Status:

UNKNOWN

Orofacial Development of Preterm and Low Birthweight Infants Versus Term Infants

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital Muenster

Collaborating Sponsors:

NUK Baby Care, Mapa GmbH, Industriestrasse 21-25, 27404 Zeven

TOP-Service für Lingualtechnik GmbH, Lindenstr. 42, 49152 Bad Essen

Conditions:

Premature Birth

Infant, Newborn

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 5 years

Brief Summary

Preterm infants account for 6 % of all live-births in western societies. Scientific evidence can be found for altered palatal morphology in the short term among preterm children. Oral intubation and o...

Detailed Description

Preterm infants account for 6 % of all live-births in western societies. Scientific evidence can be found for altered palatal morphology in the short term among preterm children. Oral intubation and o...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • infants of the tertiary care level University Hospital of Münster
  • delivery between May 1999 and December 2008
  • caucasian origin
  • written informed consent by both parents

Exclusion

  • history of orotracheal intubation / orogastric tube feeding
  • hydrocephalus
  • palatal cleft, congenital syndrome, head / neck malformation
  • congenital metabolic disease beyond osteopenia of prematurity

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2003

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

August 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

80 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00408746

Start Date

January 1 2003

End Date

August 1 2013

Last Update

March 24 2009

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Universitätsklinikum Münster

Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 48129