Premie steroid study: could a common drug raise blood pressure years later?
NCT ID NCT05451264
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study follows up on 52 children, now aged 7 to 13, who were born very prematurely and received either hydrocortisone or a placebo in the PREMILOC trial. Researchers are measuring their blood pressure, pulse wave velocity, and other heart-related markers to see if the steroid affected their cardiovascular health. The goal is to understand long-term risks, not to test a new treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- hydrocortisone
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could help doctors understand whether hydrocortisone given to premature babies raises their risk of high blood pressure later in life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, observational follow-up study, not a new treatment trial. It can only show a link, not prove cause and effect, and results may not apply to all premature infants.
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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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52 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2023
- Finished
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Jul 2024
- 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.
- Ages
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7 to 13 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: * Child included in the PREMILOC trial on the Robert Debré site * Age from 7 to 13 years old (eve of 14 years old) * Consent of the holders of parental authority and agreement of the child Exclusion Criteria: * Absence of affiliation to a social security scheme * Patient under state medical aid
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Robert Debre Hospital
Paris, 75019, France
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