Conclusion : Positive clinical ly meaningful effects ( > 5 points ) are seen to an age of 36 months , but are no longer present at 5 years
Objective : To determine in a systematic review , whether interventions for infant development that involve parents , improve neurodevelopment at 12 months corrected age or older .
EFFECT OF EARLY NEURODEVELOPMENTAL THERAPY IN NORMAL AND AT-RISK SURVIVORS OF NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE
At a corrected age of 3 months , 80 low birth-weight infants were assigned to normal or at-risk groups on the basis of a neurodevelopmental assessment scale . Both groups were further divided into intervention and non-intervention sub-groups ( 20 infants in each ) . Intervention consisted of monthly hospital-based neurodevelopmental therapy in addition to a home exercise programme . Infants were re-assessed by a physiotherapist at 6 , 9 , and 12 months , and were tested at 12 months by an independent psychologist blinded for infant group . Mean birthweight and gestational age were similar for normal and at-risk groups . At-risk infants had higher mean neurodevelopmental scores throughout the study period and lower 1-year development quotients ( DQ ) than normals . In neither normal nor at-risk groups did neurodevelopmental therapy alter the pattern of development or the outcome
Conclusion : Positive clinical ly meaningful effects ( > 5 points ) are seen to an age of 36 months , but are no longer present at 5 years
Objective : To determine in a systematic review , whether interventions for infant development that involve parents , improve neurodevelopment at 12 months corrected age or older .