Original ArticleInfant Behavioral Assessment and Intervention Program in Very Low Birth Weight Infants Improves Independency in Mobility at Preschool Age
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Methods
A follow-up study was designed for children included in the multicenter RCT of IBAIP in VLBW infants.11 The RCT was carried out in 7 hospitals in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The Medical Ethics Committee of the Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, approved this follow-up study. Recruitment of infants with a gestational age (GA) <32 weeks, birth weight <1500 g, or both took place between January 2004 and April 2006. Infants were randomized in the intervention or control group with a
Results
From the original cohort of 176 VLBW infats, data were collected from 151 children (86%) at mean CA (SD) of 44 (0.5) months; 76 children in the IBAIP (88%) and 75 children in the control group (83%) participated. The participants did not differ significantly from the 25 non-participants for perinatal characteristics, sociodemographic factors, and mental developmental index and psychomotor developmental index at 24 months on Bayley Scales of Infant Development-II. However, children who did not
Discussion
We have assessed sensory processing and independence in daily activities at 44 months CA to determine whether positive outcomes in children who received IBAIP were sustained. In line with the improved developmental outcomes of the IBAIP at 24 months CA,12 better functional outcomes at 44 months CA were found specifically for the motor domain. Furthermore, the two sensory processing domains improved by the IBAIP relate to body awareness, postural control, and stamina. Although non-significant,
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Supported by grants from the Innovatiefonds Zorgverzekeraars (project 576) and ZonMw (Zorg Onderzoek Nederland; project 62200032). The sponsors had no involvement in study design, collection, analysis, or interpretation of the data, writing of the report, or the decision to submit the manuscript for publication. The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
Trial registered with the controlled-trials.com: ISRCTN65503576.