Preterm Drug's hidden impact? 6-Year study on Kids' brains begins
NCT ID NCT07146451
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows 480 children born to mothers who received either nifedipine or a placebo after early rupture of membranes (22-33 weeks). Researchers will assess the children at age 6 for cerebral palsy, coordination, language, behavior, and thinking skills using parent questionnaires and online tests. The goal is to see if nifedipine exposure before birth has any long-term effects on neurodevelopment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- nifedipine
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show whether nifedipine is safe for children's long-term brain development after preterm birth.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational follow-up, not a new treatment test. Results depend on parent reports and may not prove cause and effect.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 480 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2034
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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 born to women enrolled in the TOCOPROM trial reaching the age of 6 years
- Ages
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6 years to 78 months
- 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: * All children born to mothers enrolled in the TOCOPROM trial who consented to participate in the 2-year follow-up and who agreed to be contacted for the 6-year follow-up * Alive at 6 years * Internet access, including access to a good-quality video-conference system (only for the psychological evaluation) * Non opposition of the holders of the exercise of parental authority Exclusion Criteria: * Major malformations and/or chromosomal aberrations evidenced after birth * Impossibility to contact the family * Opposition to participate in the follow-up
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Trousseau University Hospital
RECRUITINGParis, France, 75012, France