European Newborn Study: Early Markers for a Better LifE

NCT ID: NCT07189494

Last Updated: 2025-09-24

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

1000 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-10-06

Study Completion Date

2029-01-01

Brief Summary

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The goal of this observational study is to create a computer model to help doctors predict any problems occurring during development of babies after being diagnosed with brain injury. This will help provide better care to future babies. Next to this, the experiences of parents or caregivers surrounding the first two years after birth of a baby at risk of developing cerebral palsy will be researched to develop recommendations to support parents.

Parents of participants will:

\- Fill in two online questionnaires, one when their child is 3-4 months corrected age. The second when their child is 2 years corrected age.

For the child no additional tests are needed. Only tests that are part of standard clinical practice are performed and are also saved in the study database.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Cerebral Palsy

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* All infants with confirmed brain injury on MRI at high risk for CP.

Particularly, infants with the following brain injuries at risk for CP will be considered on MRI at term equivalent age or within 10 days after birth or sentinel event:

* Extensive punctate white matter injury.
* Periventricular hemorrhagic infarction (any location).
* Cerebellar injury (ischemic and/or hemorrhages) involving the vermis or involving more than 1/3 of the cerebellar hemisphere and/or lesions involving the cerebellar vermis (Meijler \& Steggerda, 2019).
* Cystic periventricular leukomalacia (grade 3 \& 4).
* intraventricular hemorrhages grade III.
* Posthemorrhagic ventricular dilatation exceeding the 97°percentile + 4mm for the ventricular index (Cizmeci et al., 2020).
* Perinatal asphyxia with hypoxic ischemic injury of the central gray matter and/or perirolandic area.
* Perinatal asphyxia with hypoxic ischemic injury in the watershed areas.
* Perinatal ischemic arterial stroke at high risk for CP, thus with involvement of the corticospinal tracts, cortex, white matter and basal ganglia (Wagenaar et al., 2018).
* Presence of other brain injuries with expected adverse motor outcome (i.e. big subdural and parenchymal bleedings with/without midline shift, bilirubin induced brain injury) in preterm infants, term infants with neonatal encephalopathy with/without neonatal seizures.

* Written informed parental consent (Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish).

* Any proven or suspected severe congenital anomaly, genetic or metabolic disorder.
* Presence of an infection of the central nervous system.
* Parents \< 18 years old.
* Not being able to read one of the six Informed Consent languages.
Minimum Eligible Age

0 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

2 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Fondation Paralysie Cérébrale

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Zoundream

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

CP Nederland

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

NeuroSpin

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

dr. M.J.N.L. Benders

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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dr. M.J.N.L. Benders

Prof. dr.

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris

Paris, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

University Hospital Essen

Essen, , Germany

Site Status RECRUITING

Ospedale Pediatrico Meyer Firenze

Florence, , Italy

Site Status RECRUITING

Istituto Giannina Gaslini

Genova, , Italy

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Ospedale Maggiore di Milano

Milan, , Italy

Site Status RECRUITING

Fondazione Stella Maris

Pisa, , Italy

Site Status RECRUITING

UMC Utrecht

Utrecht, , Netherlands

Site Status RECRUITING

University Hospital La Paz

Madrid, , Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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France Germany Italy Netherlands Spain

Facility Contacts

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Head of department of NICU, Robert Debre Hospital

Role: primary

+31 088 755 48 03

Director and Chair, Department of Paediatrics

Role: primary

+31 088 755 48 03

Associate Professor of Child Neurology and Psychiatry

Role: primary

+31 088 755 48 03

Role: backup

Director of the Neonatal Pathology Unit

Role: primary

+31 088 755 48 03

Role: backup

088 755 48 03

Associate Professor at Clinical Sciences and Community Health

Role: primary

+31 088 755 48 03

professor of paediatric neurology at the University of Pisa

Role: primary

+31 088 755 48 03

Director Neonatology

Role: primary

+31 088 755 48 03

head of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Role: primary

+31 088 755 48 03

Other Identifiers

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NL83183.041.22

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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