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dc.contributor.authorSpittle, A.
dc.contributor.authorFerretti, C.
dc.contributor.authorAnderson, P.
dc.contributor.authorOrton, J.
dc.contributor.authorEeles, A.
dc.contributor.authorBates, L.
dc.contributor.authorBoyd, Roslyn
dc.contributor.authorInder, T.
dc.contributor.authorDoyle, L.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T15:28:45Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T15:28:45Z
dc.date.created2016-09-12T08:36:59Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.identifier.citationSpittle, A. and Ferretti, C. and Anderson, P. and Orton, J. and Eeles, A. and Bates, L. and Boyd, R. et al. 2009. Improving the outcome of infants born at <30 weeks' gestation - a randomized controlled trial of preventative care at home. BMC Pediatrics. 9.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/46699
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/1471-2431-9-73
dc.description.abstract

Background: Early developmental interventions to prevent the high rate of neurodevelopmental problems in very preterm children, including cognitive, motor and behavioral impairments, are urgently needed. These interventions should be multi-faceted and include modules for caregivers given their high rates of mental health problems. Methods/Design: We have designed a randomized controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of a preventative care program delivered at home over the first 12 months of life for infants born very preterm (<30 weeks of gestational age) and their families, compared with standard medical follow-up. The aim of the program, delivered over nine sessions by a team comprising a physiotherapist and psychologist, is to improve infant development (cognitive, motor and language), behavioral regulation, caregiver-child interactions and caregiver mental health at 24 months' corrected age. The infants will be stratified by severity of brain white matter injury (assessed by magnetic resonance imaging) at term equivalent age, and then randomized. At 12 months' corrected age interim outcome measures will include motor development assessed using the Alberta Infant Motor Scale and the Neurological Sensory Motor Developmental Assessment. Caregivers will also complete a questionnaire at this time to obtain information on behavior, parenting, caregiver mental health, and social support. The primary outcomes are at 24 months' corrected age and include cognitive, motor and language development assessed with the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development (Bayley-III). Secondary outcomes at 24 months include caregiver-child interaction measured using an observational task, and infant behavior, parenting, caregiver mental health and social support measured via standardized parental questionnaires. Discussion: This paper presents the background, study design and protocol for a randomized controlled trial in very preterm infants utilizing a preventative care program in the first year after discharge home designed to improve cognitive, motor and behavioral outcomes of very preterm children and caregiver mental health at two-years' corrected age. Clinical Trial Registration Number: ACTRN12605000492651. © 2009 Spittle et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

dc.publisherBioMed Central
dc.titleImproving the outcome of infants born at <30 weeks' gestation - a randomized controlled trial of preventative care at home
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume9
dcterms.source.titleBMC Pediatrics
curtin.departmentSchool of Occupational Therapy and Social Work
curtin.accessStatusOpen access via publisher


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