NCT04380051

Evaluation of a Sensory-tonic Stimulation on Development of Parent-infant Interactions and Social Cognition in Very Premature Children

Evaluation of a Sensory-tonic Stimulation on Development of Parent-infant Interaction and Social Cognition in Very Premature Children

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (estimated)
• Sponsor: CHU de Reims · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 1 Day
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Attachment is built primarily on the first interactions of the first 9 months of a baby's life. These first interactions and their effects of stress, pleasure and displeasure are retained to establish some of the baby's attachment behaviours and future relationships with others. Extreme prematurity strongly modify these first interactions between parents and child. Very preterm child is separated from his parents and is placed in a stressful, technical and potentially painful environment. Early interventions stimulate neuroplasticity and can positively affect the neurological development of very preterm infant. Tactile stimuli such as skin-to-skin contact and massages carried out by parents can be pleasant experiences that can support early interactions between parents and child.

Detailed description

The aim of the study is to evaluate impact of a sensory-tonic stimulation on development of parent-infant interaction and on social cognition in very premature children.

Conditions

• Very Preterm Birth

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	sensory-tonic stimulation	sensory-tonic stimulation done by the parents to the child, five times a week during 15 minutes at each time
BEHAVIORAL	skin-to-skin contact	skin-to-skin contact left free for parents

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-01-19
• Primary completion: 2027-01-19
• Completion: 2033-01-19
• First posted: 2020-05-08
• Last updated: 2026-02-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France