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
Active Locations (1)
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Universitätsklinikum Münster
Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, 48129