clinical Trial
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Summary
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
- Age range
- 0–0 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * inborn at UAB, delivered at less than 34 weeks' gestation, 32-39 weeks' PMA, off sedatives, and off invasive respiratory support. Exclusion Criteria: * a major malformation, a known syndrome, enrolled in a competing trial targeting neurodevelopmental outcomes as a primary outcome.
Interventions
- BehavioralFinger puppet
The intervention group will receive finger-puppets and additional training pertaining to infant parent interaction and developmentally appropriate infant communication training.
- BehavioralBookworm reading intervention training and routine EDI care.
Routine EDI care including Bookworm training.
Location
- University of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, Alabama