Can remote coaching help At-Risk babies reach milestones?
NCT ID NCT07499843
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests two ways of delivering physiotherapy coaching to parents of high-risk infants (born early or with low birth weight) aged 6-9 months. One group gets live video sessions with a therapist, another gets recorded feedback, and a third gets standard home materials. The goal is to see which method best improves motor skills and reduces parenting stress. 48 infants will take part.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- telerehabilitation (parent coaching via video conferencing or video analysis)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that remote physiotherapy coaching is as effective as in-person sessions, making early intervention more accessible for at-risk infants.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial (48 infants) comparing two remote methods, not testing a new drug or cure. Results may not apply broadly, and the study hasn't started recruiting yet.
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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 48 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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May 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
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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6 to 9 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: * Gestational age ≤32 weeks and/or birth weight ≤1500 grams. * Corrected age between 6 and 9 months at the time of enrollment. * Referral to a pediatric neurology clinic and/or current follow-up by a pediatric neurologist due to developmental risk. * A total score of ≤73 on the Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination (HINE) (Romeo et al., 2021; Novak et al., 2017). * A score ≤5th percentile on the Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) (Fuentefria et al., 2017). * Parental willingness to participate and signing of the "Informed Consent Form." * Access to the minimum technological infrastructure required for telerehabilitation (smartphone, tablet, or computer with video calling capability and active internet access). Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of diagnosed genetic syndromes or metabolic diseases known to directly affect neuro-motor development. * Major congenital malformations causing significant movement restriction or exercise intolerance. * History of symptomatic hypoglycemia associated with severe brain injury during the neonatal period. * Sensory impairments (bilateral blindness or severe bilateral hearing loss not correctable with hearing aids) that prevent participation in assessments and exercises based on visual and auditory stimuli. * Acute or unstable clinical conditions that preclude the safe conduct of the intervention (e.g., continuous mechanical ventilation, hemodynamic instability, uncontrolled seizures, or active acute infections). * Non-adherence to the study protocol, defined as missing more than 6 intervention sessions.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Biruni University Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation
Istanbul, Zeyti̇nburnu, 34010, Turkey (Türkiye)
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