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HEP® Tele-Rehabilitation for Preterm Infants at Developmental Risk: A Feasibility Study
Sponsor: Izgi Miray Demirbag
Summary
Several early intervention approaches based on sensory and motor environmental enrichment have demonstrated neurobehavioral benefits and improvements in motor and cognitive skills in infants. Tele-rehabilitation has also been shown to positively impact the motor and cognitive development of at-risk infants. However, limited research has examined the effects of environmental enrichment-based early interventions delivered via tele-rehabilitation on sensory, motor, cognitive, language, and socio-emotional skills, adaptive behaviors, parental goals, and parental anxiety in preterm infants at developmental risk, as well as the feasibility of delivering such interventions online. The proposed study aims to evaluate the effects of the environmental enrichment-based HEP® approach delivered through tele-rehabilitation on these developmental outcomes in preterm infants, thereby contributing to the existing literature.
Official title: Feasibility Study of HEP® (Homeostasis-Enrichment-Plasticity) Tele-Rehabilitation for Preterm Infants at Developmental Risk
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
4 Months - 12 Months
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
16
Start Date
2024-11-01
Completion Date
2025-03-01
Last Updated
2026-07-27
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
HEP® Tele-Rehabilitation Intervention
This group receives the HEP® Tele-Rehabilitation Intervention, an early intervention program based on the Homeostasis-Environmental Enrichment-Plasticity approach and delivered entirely through tele-rehabilitation. The intervention consists of 45-minute online sessions conducted weekly over 12 weeks and follows environmental enrichment principles. Parent training is provided to support the implementation of activities in the home environment, and individualized developmental goals are established for each infant at the beginning of the intervention. All assessments and intervention procedures are conducted remotely via online platforms.
Locations (1)
Sense On
Istanbul, Beykoz, Turkey (Türkiye)