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Four hypotheses will be tested in this study:

1. The intervention group performs better in child, parent and transactions outcomes than the control group throughout the follow-up period.

2. The intervention group shows greater changes in early neurophysiological brain functions and transactions within the family that lead to better neurodevelopmental outcomes than the control group.

3. Certain polymorphisms of the dopamine-related genes are associated with the neurodevelopmental outcomes in VLBW preterm infants.

4. Very low birth weight preterm infants carrying more genetic plasticity in the dopamine-related genes may benefit more from the interventions than those carrying less genetic plasticity.


Clinical Trial Description

A total of 275 VLBW preterm infants (269 participants and 6 pilots) were recruited at three medical centers in northern and southern Taiwan and were randomly assigned to the FCIP or UCP group. Outcome assessments included primary (neurobehavioral development) and secondary measures (neurophysiological performance, parents' stress and transactions within the family). The neurophysiological and transactions data were examined for whether they mediate intervention effects on child development. In addition, these infants 219 VLBW preterm infants and 118 term infants in our prior intervention studies were collected buccal cells for assessment of the polymorphisms of dopamine-related genes, which are involved in the neurotransmission of cognitive, sensorimotor and behavioral-emotional systems and postulated to be associated with several developmental and psychiatric illnesses. The polymorphisms of dopamine-related genes were examined for potential moderating influence on the effects of the intervention for child development. ;


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NCT number NCT01807533
Study type Interventional
Source National Taiwan University Hospital
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Status Completed
Phase N/A
Start date May 22, 2012
Completion date January 10, 2017

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