NCT05410639

Brief Summary

Our study aim to evaluate the effect of online program that provides education to parents of premature infants in which stayed in the neonatal intensive care units (NICU),in their motor,socail-communişcation development and the parents stress level.

Trial Health

87
On Track

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Enrollment
73

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Feb 2021

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

February 24, 2021

Completed
21 days until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

March 17, 2021

Completed
1 year until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

March 18, 2022

Completed
3 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

June 5, 2022

Completed
3 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

June 8, 2022

Completed
Last Updated

June 8, 2022

Status Verified

December 1, 2021

Enrollment Period

21 days

First QC Date

June 5, 2022

Last Update Submit

June 5, 2022

Conditions

Keywords

Premature Infant,Motor Development,Social-Communication Development,Parental Stress,Online Education

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS)

    AIMS assesses the gross infant motor skills in supine, prone, sitting and standing positions with 58 items.the child is scored dec 0 to 58 points and evaluated with age-appropriate percentile curves:0-10 atypical development, 11-25 questionable performance, 26-75 normal performance, 76-90 very good performance, 91-100 are classified as excellent performance.

    Premature infant motor development was assessed one time by AIMS at their 6 month corrected age

  • The Social-Communication Area Screening Test of İnfant (SCASI)

    SCASI assesses the social-communication infant skills,filled by the parents.it is an original and fast test for the early identification and evaluation of children at developmental risk in infancy and early childhood up to the age of 6-24 months.

    Premature infant social-communication development was assessed one time by SCASI at their 6 month corrected age.

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Parenting Stress Index, Fourth Edition Short Form (PSI-4-SF)

    Parents stress level was assessed one time by PSI-4-SF at their infant 6 month corrected age.

Study Arms (2)

Study group

EXPERIMENTAL

Parents of premature infants in the experimental group received online education consist of information to support infants motor,social-communication development.and to manage the parents stress.

Other: online education program

Control group

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

The parents of premature babies in the control group did not receive any education programs

Other: no online education program

Interventions

The training we provided was to give exercises and advice to parents according to the age of the baby in order to stimulate the motor and social development of the baby,and then, an improvement in the stress state of the parents by their participation in the care of their baby.The training, which began with the discharge of the baby from the hospital, was in the form of slide presentations and videos.

Study group

Parents and their infants in the control group did not receive any online education program

Control group

Eligibility Criteria

Age0 Months - 8 Months
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsChild (0-17)

You may qualify if:

  • infants Stayed in the neonatal intensive care unit for some time after premature birth for the purpose of care and treatment.
  • Being a premature baby born at or under 32 weeks
  • infant corrected age between 0-8 months
  • To agree to participate in the study.

You may not qualify if:

  • Having a concomitant major anomaly and genetic disease
  • The fact that the family did not accept the evaluation of their baby in motor and social-communication area at sixth month of the study.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Marmara University

Istanbul, 34854, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Premature Birth

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Obstetric Labor, PrematureObstetric Labor ComplicationsPregnancy ComplicationsFemale Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy ComplicationsUrogenital Diseases

Study Officials

  • Khaoula Ben Kilani

    Bachelor study principal invistigator Marmara University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
  • Gönül Acar

    Assoc.Prof.

    STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE CARE
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

June 5, 2022

First Posted

June 8, 2022

Study Start

February 24, 2021

Primary Completion

March 17, 2021

Study Completion

March 18, 2022

Last Updated

June 8, 2022

Record last verified: 2021-12

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