Hope for preemies: drug trial aims to shield tiny brains

NCT ID NCT03169881

Summary

This large study tested whether a weekly drug called darbepoetin could improve brain development and thinking skills in extremely premature infants. It involved 650 babies born between 23 and 28 weeks. The goal was to see if the drug, which helps make red blood cells and may protect brain cells, could reduce developmental delays common in these vulnerable infants.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Brown University - Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island

    Providence, Rhode Island, 02905, United States

  • Case Western Reserve University, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States

  • Cincinnati Children's Medical Center

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45267, United States

  • Duke University

    Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States

  • Emory University

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30303, United States

  • RTI International

    Durham, North Carolina, 27705, United States

  • Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital

    Columbus, Ohio, 43205, United States

  • Stanford University

    Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States

  • Univeristy of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

  • University of Alabama at Birmingham

    Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States

  • University of Iowa

    Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, United States

  • University of New Mexico

    Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87131, United States

  • University of Rochester

    Rochester, New York, 14642, United States

  • University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

    Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

    Dallas, Texas, 75235, United States

  • University of Utah

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84108, United States

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