• Early Parent-Administered Physical Therapy for Preterm Infants: A Randomized Controlled Trial 

      Ustad, Tordis; Evensen, Kari Anne Indredavik; Campbell, Suzann K; Girolami, Gay L; Helbostad, Jorunn L.; Jørgensen, Lone; Kaaresen, Per Ivar; Øberg, Gunn Kristin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)
      OBJECTIVE: To investigate the short-term effect of parent-administered physical therapy in the preterm period on motor performance in medically stable infants. METHODS: This study was a pragmatic, multicenter, randomized ...
    • Effects of a parent-administered exercise program in the neonatal intensive care unit: Dose does matter-a randomized controlled trial 

      Øberg, Gunn Kristin; Girolami, Gay L; Campell, Suzann K.; Ustad, Tordis; Heuch, Ivar; Jacobsen, Bjarne K.; Kaaresen, Per Ivar; Aulie, Vibeke Smith; Jørgensen, Lone (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background - Despite the risk of delayed motor development in infants born preterm, knowledge about interventions in the neonatal intensive care unitt (NICU) and the effects of dosing is sparse. Objective - The objectives ...
    • Two-year motor outcomes associated with the dose of NICU based physical therapy: The Noppi RCT 

      Øberg, Gunn Kristin; Handegård, Bjørn Helge; Campbell, Suzann K.; Ustad, Tordis; Fjørtoft, Toril Larsson; Kaaresen, Per Ivar; Girolami, Gay L. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background Interventions involving both the parent and the preterm infant have demonstrated lasting effects on cognitive outcomes, but motor effects are less salient. It remains unclear when to commence early intervention ...