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Infant-Maternal Partnership and Cognitive Training Study for Preterm Infants
Infant-Maternal Partnership and Cognitive Training Study for Preterm Infants: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Who can join
1 Week – 17 Weeks · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * inborn at UAB, delivered at less than 34 weeks' gestation, 32-39 weeks' PMA, off sedatives, and off invasive respiratory support. Exclusion Criteria: * a major malformation, a known syndrome, enrolled in a competing trial targeting neurodevelopmental outcomes as a primary outcome.
About the study
This study will test the hypothesis that in preterm infants a caregiver-implemented early developmental intervention (EDI) using finger puppets to develop joint attention and encourage interactive communication with routine EDI care including Bookworm training compared with routine EDI care including Bookworm training alone will increase the Ages and Stages Questionnaire® score at 12 months corrected age.
What is being tested
- Finger puppet (behavioral)
- Bookworm reading intervention training and routine EDI care. (behavioral)
Sponsor: University of Alabama at Birmingham · Participants: 188 · Started: Nov 1, 2024
Contact the study team
- Tamaryn H Garcia · Phone: 2059344680
- Kimberly M Armstead · Phone: 2059340095
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06335524
Locations in the U.S.
| Alabama | University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham |
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Oct 2, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.