NCT05410340

EEG and NIRS in Preterm Infants

Brain Activation and Oxygenation Through Reflex Locomotion Therapy (Vojta) and Massage in Preterm Infants

• Status: Enrolling By Invitation
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Salamanca · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 7 Days – 1 Month
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Experimental cross-sectional study of a single application (vojta therapy or massage) in preterm and non-preterm infants to test whether there are differences in brain activation and oxygenation that occur with both techniques between term and preterm infants. Secondly, the brain activation and oxygenation produced by both physiotherapy techniques will be tested separately to establish comparisons between the two groups. Finally, between 3 - 6 months, we will analyse whether there are changes in gaze fixation (eye tracker) in the 4 study arms to see if there are differences between term and preterm infants but also the differences between the immediate effectiveness of both techniques.

Conditions

• Premature Birth

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Vojta Therapy	Minimal digital pressure at costal level to assess the activation and oxygenation occurring at the cerebral level
OTHER	Massotherapy	Baby body massage with gliding

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-08-03
• Primary completion: 2024-10-02
• Completion: 2026-12-31
• First posted: 2022-06-08
• Last updated: 2025-08-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain