News
HOP-ON 2 year follow-ups to start soon
After recruiting our first HOP-ON participants in March 2011, some of the premature infants taking part in the study are now beginning to turn 2 years corrected age (CA)!
With this great news in mind, the HOP-ON team are now looking to start the 2 year follow-ups. It is anticipated that the follow-ups will involve inviting parents to complete a questionnaire about their infant’s development. It is hoped that this will allow the team to further explore the longer-term benefits of the HOP-ON intervention.
31/03/2013
Dr Samantha Johnson to open Action Medical Research garden party
Dr Sam Johnson, one of the Co-Investigators working on the HOP-ON project, has kindly offered to open the Action Medical Research garden party in Derbyshire on behalf of the HOP-ON team!
The Derbyshire garden party will be held in May 2013 and promises to be a fun day packed with food and entertainment (and hopefully some good weather!). All money raised from the day will be donated to Action Medical Research. You can find out more about Action Medical Research and the great work they do by taking a look at their website.
11/02/2013
Dr Sarah Redsell awarded Professorship
Dr Sarah Redsell, one of the Co-Investigators working on the HOP-ON project, has recently secured a Professorship at Anglia Ruskin University.
Sarah’s new post at Cambridge comes in light of her extensive research into child healthcare and childhood obesity and will commence on the 7th of January 2013. Although Sarah will no longer be working at the University of Nottingham, she will continue to play an integral role in the HOP-ON project. Congratulations Sarah!
23/11/2012
Funding for new HOP-ON resource
The HOP-ON team have recently received funding from Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) to develop a further HOP-ON resource for parents of premature infants.
'HOP-ON Plus' will include activities parents can do with their infants from 1-3 years of age. It is hoped these activities will help further promote their premature infants movement skills.
To help develop the next part of the HOP-ON intervention, NUH Physiotherapist Emma Vincent will join the HOP-ON team along with NUH Continuing Care Sister Heather Nelson. Emma and Heather have previously played a key role in developing the first intervention and recruiting participants.
26/07/2012
Dr Heather Wharrad awarded Professorship
Dr Heather Wharrad, one of the Co-Investigators working on the HOP-ON study, has recently been awarded a personal chair by the University of Nottingham's Promotions Panel.
Heather's promotion comes in recognition of her international, national and local achievements in e-learning and Health Informatics and will take effect from 1st of August 2012. Congratulations Heather!
02/07/2012
HOP-ON recruitment complete
After starting recruitment on the 17th of March 2011, we have now finished recruiting participants for the HOP-ON study.
In total, we have recruited 170 premature infants and their parents for the study.
The HOP-ON team would like to thank all the premature infants and their parents for taking part in the study, all the research nurses and neonatal unit staff who helped with recruitment and everyone for their continued support of the project.
31/03/12
White Paper launched on maternal and newborn health and aftercare services
Professor Cris Glazebrook was one of the authors who contributed to the white paper 'Caring for tomorrow: EFCNI White Paper on Maternal and Newborn Health and Aftercare Services' which was launched in the EU parliament on the 23rd of November.
The White Paper, which was released during a two day launch event in Brussels, aims to stimulate discussion and provide guidance on ensuring high-quality maternal and neonatal care, as well as aftercare services across Europe. The report is particularly targeted at improving the care of preterm infants and infants with illnesses and their families.
In her section of the White Paper, Cris discussed the importance of support for families of preterm babies after discharge from hospital and how this can be delivered (p166-167).
25/11/2011
Professor Cris Glazebrook invited as Keynote Speaker for 31st Annual SRIP conference
Professor Cris Glazebrook, the HOP-ON project's Principal Investigator, was invited as Keynote Speaker for the 31st Annual Society for Reproductive and Infant Psychology (SRIP) Conference.
The conference, held at the University of Nottingham on the 13th - 15th of September, brought together professionals from around the world to discuss recent research into the psychological, socio-cultural and political aspects of reproduction, birth and infancy.
In her talk “Quality time - the why, when and how of behavioural interventions with parents of preterm infants”, Cris presented her research on parenting very preterm infants and the contribution support programmes like HOP-ON may play in helping preterm infants to reach their potential.
To find out more about the SRIP conference, please visit the SRIP website.
16/11/2011
Dr Sam Johnson leads new research into problems faced by premature infants
Dr Sam Johnson has been awarded a grant from Action Medical Research to lead a study into why children who are born very prematurely may have difficulties with maths.
The Premature Infants' Skills in Mathematics (PRISM) study will examine the learning and maths skills of 8-10 year old children born very preterm (at less than 32 weeks gestation) along with a group of 8-10 year old children who were born full-term. By doing this, Sam and her team hope they will be able to identify why children born very premature struggle with maths and find ways they can help improve children's maths skills and overall school performance in the future.
To find out more about the PRISM study, please visit the Action Medical Research website.
14/11/2011
ITV documentary on life in Liverpool's Neonatal Unit
As part of the Extraordinary Families Season, ITV recently broadcast a documentary following the lives of parents and staff at the neonatal unit in Liverpool Women's Hospital.
The documentary tells the story of three sets of parents whose babies have been born either very prematurely or with serious complications.
You can view the documentary on ITV player.
15/06/2011
Dr Sam Johnson presents results of major UK study of premature infants at international paediatric conference
Dr Sam Johnson, one of the Co-Investigators working on the HOP-ON study, recently presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Conference.
The conference, held in Denver, USA on the 28th of April - 1st of May, is one of the largest international conferences focusing on scientific research in child health.
During the conference, Sam helped present the latest results from the EPICure studies. The EPICure studies are UK national studies examining outcomes following extremely premature birth. To find out more about the EPICure studies, please visit the EPICure website.
01/06/2011
First Participants
After beginning recruitment in March, we have now recruited our first participant!
17/03/2011
HOP-ON on ClinicalTrials.gov
The HOP-ON project is now on the ClinicalTrials.gov website.
ClinicalTrials.gov is a website providing patients, family members, and members of the public easy and free access to information on clinical studies for a wide range of diseases and conditions.
View the HOP-ON ClinicalTrials.gov web page.
26/01/2011