Simple home activities may boost preterm infant brain growth
NCT ID NCT07343505
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a structured home-based program of sensory and motor activities can improve brain, movement, and thinking skills in preterm infants. About 28 babies born before 37 weeks will take part. Parents will guide the activities with therapist support, and no medications or devices are used.
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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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About 28 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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 7 weeks
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria * Preterm infants born before 37 completed weeks of gestation. * Corrected age between 4 and 7 weeks at the time of enrollment. * Medically stable, as confirmed by the attending neonatologist * Written informed consent obtained from parents or legal guardians. Exclusion Criteria * Major congenital anomalies or known genetic syndromes. * Severe intraventricular hemorrhage (Grade III-IV) or other major neurological impairment. * Unstable medical conditions that would interfere with safe participation in the study procedures. * Caregivers unable to attend scheduled study sessions or comply with study-related procedures.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Tuğçe Altıok Physical Therapy Center
Nilufer, Bursa, 16110, Turkey (Türkiye)
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