Status:

COMPLETED

The Role of Motion in Infants' Ability to Categorize

Lead Sponsor:

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Conditions:

Child Development

Eligibility:

All Genders

3-6 years

Brief Summary

This study is concerned with psychological and physiological development in infants. Specifically, researchers are interested in when and how babies are able to group similar objects, like animals or ...

Detailed Description

The major objective of this research is to better understand the early development of perceptual categorization. The proposed work is designed to examine the emergence of infants' ability to access in...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • INCLUSION AND EXCLUSION CRITERIA
  • Infants will be selected for inclusion in Studies 1 and 2 on the basis of age, gestational status (i.e., term vs. preterm birth), visual normality, and general health status.
  • The initial group will be recruited to participate within two weeks of becoming 2 months of age.
  • Infants with a gestational age of less than 36 weeks, and/or those with histories of severe perinatal complications, visual abnormalities, or congenital developmental disorders will not be recruited for participation.
  • Equal numbers of males and females will be recruited to participate.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    September 3 1998

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    April 19 2012

    Estimated Enrollment :

    941 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00362076

    Start Date

    September 3 1998

    End Date

    April 19 2012

    Last Update

    July 2 2017

    Active Locations (1)

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    National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike

    Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892