A home-based, post-discharge early intervention program promotes motor development and physical growth in the early preterm infants: a prospective, randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The implementation of early intervention (EI) in medical settings is time-consuming and resource-intensive, which limits its extensive use. In 2018, the Chinese Eugenics Association developed a home-based, post-discharge EI program. This study aims at evaluating the impact of this EI program on neurodevelopment and physical growth of early preterm infants.

Methods

This study was a prospective, partially blinded, randomized controlled trial (RCT), followed by an open phase. A total of 73 infants born at 28^+ 0 ~ 31^+ 6 weeks' gestation who were admitted to the Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University between December 1, 2019, and June 31, 2020, were enrolled. Another 33 infants were retrospectively recruited as the reference group. Th

SUBMITTER: Fan J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8025314 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature