1. Early intervention for children at risk of visual processing dysfunctions from 1 year of age: a randomized controlled trial protocol
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Marlou J. G. Kooiker, Yoni van der Linden, Jenneke van Dijk, Ymie J. van der Zee, Renate M. C. Swarte, Liesbeth S. Smit, Sanny van der Steen-Kant, Sjoukje E. Loudon, Irwin K. M. Reiss, Kees Kuyper, Johan J. M. Pel, and Johannes van der Steen
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Visual intervention ,Visual habilitation ,Cerebral visual impairment ,Neurological risk ,Eye tracking ,Visual attention ,Medicine (General) ,R5-920 - Abstract
Abstract Background An increasing number of children are suffering from brain damage-related visual processing dysfunctions (VPD). There is currently a lack of evidence-based intervention methods that can be used early in development. We developed a visual intervention protocol suitable from 1 year of age. The protocol is structured, comprehensive and individually adaptive, and is paired with quantitative outcome assessments. Our aim is to investigate the effectiveness of this first visual intervention program for young children with (a risk of) VPD. Methods This is a single-blind, placebo-controlled trial that is embedded within standard clinical care. The study population consists of 100 children born very or extremely preterm (
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- 2020
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