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Study NCT ID: NCT00222456
Status: COMPLETED
Last Update Posted: 2005-09-22
First Post: 2005-09-15

Brief Title: Project Early Intervention 2000
Sponsor: University Hospital of North Norway
Organization: University Hospital of North Norway

Study Overview

Official Title: Can Early Intervention Prevent Developmental DisturbancesDelays and Improve the Health of Children Born Prematurely
Status: COMPLETED
Status Verified Date: 2005-09
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: False
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: None
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to examine whether an early intervention program may improve cognitive and behavioral short and longterm outcome in preterm infants
Detailed Description: Advances in neonatal medicine has increased the survival of infants with low birth weight Repeatedly it has been documented an increased prevalence of psychological and medical problems in this group of children Frequent psychological problems are intellectual disturbances language delays behavior problems like ADHD and learning difficulties Usual medical problems are subnormal growth various illnesses and neuro-developmental problems

The high prevalence of psychological and medical risks makes this group of children target for follow-up assessments and early intervention

The main aim of the project is to investigate whether sensitizing the parents will reduce the incidence of developmental disturbances in a group of low birth weight infants compared to a control group

The study is carried out as a cooperation between the Departments of child- and adolescent psychiatry and pediatrics of the University Hospital in Tromsoe in Northern - Norway 140 premature infants with birth weight less than 2000 grams are randomly distributed to an intervention and control group In addition 70 full term infants are selected to another control

A slightly modified version of The Vermont Intervention Program for Low Birth Weight Infants is applied to the infants in the intervention group where the parents receive one hour of instruction from a special trained neonatal nurse one hour per day the last week before discharge infant 37 weeks GA In addition the parents receive four home visits during the the three first months after discharge

Psychological and medical assessments are undertaken at ages 36 weeks GA 6 months 1 2 3 5 years corrected for prematurity

Study Oversight

Has Oversight DMC: None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?: None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?: None
Is an Unapproved Device?: None
Is a PPSD?: None
Is a US Export?: None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: None
Secondary IDs
Secondary ID Type Domain Link
NSD-codes MN990199 None None None
NFR-number 132506320 None None None
NDI 982638-2 TFE- 5 None None None