ung and cardiovascular function trajectories of former very preterm infants from childhood to adulthood - a prospective observational follow-up study (PROSPECT study)
- Conditions
- P27.1Bronchopulmonary dysplasia originating in the perinatal period
- Registration Number
- DRKS00034240
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitätsklinikum Ulm, Klinik für Kinder-und Jugendmedizin, Sektion Neonatologie und pädiatrische Intensivmedizin
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 650
Inclusion Criteria
VLBW infants born at the perinatal center Ulm at the age of 12 years
- Control group: healthy control subjects at the age of 12 years
Exclusion Criteria
- No parental or caregivers´ consent.
- Severe neurologic impairment that does not allow lung function and exercise capacity testing.
- Severe congenital malformation according to the international classification (excluding inguinal hernia, PDA, atrial septal defects, ventricular septal defects and all congenital anomalies that do not affect pulmonary, cardiovascular and psychomotor capacities).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The Ulm PROSPECT cohort study is exploratory and unique in its design. Its focus is not on verifying predefined effect sizes between different patient subgroups, but rather on exploring potential associations between them.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method see Primary Outcome