CHILDREN BORN VERY PRETERM AT SCHOOL-AGE Clinical Trial
Official title:
QUALITY OF LIFE OF CHILDREN BORN VERY PRETERM AT SCHOOL-AGE
AIMS The aims were 1) to describe the quality of life (QoL) of a cohort of children born very
preterm (<28 weeks of gestation) aged 7 to 9 years; 2) to compare children's QoL to the QoL
reported by a French general population of reference. 3) to determine whether
socio-demographic factors, neonatal features and neurocognitive status were impacting their
QoL.
METHODS:
- Multi-centre study: 6 French level three perinatal care units (Marseille, Montpellier,
Nantes, Nîmes, Nice and Rouen).
- Inclusion criteria: all infants born before 28 weeks of gestation between January 2005
and December 2007, from 7 to 9 years old of age at the time of evaluation.
- Written agreement to participate: collected from parents.
- Data collection: reports of children's QoL by children and their parents (using
standardized validated questionnaires); clinical information about the children,
obtained through a medical examination; children neurocognitive profile.
- Duration of inclusion: over 24 months.
- Population: of the six structures, approximately 300 children will be evaluated
consistent with the active files of the participating centres and an attrition rate of
30%.
PERSPECTIVES This is one of the first studies to collect self-reported data on quality of
life of school-age children (7-9 years) born before 28 weeks of gestation. A better
understanding of demographic and clinical determinants of QOL of school-age very preterm
children may help clinicians involved in the care of these children in their ethical and
medical considerations.
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