Improving Motor Skill Development in Infants After Cardiac Surgery



Status:Recruiting
Conditions:Peripheral Vascular Disease, Cardiology
Therapuetic Areas:Cardiology / Vascular Diseases
Healthy:No
Age Range:Any
Updated:9/29/2018
Start Date:January 5, 2016
End Date:April 2019
Contact:Cynthia Smith, BSN
Phone:734-615-0590

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The purpose of this study is to learn more about developmental behaviors and to examine
changes in developmental progress related to motor activities among a group of infants who
received open heart surgery within the first three months of life.

Congenital heart disease (CHD) and the need for life-saving heart surgery and intensive care
during infancy may have effects on infant behavior and development. Children who require open
heart surgery before their first birthday are vulnerable to developmental delays, especially
related to motor skills (mobility) in the first year of life. Early delays in gross motor
functioning (e.g., rolling, crawling, walking) have implications for learning and
psychosocial development through adulthood. To date, no interventions to improve the gross
motor functioning of children born with CHD have been developed. The purpose of this study is
to learn more about developmental behaviors and to examine changes in developmental progress
related to motor activities among a group of infants who received open heart surgery within
the first three months of life. Activities will be tailored based on the individual infant's
motor ability and medical status.

Inclusion Criteria:

- All hospitalized infants under age 4 months having cardiac surgery before age 3 months

- Intubation >/= 24 hours
Exclusion Criteria:

- Prematurity
- Pre-operative clinical evidence of a central nervous system (CNS) anomaly or history
of CNS insult
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Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
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