Status:
UNKNOWN
Vermont Intervention: Effect on Joint Attention Skills Between Parents and Moderate/Late Preterm Infants in the First Year of Life
Lead Sponsor:
Ullevaal University Hospital
Collaborating Sponsors:
The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Health
Regionsenter for barn og unges psykiske helse
Conditions:
Premature Birth
Eligibility:
All Genders
30+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate if the effects of the Vermont intervention, implemented by nurses in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), can influence social interaction and joint atten...
Detailed Description
The bases of parental sensitivity and infants' joint attention skills are probably established during the child's first year of life. Research suggests that the quality of early social interaction is ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Preterm newborns with gestational age \> 29.6 and \< 36.0 weeks at birth.
- Full term newborns with gestational age \> 36.9 weeks at birth and birth weight equal to or more than 2500 grams
- Admitted to Ullevål University Hospital
- Families are recruited to the study before infants are discharged from the hospital
Exclusion
- Congenital or chromosomal abnormality, and/or severe neonatal diseases
- History of maternal substance or psychiatric disorders.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
170 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00245843
Start Date
January 1 2005
End Date
February 1 2010
Last Update
April 1 2009
Active Locations (1)
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Ullevaal University Hospital (UUS)
Oslo, Norway, 0407