This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (prototype). The objectives are as follows:

The aim of this scoping review is to map the quantitative literature about in-hospital motor interventions used to reduce neurodevelopmental impairment in preterm infants. We will collate information about the features, delivery mechanisms, objectives, providers, underlying theoretical frameworks, hypothesized or reported outcomes of these interventions, and equity characteristics of the population. The goal will be to document the breadth and characteristics of available evidence and to identify gaps or areas of knowledge in the field of motor interventions.

Subcategories:

• Identify motor interventions initiated during neonatal intensive care unit stays for preterm infants

• Identify techniques, elements, and modalities in each intervention

• Determine the theories underlying these interventions

• Describe the extent to which the interventions are parent-centered

• Synthesize and categorize the different motor interventions