Can a smartphone app help preterm babies develop better?
NCT ID NCT06965842
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing whether a video-based, parent-led developmental training program is feasible for preterm infants with brain injury. Twelve families will use a video platform (Zoom) for twice-weekly sessions at home, guided remotely by a therapist. The goal is to see if parents can follow the program and if it is safe and practical, not yet to measure long-term benefits.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- parent-centered developmental training via video conferencing
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a practical, home-based early intervention model for preterm infants with brain injury, potentially improving developmental outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small (12 participants), early feasibility study. It is designed to test if the approach works, not to prove it improves health. Results may not apply to all preterm infants.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 12 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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Up to 1 month
- 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: * Premature infants less than 32 weeks of gestation or extremely low birth weight infants less than 1500 g * Premature infants with a corrected age of less than 1 month * Brain damage through brain imaging (e.g. cranial USG, brain MRI) Exclusion Criteria: * Multiple malformations or genetic abnormalities * Severe visual or hearing impairment * Loss of consciousness * Tracheostomy * Medically unstable condition
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul, Jongno-gu, 03080, South Korea
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