Telematic Support in Early Intervention on Infants At Risk of Neurodevelopmental Delays

Effects of Telematic Support in Physical Therapy Early Intervention on Infants At Risk of Neurodevelopmental Delays and Disorders

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of early intervention support sessions via video conferencing as an adjuvant option to motor development on infants at risk of neurodevelopmental delays or disorders.

The parents will be informed about the procedure and will be given a written informed consent in order to participate in the study. Then, the families will be randomized into one of two groups: standard treatment or telematic support. Both treatments in a 2-month period.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Minor infants with a chronological or corrected age of 3 to 12 months and their parents attending physical therapy early intervention protocol at the Neuropediatrics and Neurodevelopment Unit of San Cecilio University Hospital in Granada.
• At risk of neurodevelopmental delays or disorders.
• Whose family has a cell phone with WhatsApp Application installed and internet to be able to carry out the telematic tests.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Independent walking children.
• Minor infants with diagnosis of neuromotor injury, visual and auditory sensory disorders or congenital anomalies.
• Infants with orthoses and/or prostheses.
• Children with health complications that enable the child's participation in the study.
• Not spanish-speaking parents.