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Infant-Maternal Partnership and Cognitive Training Study for Preterm Infants
Sponsor: 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.
Official title: Infant-Maternal Partnership and Cognitive Training Study for Preterm Infants: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
1 Week - 17 Weeks
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
188
Start Date
2024-11-01
Completion Date
2028-12
Last Updated
2025-12-29
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Finger puppet
The intervention group will receive finger-puppets and additional training pertaining to infant parent interaction and developmentally appropriate infant communication training.
Bookworm reading intervention training and routine EDI care.
Routine EDI care including Bookworm training.
Locations (1)
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, United States