Reduction in Developmental Coordination Disorder with Neonatal Caffeine Therapy - 22/07/14
on behalf of the
Caffeine for Apnea of Prematurity Trial investigators∗
Abstract |
Objective |
To determine the effect of neonatal caffeine treatment on rates of developmental coordination disorder (DCD).
Study design |
Children in the Caffeine for Apnea of Prematurity trial were assessed for motor performance (Movement Assessment Battery for Children [MABC]), clinical signs of cerebral palsy, and Full-Scale IQ at 5 years of age by staff who were unaware of the children's treatment group. DCD was defined as MABC <5th percentile in children with a Full-Scale IQ >69 who did not have a diagnosis of cerebral palsy.
Results |
There were 1433 children with known MABC corrected-age percentile as well as known Full-Scale IQ at 5 years and cerebral palsy status, of whom 735 had been randomly assigned to caffeine and 698 to placebo therapy. The rate of DCD was lower in those treated with caffeine (11.3%) than in the placebo group (15.2%) (OR adjusted for center and baseline covariates, 0.71, 95% CI, 0.52-0.97; P = .032).
Conclusions |
Neonatal caffeine therapy for apnea of prematurity reduces the rate of DCD at 5 years of age. As more children have DCD than have cerebral palsy, this is an important additional benefit from neonatal caffeine treatment.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keyword : CAP, DCD, MABC, MRI
Plan
| Supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (MCT 13288), the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (108706 and CCRE 546519), and Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program. The authors declare no conflicts of interest. |
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| Registered with ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00182312. |
Vol 165 - N° 2
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