Evaluation of Long-term Neurodevelopment in Neonatal Encephalopathy by Infant Treadmill

Children's Hospital of Fudan University

Overview

There is no international application of infant running stimulation system to evaluate the brain injury in children with various stages of nerve and motor development in a large sample of studies. The study of neonatal brain injury is only limited to intraventricular hemorrhage(IVH),periventricular leukomalacia(PVL), Down's syndrome(DS), premature birth of these four conditions, and the number of samples in the single digits, there is no representative of the disease population. Therefore, from the newborn to the infant development of the critical period, the investigator will refer to the previous treadmill parameters set on the research results, optimize the application of neonatal treadmill. The study hypothesized that neonatal treadmill stimulation with brain-injured children could improve his / her staggered gait characteristics and long-term nerve development through large sample data. It is important to preserve and analyze the gait characteristics and the changes of nerve development in every stage of growth and development of neonates with brain injury so as to provide clinical evidence for rehabilitation intervention. It is of great significance to judge whether this technique can be used in the early stage of brain injury in neonates.

There is no international application of infant running stimulation system to evaluate the brain injury in children with various stages of nerve and motor development in a large sample of studies. The study of neonatal brain injury is only limited to intraventricular hemorrhage(IVH),periventricular leukomalacia(PVL), Down's syndrome(DS), premature birth of these four conditions, and the number of samples in the single digits, there is no representative of the disease population. Therefore, from the newborn to the infant development of the critical period, the investigators will refer to the previous treadmill parameters set on the research results, optimize the application of neonatal treadmill. The study hypothesized that neonatal treadmill stimulation with brain-injured children could improve his / her staggered gait characteristics and long-term nerve development through large sample data. It is important to preserve and analyze the gait characteristics and the changes of nerve development in every stage of growth and development of neonates with brain injury so as to provide clinical evidence for rehabilitation intervention. It is of great significance to judge whether this technique can be used in the early stage of brain injury in neonates.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Interventions

Baby treadmillDEVICE

The newborns who received treadmill intervention were stimulated by running 3 times a week for a total of 10 minutes each time (complete in 5 cycles, 2 minutes per cycle, 2 minutes after the completion of one cycle and rest for 2 minutes to start the next cycle). Until the completion and completion of the five cycles). During the remaining four days of each week, other physical rehabilitation training is carried out by the rehabilitator in accordance with the established rehabilitation plan. The stimulation of running lasted from 3 months of corrected gestational age to being able to walk alone for 3 steps or to correct for 18 months.

Physical rehabilitation trainingBEHAVIORAL

Suitable for general physical rehabilitation training of all infants with cerebral palsy.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 3 MonthsMax age: 18 Months

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Gestational age \< 33 weeks; 2. Correction of gestational age \< 3 months; 3. It has been diagnosed as hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, periventricular intraventricular hemorrhage, periventricular leukomalacia, bilirubin encephalopathy, persistent hypoglycemia and cerebral infarction. 4. There was no other therapeutic intervention before entering the study; 5. Informed consent is signed by the family. Exclusion Criteria: This study is excluded from the study provided that one of the following conditions is met: 1. Brain injury caused by central or peripheral infection (cerebrospinal fluid positive / torch test positive / three major conventional culture positive); 2. Brain damage caused by convulsion; 3. Metabolic brain damage caused by genetic defects; 4. Suffering from known severe congenital malformations; 5. Definite head trauma during labor or postpartum; 6. Peripheral neuromuscular disease or abnormal skeletal system.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

score from Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development testing

These scores are largely used for screening, helping to identify the need for further observation and intervention, as infants who score very low are at risk for future developmental problems.