Online Mother-Baby Yoga With Preterm Infants and Their Mothers

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of internet-based mother-baby yoga on preterm infants and their mothers.

Detailed Description
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Mother-infant pairs were enrolled in the study. Interventions applied as group sessions (maximum of 5 mother-infant pairs) for 6 weeks, once a week. Yoga sessions Before-after evaluations were done for both mother and infant outcomes.

Official Title
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The Effects of Online Mother-Baby Yoga on Preterm Infants and Their Mothers

Conditions
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Preterm Birth, Anxiety, Development, Infant

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: internet-based mother-baby yoga


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: The infants whose gestational age between 32 0/7-36 6/7 week and corrected age's older than 6 weeks and their mothers Caregivers who have at least one smartphone or/and laptop or/and Ipad Mothers and their babies who accept to register to the study Exclusion Criteria: The infants who have a severe pathological sign in cranial screening The infants who had IVH The infants who have congenital abnormalities The infants who have a metabolic or genetic diagnosis The infants who have hearing or visual impairment The mothers who had chronic depression history and/or mental retardation The mothers who have a neurological or orthopedic diagnosis to the contraindication of exercise The mothers who are pregnant

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 6 Weeks

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Interventional Model Description: Intervention group (yoga) and control group (standardized protocol)
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Active Comparator: yoga group<br>infants whose gestational ages are between 32-37 weeks and completed the corrected age of the 6th week, and their mothers intervention: 6-week, once a week internet-based mother and baby yoga | Other: internet-based mother-baby yoga<br>* Mother-baby yoga group classes given by physiotherapists via Zoom Video Communications<br>|
| No Intervention: control group<br>infants whose gestational ages are between 32-37 weeks and completed the corrected age of the 6th week, and their mothers the standardized follow-up without intervention | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Motor performance of infants | Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) | 15 minutes | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Anxiety levels of mothers | State-Trate Anxiety Inventory (STAI) | 15 minutes | 
| Postpartum bonding of mothers | Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire (PPBQ) | 15 minutes | 
| Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ) | Musculoskeletal problems of mothers | 10 minutes | 
| Health-related quality of life of mothers | World health organization quality of life questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF-TR) | 15 minutes | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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premature infants, yoga, motor performance, COVID-19