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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
11811 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
1993-05-31
2011-03-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Maternal practices assessed in this study include the use and abuse of opiates, cocaine, alcohol, marijuana, and nicotine. This study will address acute perinatal events and long-term medical, developmental, social, environmental, and neurobehavioral outcomes of infants whose mothers engaged in these maternal practices. The study will determine whether specific acute and long-term effects can be attributed to the use and abuse of specific substances.
Over 2 years, approximately 20,000 infants were screened with a goal of enrolling 16,000 infants. It was estimated that approximately 20% of infants would have been exposed to cocaine or opiates. The determination of exposure was based on self-report by the mother or positive meconium assay.
The first phase of the study evaluated the acute effects of maternal practices on infants. This phase involved all mothers who agreed to respond to the initial questionnaire and who allowed the meconium drug screen to be performed on their infants. Acute outcomes are being compared between infants who were exposed to cocaine and opiates through their mothers' use (the exposed group) and infants who were not exposed (the nonexposed group). Acute outcomes include abruptio placenta, fetal growth retardation, non-life threatening congenital malformations, respiratory distress syndrome, chronic lung disease, periventricular-intraventricular hemorrhage, necrotizing enterocolitis, retinopathy of prematurity, and periventricular leukomalacia.
The second phase of the study compared 1,400 exposed and nonexposed infants with respect to long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes. These infants were among the 16,000 infants enrolled in Phase I. It was estimated that 70% of the screened population would consent to participate in Phase II of the study, and 50% of these participants would complete all visits over the initial 3-year study period (2,000 exposed infants enrolled into Phase II and 1,000 exposed infants would complete all follow-up visits). For each exposed infant, an infant of similar age, race, sex, and either alcohol history or maternal age was selected from the nonexposed, screened population. All infants had physical, neurological, gestational age, and growth assessments at birth. The exposed and nonexposed infants were examined at 1, 4, 7, 9, 12, 18, 24, and 36 months corrected age. Follow-up assessments include medical history, and developmental, behavioral, social, and environmental outcomes.
The third phase of the study compared children at ages 4 to 7. The fourth phase is now comparing outcomes in children ages 8 to 11 years old. Assessments include measures of cognition, school performance, antisocial behavior, onset of substance use, psychopathology, neuroendocrine function, and health disorders. Seventy-one percent of the original sample is still enrolled.
Conditions
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Study Design
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COHORT
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Live near a study site
* Inborn infants
* Birthweight \>501 grams (1.1 lbs)
Exclusion Criteria
* Language barriers that prevented her from giving informed consent or understanding the study
* One of a multiple gestation
* Gestational age \>42 weeks
* Viability of the infant
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
NIH
Children's Bureau - Administration for Children and Families
OTHER
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
FED
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
NIH
NICHD Neonatal Research Network
NETWORK
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Barry M. Lester, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Brown University, Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
Abhik Das, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
RTI International
Charles R. Bauer, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Miami
Henrietta S. Bada, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Tennessee
Seetha Shankaran, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Wayne State University
Locations
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University of Miami
Miami, Florida, United States
Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan, United States
RTI International
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Brown University, Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
University of Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Countries
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References
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Bada HS, Bann CM, Bauer CR, Shankaran S, Lester B, LaGasse L, Hammond J, Whitaker T, Das A, Tan S, Higgins R. Preadolescent behavior problems after prenatal cocaine exposure: Relationship between teacher and caretaker ratings (Maternal Lifestyle Study). Neurotoxicol Teratol. 2011 Jan-Feb;33(1):78-87. doi: 10.1016/j.ntt.2010.06.005. Epub 2010 Jun 30.
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Other Identifiers
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NICHD-NRN-0008
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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