Video coaching for preemies: can a 12-week online program boost motor and cognitive skills?
NCT ID NCT07727720
First seen Jul 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 28, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a 12-week tele-rehabilitation program, called HEP (Homeostasis-Enrichment-Plasticity), can improve motor, cognitive, language, and social-emotional skills in preterm infants born at or before 36 weeks and 6 days. The program involves weekly 45-minute online sessions with a therapist and parent training to support activities at home. Researchers will also measure effects on parental anxiety and goal achievement. The study aims to see if delivering this environmental enrichment-based intervention remotely is feasible and beneficial.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- HEP Tele-Rehabilitation Intervention (Homeostasis-Environmental Enrichment-Plasticity approach)
- What this could lead to
- If this approach works, it could provide a scalable, home-based early intervention to support development in preterm infants who are at risk for delays.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small feasibility study with only 16 infants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention requires consistent parent involvement, which may be challenging for some families.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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16 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Finished
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Mar 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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4 to 12 months
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Infants with a corrected age between 4 and 12 months. * Infants born at or before 36 weeks and 6 days of gestation. * Infants with no congenital anomalies. * Families who agree to participate regularly in the study process. Exclusion Criteria: * Infants with major visual or hearing impairments. * Infants with any genetic syndrome or congenital anomalies. * Infants with medical conditions that prevent active participation in the study (e.g., oxygen dependence). * Infants participating in other experimental rehabilitation studies.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Istanbul, Beykoz, 34810, Turkey (Türkiye)
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