Body composition, physical activity and sleep behaviour in former very immature preterm infants aged 6-10 years - as a section of a planned longitudinal cohort study

• Conditions: P07.2; P07.3; Extreme immaturity; Other preterm infants

• Registration Number: DRKS00029386
• Lead Sponsor: niversitätsklinikum Tübingen

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-07-19
• Study Completion: 2023-12-27
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 237

Inclusion Criteria

Former very immature preterm infants with a gestational age at birth <32 SSW who were born at the UFK Tübingen between 1/1/2012 - 31/12/2016 and treated postnatally at the Neonatology Tübingen.

Former preterm infants <32 SSW born between 4/2015-12/2020 in the UFK Tübingen and treated in the Neonatology Tübingen and for whom we already measured the body composition as infants before discharge from the Neonatology (Ethics project number 553/2014 BO1). Since not all of these children are currently of the desired age for examination, the study inclusion will take place continuously from the age of 6.
Communication in German language possible.

Exclusion Criteria

Lack of written consent from parents, children or adolescents.

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified