Status:

RECRUITING

A Randomized Control Trial of a Responsive Parenting Intervention to Support Healthy Brain Development and Self-regulation in Toddlers Born Preterm

Lead Sponsor:

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Collaborating Sponsors:

Herman H. Fleishman Foundation

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Conditions:

Premature Birth

Eligibility:

All Genders

15-30 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether participation in the Play and Learning Strategies (PALS) parenting intervention results in increased caregiver responsiveness behaviors and to test if...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • \- Maternal age over 18-years when child was born

Exclusion

  • presence of known/suspected congenital anomalies including chromosomal or complex congenital heart disease
  • congenital infection including TORCH (Toxoplasmosis, Rubella, Cytomegalovirus, Herpes Simplex and others),untreated maternal HIV, or maternal syphilis
  • bilateral grade 3/4 intraventricular hemorrhage,intraparenchymal hemorrhage, hydrocephalus
  • Cerebral palsy with Gross Motor Function Classification of III or higher
  • blindness-
  • deafness
  • Current maternal drug use or maternal drug use during pregnancy
  • families who reside outside the catchment area (\>1 hour drive from the Texas Medical Center)
  • Child with contraindication for MRI. If the mother of the child is pregnant, thinks she might be pregnant, or has a contraindication for MRI, another relative of the child will be asked to assist with the MRIs

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 7 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 30 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

300 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04856501

Start Date

August 7 2020

End Date

June 30 2025

Last Update

March 28 2025

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston, Texas, United States, 77030