Hospital-Based Phthalate Exposure in Very Low Birth Weight Neonates

Completed

Conditions studied: Low Birth Weight Neonates

In brief

In this observational pilot project, the investigators plan to document duration and sources of exposure to plasticizers in infants born at birth weights less than 1500 grams. The investigators will examine the association between exposure to plasticizers and outcomes such as performance on a neurological screening tool, extrauterine growth, and thyroid function.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01420029

Run by

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

People needed

81

Starts

2011-08-01

Expected to finish

2013-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-09-20

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Neonates born less than 1500 grams that are admitted to the Mount Sinai Hospital NICU

You may not qualify if…

• Chromosomal abnormality or other genetic disorder
• Diagnosis of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
• Inborn error of metabolism
• Congenital renal disease

Where it is running

• Mount Sinai Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit — New York, New York, United States

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