Medical Clowning in the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Their Effects on Parents and Staff — clowns  

Premature Neonate Clinical Trial

Official title: Effects of Medical Clowning (Dream Doctors) on the Development of the Nervous System and the Relationship Between Preterm Premature Baby Parents and NICU Staff

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

The study will compare intervention by Infant Aquatics to infant massage. The intervention in both methods will start at 36 weeks gestational age for 3 months and will consist of sessions with a therapist every 2 weeks. Development will be assessed and compared at 3, 8 and 18 months using Infant Motor Pattern method, Griffith developmental scales and Vineland adaptive behavior scales.

Clinical Trial Description

Preterm infants, a continuously growing population, are at high risk for neurodevelopment impairments ranging from minor neurological dysfunction (MND) to cerebral palsy (CP), mainly due to developmental brain injury. Infant Aquatics have been found to benefit and promote infant development. The support and sensory stimulation of the water may improve the development the sensory, motor, as well as, autonomic system of preterm infants. ;

Study Design

Observational Model: Family-Based, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Premature Birth
• Premature Neonate

• NCT number: NCT02048202
• Study type: Observational
• Source: The Baruch Padeh Medical Center, Poriya
• Contact: Shay Barak, MD
• Phone: 050-6267496
• Email: sbarak@poria.health.gov.il
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 2014
• Completion date: January 2016