Prenatal Exposure Effects Psychophysiology Study

Enrolling by invitation

Conditions studied: Pregnancy

In brief

The purpose of the study is to understand the biology and behavior of early mother-infant attachment, and to investigate how it may be affected by prenatal substance exposures. The investigators are interested in how drugs such as cocaine, alcohol, marijuana and cigarette smoking affect both mother and baby.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01134770

Run by

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

People needed

150

Starts

2008-07-01

Expected to finish

2027-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-02-04

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 45. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• During pregnancy, mother has used any of the following:
• cocaine
• marijuana and/or alcohol but not cocaine
• nicotine (smoked cigarettes)
• no drugs during pregnancy
• Mother is pregnant or no more than 4 weeks postpartum

You may not qualify if…

• Mother has cardiovascular disease
• Delivery before 36 weeks or later than 42 weeks gestation
• Birth weight less than 5.5 lbs
• Baby was a multiple birth

Where it is running

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

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