Katherine A Benfer, Koa Whittingham, Robert S Ware, Asis Kumar Ghosh, Sayak Chowdhury, Golam Moula, Sandip Samanta, Naila Zaman Khan, Kristie L Bell, Stina Oftedal, Sasaka Bandaranayake, Alison T Salt, Anjan Bhattacharya, Pradip Maiti, Santanu K Tripathi, Cathy Morgan, Iona Novak, Roslyn N Boyd
OBJECTIVE: To test efficacy of a parent-delivered multidomain early intervention (Learning through Everyday Activities with Parents [LEAP-CP]) for infants with cerebral palsy (CP) compared with equal-dose of health advice (HA), on (1) infant development; and (2) caregiver mental health. It was hypothesized that infants receiving LEAP-CP would have better motor function, and caregivers better mental health. METHODS: This was a multisite single-blind randomized control trial of infants aged 12 to 40 weeks corrected age (CA) at risk for CP (General Movements or Hammersmith Infant Neurologic Examination)...
March 22, 2024: Pediatrics