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New protocol aims to save more premature babies from severe complications

NCT ID NCT05248477

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests a new care protocol (EXPRIM) for extremely preterm infants born between 22 and 26 weeks. The protocol involves early counseling, standardized steroid use, and team-based decisions. Researchers will compare survival without severe health problems in 2377 babies across multiple hospitals. The goal is to see if this organized approach improves outcomes compared to usual care.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
new care protocol (EXPRIM protocol)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could establish a better standard of care for extremely preterm infants, reducing severe complications like brain bleeding or lung disease.
What could go wrong
This is a large trial but tests a complex organizational change, not a drug. Results depend on how well hospitals adopt the protocol, and benefits may vary across centers.

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Study facts

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Phase

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

2,377 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jun 2022

Expected to finish

Dec 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: Mothers: * women hospitalized between 22 and 26 weeks for risk of preterm delivery with a fetus alive or dead at admission and with a delivery between 22 and 26 completed weeks * understanding of the French language by the woman or in the immediate entourage in charge of the child. Children: all newborns (live- and stillborn) delivered between 22 and 26 weeks. Exclusion Criteria * women who object to the use of their routine perinatal data, * women giving birth before 22 weeks and after 26 completed weeks. * woman to legal protection (subject protected by law under guardianship or curatorship) * Women undergoing a termination of pregnancy (TOP) for severe congenital anomaly or psycho-social contexte

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Hôpital Cochin

    Paris, 75014, France

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