Clinical Trial: Developmental Intervention for Hospitalized Newborns With Congenital Heart Disease
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Condition: Cardiology
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Developmental Intervention for Hospitalized Newborns With Congenital Heart Disease
Brief Summary:
The proposed study includes a newborn developmental intervention to improve neurodevelopmental (ND) and medical outcomes for infants with congenital heart disease (CHD) with improved parent well-being.Literature documents long-term ND disabilities for children with CHD, caused by the negative effects of the hospital environment on the developing newborn brain.The cardiac intensive care unit (CICU), while necessary to save the life of the infant with CHD, exposes infants to overwhelming stress through painful…
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