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Investigating the effect of caffeine to improve neurodevelopmental outcomes in babies born late preterm: a randomised controlled trial

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
ate preterm birth
Neurodevelopmental impairment
Late preterm birth
Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Complications of newborn
Neurological - Other neurological disorders
Registration Number
ACTRN12622001344785
Lead Sponsor
niversity of Auckland
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
478
Inclusion Criteria

Babies born between 34+0 and 36+6 weeks’ gestational age without contra-indication to caffeine treatment.

Exclusion Criteria

Major congenital abnormality
• Minor congenital abnormality likely to affect respiration, growth, or development
• Previous caffeine treatment
• Renal or hepatic impairment
• Tachyarrhythmia
• Seizures
• Hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy
• Maternal age less than 16 years
• More than 72 hours after birth
• Multiple births of triplets or higher

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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