Trial reportActa paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992)2021
The Coping with and Caring for Infants with Special Needs intervention was associated with improved motor development in preterm infants.
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- The effects of environmental enrichment in infants with or at high risk of cerebral palsy: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pediatrics · 2025Pooled it
- Early interventions with parental participation and their implications on the neurodevelopment of premature children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Early developmental intervention programmes provided post hospital discharge to prevent motor and cognitive impairment in preterm infants.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of SAFE Early Intervention Approach in the First Months of Life in Infants at Risk: A Randomized Controlled Study.Child: care, health and development · 2025Trial
- The Coping with and Caring for Infants with Special Needs intervention was associated with improved motor development in preterm infants.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2021Trial
- Telehealth Delivery of the Homeostasis-Enrichment-Plasticity Approach for Premature Infants With Developmental Risks: Exploratory Feasibility Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Interventions to support parents, families and caregivers in caring for preterm or low birth weight infants at home: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Early Intervention Including an Active Motor Component in Preterms with Varying Risks for Neuromotor Delay: A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Transition to home after very preterm birth: improving outcomes of children and their families-a systematic review protocol.BMJ open · 2024Article
- The Importance of Follow-Up Visits for Children at Risk of Developmental Delay-A Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- The Impact of Parent-Based Support Programs on Neurodevelopmental Prognosis: Second-Year Results from a Newly Established Neurodevelopmental Follow-Up Unit in a Tertiary Hospital.Turkish archives of pediatrics · 2024Article
- Factors influencing caregiver buy-in to early intervention physical therapy.Journal of pediatric rehabilitation medicine · 2024Article
- Exploring the Influential Factors Impacting the Provision of Family-Centered Care for Children with Cerebral Palsy in Saudi Arabia.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- The potential of COPCA's coaching for families with infants with special needs in low- and middle-income countries.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
- Motor development in infants with complex congenital heart disease: A longitudinal study.Developmental medicine and child neurology · 2023Article
- Early Diagnostics and Early Intervention in Neurodevelopmental Disorders-Age-Dependent Challenges and Opportunities.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
aimWe compared the impact of standard infant physiotherapy and the family-centred programme, Coping with and Caring for Infants with Special Needs (COPCA), in infants born before 32 weeks without significant brain lesions.
methodsThis randomised controlled trial was carried out in patients' homes and outpatient settings in Switzerland between January 2016 and October 2019. We used data from the national SwissNeoNet register and an assessment battery that included infant and family outcomes and video analyses of therapy sessions. The Infant Motor Profile was the primary outcome instrument.
resultsThe COPCA group comprised six boys and two girls with a median gestational age of 27 weeks (range 25-30), and the standard care group comprised seven boys and one girl with a median gestational age of 29.5 weeks (range 26-31). COPCA participants improved significantly more between baseline and 18 months in the IMP variation (9.0 percentage points, 95% confidence interval: 0.3-17.5) and performance (12.0 percentage points, 95% confidence interval: 4.1-20.6) domains than standard care participants. COPCA coaching was positively associated with IMP scores at 18 months, but some standard care actions were negatively associated.
conclusionCOPCA was associated with better motor outcome in infants born before 32 weeks than standard infant physiotherapy.
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