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CORRECTION article

Front. Pediatr., 17 December 2025

Sec. Neonatology

Volume 13 - 2025 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2025.1723022

Correction: Stimulating the motor development of very premature infants: effects of early crawling training on a mini-skateboard


Marie-Victorine Dumuids-VernetMarie-Victorine Dumuids-Vernet1Vincent FormaVincent Forma1Joëlle ProvasiJoëlle Provasi2David Ian AndersonDavid Ian Anderson3Elodie HinnekensElodie Hinnekens1Evelyne SoyezEvelyne Soyez1Mathilde StrasselMathilde Strassel1La GuretLéa Guéret1Charlotte HymCharlotte Hym1Viviane HuetViviane Huet1Lionel GranjonLionel Granjon1Lucie CalamyLucie Calamy1Gilles DassieuGilles Dassieu4Laurence BoujenahLaurence Boujenah5Camille DollatCamille Dollat6Valrie BiranValérie Biran7Marianne Barbu-Roth

Marianne Barbu-Roth1*
  • 1Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Integrative Neuroscience and Cognition Center (INCC), Paris, France
  • 2CHArt Laboratory (Human and Artificial Cognition), EPHE-PSL, Paris, France
  • 3Marian Wright Edelman Institute, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, United States
  • 4Service de Néonatologie, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal, Créteil, France
  • 5Service de Néonatologie, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph, Paris, France
  • 6Service de Néonatologie, AP-HP, Maternité Port Royal, Paris, France
  • 7Service de Néonatologie, AP-HP, Hôpital Robert Debré, Paris, France

A Correction on

Stimulating the motor development of very premature infants: effects of early crawling training on a mini-skateboard

By Dumuids-Vernet M-V, Forma V, Provasi J, Anderson DI, Hinnekens E, Soyez E, Strassel M, Guéret L, Hym C, Huet V, Granjon L, Calamy L, Dassieu G, Boujenah L, Dollat C, Biran V and Barbu-Roth M (2023). Front. Pediatr. 11:1198016. doi: 10.3389/fped.2023.1198016

Error in figure/table

In the published article, there was an error in Figure 6 as published. The corrected Figure 6 and its caption appear below.

Figure 6
Two charts report mean traveled distances during training. The upper graph compares the mean distance per session covered during the entire 8 weeks of training between the Mattress group infants (distance near zero: scatter plot in orange) and the Crawli group infants (averaging around 235 cm: scatter plot in blue) with a significant difference noted. The lower line graph details the mean travel distance per week for Crawli-trained infants over eight weeks, roughly constant between 200 cm and 300 cm, with large error bars.

Figure 6. (A) Mean distance covered per session by each subject in each group (orange = mattress group; blue = crawli group) during his/her entire training. The distance covered (in cm) is represented on the y-axis and the subjects are distributed on the x-axis. The *** indicates a p-value <0.001. (B) Graphical representation of the mean distance (and SD) covered during each of the eight weeks of training for the Crawli group.

Text correction 1

In the published article, there was an error.

A correction has been made to 3. Method, 2.7 Statistical methods, 2.7.2. Traveled distances during training. This sentence previously stated:

“We compared the mean traveled distances by each infant for all the training sessions between the Crawli and Mattress groups using a student's T-test and reported effect sizes using Cohen's d.”

The corrected sentence appears below:

“We compared the mean traveled distances by each infant for all the training sessions between the Crawli and Mattress groups using a Mann–Whitney U-test and reported effect sizes using rank biserial correlation.”

Text correction 2

In the published article, there was an error.

A correction has been made to 3. Results, 3.3. Training adherence, traveled distances during the sessions and possible harms, Paragraph 2. This sentence previously stated:

“All infants trained in the Crawli group were able to move forward on the Crawliskate with a mean traveled distance per session of 138.7 cm (SD = 61.2) and a range from 68.1 to 242.3 cm (see Figure 6A). As expected, in contrast to the Crawli group, infants positioned prone on the mattress were only able to move between 0.12 and 12.7 cm (mean = 6.4 cm, SD = 4.4 cm) (T (27) = 8.07, p < 0.00001, Cohen's d = 3.0 [CI 95%(1.91–4.06)]; Figure 6A).”

The corrected sentence appears below:

“All infants trained in the Crawli group were able to move forward on the Crawliskate with a mean traveled distance per session of 235.4 cm (SD = 58.5) and a range of the mean from 106.8 to 393.3 cm (see Figure 6A). As expected, in contrast to the Crawli group, infants positioned prone on the mattress were only able to move between 0.2 and 15.3 cm (mean = 6.9 cm, SD = 7.6 cm) (U = 210, p = 0.000005, rrb = 1); Figure 6A).”

Text correction 3

In the published article, there was an error. A correction has been made to 4. Discussion, 4.2. Traveled distances during Crawli training, Paragraph 1. This sentence previously stated:

“It is remarkable that even at this very early age, premature infants could travel long distances with the help of the Crawliskate, up to a maximum of 2.5 meters in only 5 min for some of the infants.”

The corrected sentence appears below:

“It is remarkable that even at this very early age, premature infants could travel long distances with the help of the Crawliskate, up to a maximum of 7 m in only 5 min for some of the infants.”

The original article has been updated.

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Keywords: early intervention, cerebral palsy, crawliskate, locomotion, neonate, newborn

Citation: Dumuids-Vernet M-V, Forma V, Provasi J, Anderson DI, Hinnekens E, Soyez E, Strassel M, Guéret L, Hym C, Huet V, Granjon L, Calamy L, Dassieu G, Boujenah L, Dollat C, Biran V and Barbu-Roth M (2025) Correction: Stimulating the motor development of very premature infants: effects of early crawling training on a mini-skateboard. Front. Pediatr. 13:1723022. doi: 10.3389/fped.2025.1723022

Received: 13 October 2025; Revised: 12 November 2025;
Accepted: 24 November 2025;
Published: 17 December 2025.

Edited and Reviewed by: David Warburton, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, United States

Copyright: © 2025 Dumuids-Vernet, Forma, Provasi, Anderson, Hinnekens, Soyez, Strassel, Guéret, Hym, Huet, Granjon, Calamy, Dassieu, Boujenah, Dollat, Biran and Barbu-Roth. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

*Correspondence: Marianne Barbu-Roth, YmFyYnVyb3RoQGdtYWlsLmNvbQ==

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