Motor-voice Assessment in Infants (MAMI)

Launched by OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · Jan 29, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial, titled "Motor-voice Assessment in Infants," is studying how voice and motor skills in infants can indicate their risk for physical disabilities, such as Cerebral Palsy (CP). Researchers want to understand the differences in voice patterns between infants who are at risk for motor delays and those who are developing normally. By looking at these voice factors, they hope to find ways to identify potential challenges early on.

The trial is open to infants who were born between 24 and 41 weeks of gestation and who spent time in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). To participate, infants need to be medically stable by 40 weeks and have at least one parent fluent in English. If you choose to participate, you will be asked to upload short videos of your baby at different ages (around term, 3.5 months, and 9 months). Additionally, when your baby is 3.5 months old, there is an option to attend an in-person assessment. This study is still recruiting participants and aims to provide valuable insights into early motor and voice development.

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ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • gestational age of 24 0/7 - 41 6/7,
• • admitted to the NICU,
• • medically stable by 40 weeks of gestation (including off ventilator support),
• • born to mothers 18 - 43 years old at the time of birth,
• • one parent fluent in English.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • diagnosis of a genetic syndrome (e.g. Trisomy 21),
• • musculoskeletal deformity,
• • failed hearing screen.