Clinical, Biochemical, Histological and Biophysical Parameters in the Prediction of Cerebral Palsy in Patients With Preterm Labor and Premature Rupture of Membranes

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Conditions studied: Preterm Birth, Pregnancy

In brief

A major goal of modern perinatal and neonatal medicine is to reduce the rate of developmental disabilities, especially mental retardation. Cerebral palsy is frequently associated with neurologic abnormalities and mental retardation. Improvements in neonatal intensive care have resulted in improved survival of very low birthweight infants but also in an increased frequency of cerebral palsy. Prematurity is a leading risk factor for cerebral palsy. Two thirds of preterm neonates are born to mothers with preterm labor with intact membranes or preterm premature rupture of membranes. A growing body of evidence suggests that these conditions are heterogeneous. This is an observational cohort study designed to identify the mechanisms of disease in patients with preterm labor/contractions and preterm premature rupture of membranes and to describe the relationship between clinical, biochemical, histological, biophysical parameters and the development of infant neurological disorders.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT00342667
Run by
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
People needed
4673
Starts
1997-12-08
Expected to finish
2014-09-15
Last updated by the study team
2023-02-24

Who can join

Age: any, up to 45. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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