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Characteristics and recognition of eating disorders in preterm and term neonates during the first year of life

Conditions
P92
Feeding problems of newborn
Registration Number
DRKS00028131
Lead Sponsor
Klinik für Pädiatrische Kardiologie, Intensivmedizin und Neonatologie
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
508
Inclusion Criteria

Arm 1: preterm neonates, born in the Universitäts-Frauenklinik Göttingen.
- Arm 2: term neonates, born in the Universitäts-Frauenklinik Göttingen.
- retrospective arm: preterm and term neonates, born in the Universitäts-Frauenklinik Göttingen, whose parents agreed in the use of their data for clinical trials within the latest data protection regulation from the Universitätsmedizin Göttingen.

Further inclusion criteria for all arms: signed declaration of consent by their parents/ custodians.

Exclusion Criteria

- For all arms: expected parental emotional instability due to tragic clinical course of a sibling or the neonate itself.
- congenital anomalies (incl. esophageal atresia, gastroschisis, enteroschisis, megacystis-microcolon-intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome (MMIHS), omphalocele, duodenal atresia, anal atresia).

Study & Design

Study Type
observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Objective and subjective (to families) identification of the importance of nutritional disorders in premature neonates during the first year of life compared to subjective assessment and perception of the healthcare professionals. This will be assessed using the MCH scale.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
- characterization of nutricional disorders.<br>- identification of risk and influencing factors of the study population.<br>- identification of maternal risk and influencing factors.<br>- comparison of the assessment and perception of different healthcare professionals regarding nutricional disorders of the participating infants.<br>- assessment of the relevance of nutricional disorders to pediatricians caring for the infants after hospital discharge.
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