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QUALITY OF LIFE OF CHILDREN BORN VERY PRETERM AT SCHOOL-AGE

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
CHILDREN BORN VERY PRETERM AT SCHOOL-AGE
Interventions
Other: questionary on quality of life
Registration Number
NCT01675726
Lead Sponsor
Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Brief Summary

AIMS The aims were 1) to describe the quality of life (QoL) of a cohort of children born very preterm (\<28 weeks of gestation) aged 7 to 9 years; 2) to compare children's QoL to the QoL reported by a French general population of reference. 3) to determine whether socio-demographic factors, neonatal features and neurocognitive status were impacting their QoL.

METHODS:

* Multi-centre study: 6 French level three perinatal care units (Marseille, Montpellier, Nantes, Nîmes, Nice and Rouen).

* Inclusion criteria: all infants born before 28 weeks of gestation between January 2005 and December 2007, from 7 to 9 years old of age at the time of evaluation.

* Written agreement to participate: collected from parents.

* Data collection: reports of children's QoL by children and their parents (using standardized validated questionnaires); clinical information about the children, obtained through a medical examination; children neurocognitive profile.

* Duration of inclusion: over 24 months.

* Population: of the six structures, approximately 300 children will be evaluated consistent with the active files of the participating centres and an attrition rate of 30%.

PERSPECTIVES This is one of the first studies to collect self-reported data on quality of life of school-age children (7-9 years) born before 28 weeks of gestation. A better understanding of demographic and clinical determinants of QOL of school-age very preterm children may help clinicians involved in the care of these children in their ethical and medical considerations.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
350
Inclusion Criteria
  • Child been born between 01/01/2005 and the inclusive 31/12/2007,
  • Extreme premature born Child before 28 weeks of amenorrhea,
  • Child hospitalized after the birth in a level maternity 3 (been born " inborn " or " outborn ")
  • Not dead Child,
  • Child not presenting a cerebral palsy,
  • Child capable of answering a questionnaire in French language,
  • Child among whom the parents(relatives) or the legal representatives accepted the principle of the participation in this study, and having signed a consent,
  • Child granting to participate in the study.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Child died between the birth and dates her(it) evaluation,
  • Child presenting a cerebral palsy
  • Child among whom the parents(relatives) or the legal representatives refused that their child participates in this study

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
quality of lifequestionary on quality of life-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
data on quality of life of school-age children born prematurely3 years
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
better understanding of demographic and clinical determinants of QOL of school-age3 years

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Marseille

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Marseille, France

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