Brain Structure and Development in Pre-Term and Full-Term Infants

Completed

Conditions studied: Healthy

In brief

The purpose of this study is to see how full-term and pre-term infants' brains relate to their movement and development throughout the first two years of life. All infants who participate in this study will have a magnetic resonance image (MRI) of the brain prior to discharge from the hospital. Infants will then have follow-up appointments every 3-6 months at home or at the Infant Motor Behavior Laboratory at the University of Delaware. The follow-up sessions will test how infants change their movements to respond to interesting objects or sounds in their environment. It is hoped that the results of this study will assist clinicians in developing better testing and treatment methods for those infants at risk for developmental problems.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00679471

Run by

Christiana Care Health Services

People needed

47

Starts

2007-11-01

Expected to finish

2011-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-06-04

Who can join

Age: any, up to 3. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Pre-term infants (< 1 Kg Birthweight)
• Full-term infants (well)

Where it is running

• University of Delaware: Infant Motor Beahvior Lab — Newark, Delaware, United States
• Christiana Hospital — Newark, Delaware, United States

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