Risk Factors Related to Metabolic Syndrome in School-aged Children Who Were Born Preterm
- Conditions
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Interventions
- Other: Preterm/term cohort
- Registration Number
- NCT02746887
- Lead Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
- Brief Summary
This is a follow-up cohort study of 8 years old children born preterm at Seoul National University Children's Hospital in Korea from 2008-2009.
The children will visit outpatient clinics for examinations regarding growth, obesity and other risk factors related to metabolic syndrome.
The purpose of this study is to compare growth and risk factors of metabolic syndrome among children born preterm and children born healthy term at school age
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 120
Inclusion Criteria
- Very low birth weight infants and/or born less than 32 weeks of gestation age
- Healthy term infants for control group
- Parents and children accept of participation
Exclusion Criteria
- Major congenital anomalies
- Neuromuscular disease
- Chromosomal anomalies
- Patients receiving growth hormone therapy
- Primary hypothyroidism
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Preterm cohort Preterm/term cohort Preterm infants with a gestational age less than 32 weeks or birth weight less than 1,500 g Term control cohort Preterm/term cohort Healthy term infants
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method number of participants with abnormal laboratory values and/or abnormal physical status at 8 years corrected age
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The number of participants with hypertension at 8 years corrected age The number of participants with catch-up growth failure at 8 years corrected age
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Seung Han Shin
🇰🇷Seoul, Korea, Republic of