Zika and Neurodevelopment Among Infants in Grenada

January 5, 2021 updated by: Dr. Randall Waechter, Windward Islands Research and Education Foundation

Rescuing Neurodevelopment in Zika-Exposed Infants in Grenada

Implement a randomized controlled trial, evidence-based, culturally adapted, environmental enrichment intervention for the purpose of enhancing neurocognitive outcomes among Zika Exposed Children.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The intervention group received up to twelve 1-hour weekly visits by trained and experienced Grenadian parent and infant relationship specialists who provided home-based interventions as part of the Saving Brains Grenada project.

The environmental enrichment intervention is a brain-based program that teaches parents about brain development in young infants and skills for building a strong social-emotional connection that stimulates brain development and maximizes neurocognitive function. A detailed intervention manual was developed and used as a guide for the intervention specialists. Neurocognitive outcomes in the intervention and control group were assessed pre and post intervention by a separate and blinded assessment team.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

148

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Grenada
      • Saint George's, Grenada
        • Windward Islands Research and Education Foundation (WINDREF)

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

2 years to 2 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Must be actively enrolled in the pre-existing Zika Cohort Study
  • Infant must be alive and living with a parent/guardian at the time of recruitment
  • Infant must be between 24-27 months at the time of recruitment

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any infants older than 27 months
  • Persons not enrolled in the pre-existing Zika Cohort Study

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention Group
Immediately randomized to receive the intervention for 12 weeks.
Behavioral: Conscious Discipline-Based Environmental Enrichment Intervention
Conscious Discipline, a social-emotional skills-based learning program that draws on current brain research and fosters enhanced connections between parents and their children.
No Intervention: Waitlist Control
Randomized to receive the intervention post-study.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
The INTERGROWTH 21st Neurodevelopmental Assessment (INTER-NDA)
Time Frame: 22-30 months
The INTER-NDA is a measure of cognition, motor skills (fine and gross motor), language (expressive and receptive), behavior, executive function, attention and social-emotional reactivity for 2-year-olds. The measure is comprised of 30 items scored across a spectrum, with higher scores indicating better outcomes.
22-30 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Windward Islands Research and Education Foundation

Collaborators

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Stanford University
St. George's University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Randall Waechter, PhD, Windward Islands Research and Education Foundation

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

September 3, 2018

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 22, 2020

Study Completion (Actual)

February 28, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 4, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 5, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

January 6, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

January 7, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 5, 2021

Last Verified

January 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • SGUZIKV

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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