Rare study on family impact of newborn palliative care ends early
NCT ID NCT04619901
First seen Jun 27, 2026 ยท Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aimed to understand the emotional and social effects on parents after choosing palliative care for their newborn. Researchers planned to interview parents and assess the child's development if they survived. Only one person enrolled before the study was stopped, so results are very limited.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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1 person
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2020
- Finished
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Aug 2023
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
children and parents followed in pediatric unit whom a decision of palliative care has been made in the neonatal period
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Father and/or Mother of a child, who is alive or not, for whom a decision of palliative care has been made in the neonatal period * Under the care of one of the Level 3 Maternity Centers in the North and Pas-de-Calais departments (Arras, Lens, Lille, Valenciennes) since 2018 * Written consent of the two legal guardians of the child allowing the collection of data concerning the child * Written consent of the parent(s) participating to this study by completing the parental questionnaires Exclusion Criteria: * Medico-legal complaint underway * Parents who do not understand French * Parents or children who are under legal protection (guardianship, curatorship) * Parents or children who are not Social Security beneficiaries
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CH ARRAS
Arras, France
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CH LENS
Lens, France
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CH Valenciennes
Valenciennes, France
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Hop Jeanne de Flandre Chu Lille
Lille, 59037, France