Infant behavioural assessment and intervention program to support neurodevelopmental outcome of very preterm infants at two years corrected age: a cluster randomised controlled trial study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Preterm infants are at risk of developmental impairment, especially those born before 33 weeks gestational age. Many studies have shown a positive impact of early interventions on medical outcomes during hospitalisation, long-term cognitive development and parental anxiety. Infant Behavioral Assessment and Intervention Program (IBAIP) has shown positive effects on cognitive development but also on motor impairment in a Dutch cohort. We aim to confirm these results in a multicentric, cluster randomised controlled trial in a French setting.

Methods and analysis

Eight French neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) will be randomised before study initiation to intervention or control group. We aim to include 240 infants born between 25 weeks and 33 weeks gestational a

SUBMITTER: Smith M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12414155 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature