Follow-Up at 6 Years of a Cohort of Children Born Very Prematurely

Summary

Utilization of nitric oxide (NO) therapy has been related to a trend towards short term improvement in very premature infants. A two year follow-up of children treated soon after birth with NO in the neonatal period, suggests that a significant improvement in neurodevelopmental outcome might occur. This study aims to evaluate follow-up at 6 years, in respiratory and neurodevelopmental outcome, of children born very prematurely, some of them having been treated with nitric oxide in the neonatal period.

Timeline

Start

2006-10

Primary completion

2009-06

Completion

2009-06

Publications

• Background Hascoet JM, Fresson J, Claris O, Hamon I, Lombet J, Liska A, Cantagrel S, Al Hosri J, Thiriez G, Valdes V, Vittu G, Egreteau L, Henrot A, Buchweiller MC, Onody P. The safety and efficacy of nitric oxide therapy in premature infants. J Pediatr. 2005 Mar;146(3):318-23. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2004.10.019.
• Background Deforge H, Andre M, Hascoet JM, Toniolo AM, Demange V, Fresson J. [Cognitive development and attention performances at school age of "normal" prematurely born children]. Arch Pediatr. 2006 Sep;13(9):1195-201. doi: 10.1016/j.arcped.2006.05.015. Epub 2006 Jul 7. French.
• Hamon I, Varechova S, Vieux R, Ioan I, Bonabel C, Schweitzer C, Hascoet JM, Marchal F. Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction in school-age children born extremely preterm. Pediatr Res. 2013 Apr;73(4 Pt 1):464-8. doi: 10.1038/pr.2012.202. Epub 2012 Dec 26.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.