Status:

COMPLETED

Cerebral Blood Flow Parameters and Neurobehavioral Development in Infants at Term Age

Lead Sponsor:

National Taiwan University Hospital

Conditions:

Premature Birth

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 7 years

Brief Summary

Although several studies have contrasted the hemodynamics of cerebral arteries using cranial Doppler ultrasound between full-term and preterm infants, the assessments were mostly conducted in the firs...

Detailed Description

We estimate the sample size of this study based on the cerebral blood flow velocity data of Kempley's study that showed 7.2 ± 3.5 and 10.7 ± 2.4 cm/s for the MCAs in 13 preterm and 8 full-term infants...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Fullterm group
  • birth weight higher than 2,500 g
  • appropriate for gestational age
  • gestation age within 38 and 42 weeks

Exclusion

  • chromosomal or congenital abnormalities
  • Preterm group
  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • birth weight less than 1,500 g
  • gestational age less than 37 weeks
  • admission at the hospitals within 7 days after birth

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2008

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2008

Estimated Enrollment :

1 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00676247

Start Date

April 1 2008

End Date

May 1 2008

Last Update

January 21 2009

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National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, Taiwan, 100