Infant DevelopmentNCT03082313
Movement-based Infant Intervention
A study testing Movement Intervention in people with Infant Development and Infant,Premature, run by University of Southern California at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The objective is to pilot test the effectiveness of an evidence-based intervention to promote positive neurodevelopmental outcomes in infants at risk for developmental delay. The intervention promotes movement experience from 3 months to sitting onset. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 3 to 9 months
- Conditions the study is for
- Infant Development, Infant,Premature, Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
- What is being tested?
- Movement Intervention
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 12 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 1 Sep 2017to 17 Dec 2019
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 3 to 9 months
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child
Who may be able to join
- Infants will be 3 months of adjusted age at the first visit, +/- 10 days. Infants will be defined as at risk if they qualify for high risk infant follow up care as defined by California Children's Services.
Who cannot join
- Infants with congenital malformations of the legs will be excluded.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
Infant Neuromotor Control Laboratory
Los Angeles, California, 90089
About this study
Official title: Movement-based Intervention to Promote Positive Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Infants at Risk for Developmental Delay
The objective is to pilot test the effectiveness of an evidence-based intervention to promote positive neurodevelopmental outcomes in infants at risk for developmental delay. The intervention promotes movement experience from 3 months to sitting onset.
Read the detailed description
Aim: Our purpose was to assess daily leg movement rate before and after a caregiver-provided in-home intervention for infants at risk for developmental disability. We also assessed adherence and quality of caregiver-child interaction.
Methods: Twelve infants, at risk for developmental disabilities, and their caregivers participated in an intervention focused on increasing leg movements. Intervention started between 3- and 6-months cor- rected age and ended once the infant was able to sit independently or at 9 months corrected age, whichever occurred first. Infants were assessed monthly.
- Conditions
- Infant Development, Infant,Premature, Infant, Very Low Birth Weight, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Infant Conditions
- Being tested
- Movement Intervention
- Keywords
- infant, leg movement, wearable sensors, early intervention
- Medical subject headings
- Premature Birth
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Movement InterventionBehavioural
At each visit, the caregiver will be reminded of the infant's movement rate from the last visit. The research team will help the caregiver to determine possible ways to achieve the goal of 1200 movements per hour of awake time. Strategies to increase leg movements will be encouraged based on the infant's developmental level and what they demonstrate a response to, including: shake a toy when infant moves legs, sing a line of a song when infant moves legs, change the position of the infant to encourage more leg movement, or lightly tickle the legs and feet of the infant. The intervention will be based upon the GAME (Goals - Activity - Motor Enrichment) protocol, a motor learning, environmental enrichment intervention that has recently been shown to be effective for improving motor skills in infants at high risk of cerebral palsy compared to standard care.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Movement intervention | Experimental | The intervention promotes movement experience from 3 months to sitting onset in infants at risk for developmental delay (AR). The goal of the intervention is to increase amount and type of infant leg movement experience above 1200 movements per hour of awake time. Receives: Behavioral: Movement Intervention |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Movement Rate
leg movements produced per hour of awake time, assessed using wearable sensors
Measured: post intervention (intervention duration ranged from 2-6 months)
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted17 Mar 2017
- Study start1 Sep 2017
- Primary completion17 Dec 2019
- Study completion17 Dec 2019
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, outcome measures and adverse events reported by the sponsor.
- Other trials for Infant DevelopmentStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 12 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Southern California
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Beth A. Smith, University of Southern California
- Investigators
- Beth A Smith, PT, PhD, Principal investigator, University of Southern California
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03082313
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- HS-16-00959
- Status last verified
- Feb 2022
- First submitted
- 3 Mar 2017
- Last updated
- 5 Apr 2022
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 5 Apr 2022. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Movement-based Intervention to Promote Positive Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Infants at Risk for Developmental Delay
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03082313
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- HS-16-00959
- Conditions
- Infant Development, Infant,Premature, Infant, Very Low Birth Weight, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Infant Conditions
- Keywords
- infant, leg movement, wearable sensors, early intervention
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 12 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Sep 2017 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 17 Dec 2019 (actual)
- Study completion
- 17 Dec 2019 (actual)
- First posted
- 17 Mar 2017 (actual)
- Results
- Posted 5 Apr 2022
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The objective is to pilot test the effectiveness of an evidence-based intervention to promote positive neurodevelopmental outcomes in infants at risk for developmental delay. The intervention promotes movement experience from 3 months to sitting onset.
Detailed description
Aim: Our purpose was to assess daily leg movement rate before and after a caregiver-provided in-home intervention for infants at risk for developmental disability. We also assessed adherence and quality of caregiver-child interaction.
Methods: Twelve infants, at risk for developmental disabilities, and their caregivers participated in an intervention focused on increasing leg movements. Intervention started between 3- and 6-months cor- rected age and ended once the infant was able to sit independently or at 9 months corrected age, whichever occurred first. Infants were assessed monthly.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Movement intervention | Experimental | Behavioral: Movement InterventionThe intervention promotes movement experience from 3 months to sitting onset in infants at risk for developmental delay (AR). The goal of the intervention is to increase amount and type of infant leg movement experience above 1200 movements per hour of awake time. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 3 to 9 months
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Infants will be 3 months of adjusted age at the first visit, +/- 10 days. Infants will be defined as at risk if they qualify for high risk infant follow up care as defined by California Children's Services.
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Infants with congenital malformations of the legs will be excluded.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Movement InterventionAt each visit, the caregiver will be reminded of the infant's movement rate from the last visit. The research team will help the caregiver to determine possible ways to achieve the goal of 1200 movements per hour of awake time. Strategies to increase leg movements will be encouraged based on the infant's developmental level and what they demonstrate a response to, including: shake a toy when infant moves legs, sing a line of a song when infant moves legs, change the position of the infant to encourage more leg movement, or lightly tickle the legs and feet of the infant. The intervention will be based upon the GAME (Goals - Activity - Motor Enrichment) protocol, a motor learning, environmental enrichment intervention that has recently been shown to be effective for improving motor skills in infants at high risk of cerebral palsy compared to standard care. | Behavioural | Movement intervention |
Primary outcome
Movement Rate
Time frame: post intervention (intervention duration ranged from 2-6 months)
leg movements produced per hour of awake time, assessed using wearable sensors
Results and safety
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Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 5 Apr 2022.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, baseline, all outcome measures and adverse events.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Beth A Smith, PT, PhD principal investigator
University of Southern California
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Movement Intervention in people with Infant Development and Infant,Premature, run by University of Southern California at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 5 Apr 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 5 Apr 2022). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Movement Rate (time frame: post intervention (intervention duration ranged from 2-6 months)). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 5 Apr 2022.