This study is looking at ways to improve the health and well-being of preterm infants and their parents. It tests a program called SENSE (Supporting and Enhancing NICU Sensory Experiences), which involves structured activities like massage, rocking, and skin-to-skin care, tailored to your baby's development. You and your baby would either receive the SENSE program with support from a therapist, or standard care. Researchers want to see if the SENSE program helps improve your baby's development and your mental health as a parent. We are looking for 215 parent-infant pairs where the baby was born at 32 weeks or less and is 1 to 7 days old. The study is currently unclear on its recruitment status.

Study design

This study will include 215 parent-infant pairs. Infants will be randomly assigned to either the SENSE multisensory program or standard care.

What's involved

If you participate, you would engage in the SENSE program with your baby, supported by an educational manual, weekly therapist meetings, and activity logs. Your baby's development, your mental health, and your interaction with your baby will be assessed before discharge and at 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years after your baby's adjusted age.

Compensation

Not stated in the trial record.

Follow-up

Participants will be followed until their child is 2 years old (adjusted for prematurity).

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