Status:

COMPLETED

Development of Standards for the New Ballard Maturation Score

Lead Sponsor:

NICHD Neonatal Research Network

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)

Conditions:

Infant, Newborn

Infant, Low Birth Weight

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 48 years

Brief Summary

The primary purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of gestational age (GA) estimates by using the New Ballard Score (NBS) in newborns 24 to 27 weeks GA with accurate obstetric estimates of...

Detailed Description

The Ballard maturational assessment is commonly used to estimate gestational age (GA) when the menstrual history and other obstetrical estimates of GA are uncertain. The original Ballard Score and the...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • \<28 weeks gestational age by best obstetrical estimate
  • Availability of mother's prenatal records for review
  • First prenatal visit occurred before 17 weeks' gestation
  • Mother's menstrual history allowed calculation of GA at birth
  • Mother reported the duration of her usual menstrual cycles as 21 to 35 days
  • Mother had 3 consecutive normal menstrual cycles before the missed menstrual period identifying the index pregnancy
  • Mother reported that she was certain within 4 days of the first day of the last menstrual period (as recorded at the time of the first prenatal visit)
  • Mother denied use of birth control medication during the 3 months preceding the last menstrual period.

Exclusion

  • Inaccurate or unavailable menstrual histories

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 1994

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 1996

Estimated Enrollment :

1090 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01203449

Start Date

June 1 1994

End Date

March 1 1996

Last Update

June 8 2015

Active Locations (11)

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Stanford University

Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304

2

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06504

3

George Washington University

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20052

4

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30303