Status:

UNKNOWN

Epigenetics and Protective Factors in the Preterm Infant

Lead Sponsor:

IRCCS Eugenio Medea

Conditions:

Preterm Birth

Parent-Child Relations

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 30 years

Brief Summary

Preterm infants (PT) spend their first weeks of life in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) where they are exposed to unfavorable conditions with different effects on child development including l...

Detailed Description

Background: preterm infants (PT) spend their first weeks of life in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) where they are exposed to conditions with different effects on child development including l...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria for PT children are:
  • gestational age: 26+0 to 31+6 weeks;
  • absence of documented neurological pathology;
  • absence of sensory deficits;
  • absence of malformative syndromes and/or major malformations.
  • Inclusion criteria for FT infants are:
  • gestational age ≥ 37weeks;
  • birth weight ≥ 2,500g;
  • APGAR 5' ≥ 7 - delivery without any complications for the child and/or mother;
  • no pre/postnatal/postnatal clinical conditions;
  • no hospitalizations at the time of birth or postpartum;
  • absence of malformative syndromes and/or major malformations.
  • Inclusion criteria for mothers are:
  • mothers of Italian nationality;
  • mother over 18 years of age;
  • mother with absence of manifest psychiatric and/or cognitive pathologies (must be previously diagnosed major psychiatric pathologies);
  • non-addicted/no habitual use of psychotropic medications, drugs, alcohol no smoking;
  • non-single-parent families.
  • Exclusion criteria: refer to inclusion criteria.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    January 1 2019

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    September 4 2024

    Estimated Enrollment :

    94 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT04804280

    Start Date

    January 1 2019

    End Date

    September 4 2024

    Last Update

    October 18 2023

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    Associalzione La Nostra Famiglia - IRCCS Eugenio Medea

    Bosisio Parini, Lecco, Italy, 23842