The effect of training on reaching in Full-term and preterm infants: randomized clinical trial

• Grant number: 11/15513-8
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: December 01, 2011
• End date: March 31, 2014
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy
• Principal Investigator: Eloisa Tudella
• Grantee: Eloisa Tudella
• Host Institution: Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde (CCBS). Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR). São Carlos , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The purpose of this project is to verify the effect of specific training on the performance of reaching in full-term and preterm infants at the onset of reaching. The project unifies 3 controled studies that will evaluate kinematic and categorical variables of reaching in 16 full-term infants and 32 preterm infants, between 3 and 5 months of chronological age, before and after training of reaching. (AU)