New screening program could help preterm kids thrive
NCT ID NCT07391527
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows 210 five-year-old children who were born prematurely (before 37 weeks). The goal is to test a new screening method that checks for vision, speech, motor, and lung issues. If problems are found, children are referred to specialists. The aim is to create a national program to catch developmental delays early and improve outcomes for preterm children.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could establish a national screening program to catch developmental problems early in children born prematurely, potentially improving their health and development.
- What could go wrong
- This is a pilot study with only 210 participants, so results may not apply to all preterm children. The study focuses on detection, not treatment, so benefits depend on follow-up care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 210 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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5 to 5 years
- 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: * Signed consent for participation in the project and consent for the processing of personal data. * Children born before 37 weeks of gestation, aged 5 years, growing up in a Czech-speaking environment. * To ensure valid linkage of all data sources, the children must have been born to parents with Czech citizenship. Exclusion Criteria: * Unsigned consent for participation in the project and consent for the processing of personal data. * Severe psychomotor retardation . * Severe congenital malformations.
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How to take part
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The places running it
4 sites. 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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County Hospital Liberec
RECRUITINGLiberec, Czech Republic, Czechia
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General University Hospital
RECRUITINGPrague, Czech Republic, Czechia
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Hospital Havlíčkův Brod
RECRUITINGHavlíčkův Brod, Czech Republic, Czechia
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České Budějovice Hospital
RECRUITINGČeské Budějovice, Czech Republic, Czechia