Stacey C Dusing1, Jennifer C Burnsed2, Shaaron E Brown3, Amy D Harper4, Karen D Hendricks-Munoz5, Richard D Stevenson6, Leroy R Thacker7, Rebecca M Molinini8. 1. Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, University of Southern California, 1540 E Alcazar St, CHP 155, Los Angeles, CA 90033 (USA). 2. Department of Pediatrics and Neurology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia. 3. Board Certified Pediatric Specialist, Department of Physical Therapy, Virginia Commonwealth University Health, Richmond, Virginia. 4. Department of Neurology, Virginia Commonwealth University. 5. Department of Pediatrics, Virginia Commonwealth University. 6. Division of Development & Behavioral Pediatrics, University of Virginia. 7. Department of Biostatistics, Virginia Commonwealth University. 8. Rehabilitation Movement Sciences Program and Motor Development Lab, Virginia Commonwealth University.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this project is to study the effect of a physical therapist intervention provided in the first months of life on developmental outcomes of infants born very preterm. Secondary aims are to investigate the impact of intervention timing on the efficacy and impact of the intervention on infants with and without cerebral palsy. METHODS: This study is a multisite longitudinal controlled trial comparing developmental outcomes from infants in the Supporting Play, Exploration, and Early Development Intervention (SPEEDI)_Late or SPEEDI_Early group to a usual care group. SETTINGS ARE URBAN: Urban and rural areas surrounding 2 academic medical centers. There will be 90 preterm infants enrolled in this study born at <29 weeks of gestation. SPEEDI is a developmental intervention provided by collaboration between a physical therapist and parent to support a child's motor and cognitive development. The primary outcome measure is the Bayley Scale of Infant and Toddler Development Cognitive and Gross Motor Scaled Scores. Secondary measures include behavioral coding of early problem solving skills, the Gross Motor Function Measure, and Test of Infant Motor Performance. IMPACT: More than 270,000 infants are born very preterm in the United States each year, 50% of whom will have neurological dysfunction that limits their ability to keep pace with peers who are typically developing. This study is a step toward understanding the impact that intensive developmental intervention could have in this population in the first months of life.
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of this project is to study the effect of a physical therapist intervention provided in the first months of life on developmental outcomes of infants born very preterm. Secondary aims are to investigate the impact of intervention timing on the efficacy and impact of the intervention on infants with and without cerebral palsy. METHODS: This study is a multisite longitudinal controlled trial comparing developmental outcomes from infants in the Supporting Play, Exploration, and Early Development Intervention (SPEEDI)_Late or SPEEDI_Early group to a usual care group. SETTINGS ARE URBAN: Urban and rural areas surrounding 2 academic medical centers. There will be 90 preterm infants enrolled in this study born at <29 weeks of gestation. SPEEDI is a developmental intervention provided by collaboration between a physical therapist and parent to support a child's motor and cognitive development. The primary outcome measure is the Bayley Scale of Infant and Toddler Development Cognitive and Gross Motor Scaled Scores. Secondary measures include behavioral coding of early problem solving skills, the Gross Motor Function Measure, and Test of Infant Motor Performance. IMPACT: More than 270,000 infants are born very preterm in the United States each year, 50% of whom will have neurological dysfunction that limits their ability to keep pace with peers who are typically developing. This study is a step toward understanding the impact that intensive developmental intervention could have in this population in the first months of life.
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