Study aims to predict which preterm babies with growth problems face the highest health risks
NCT ID NCT07466693
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This observational study looks at preterm babies born with early fetal growth restriction (poor growth in the womb) to understand how factors like mother's health and blood flow changes in the womb affect the baby's health after birth. Researchers will compare 200 such babies to 600 preterm babies without growth problems. The goal is to better predict risks and improve care, not to test a new treatment.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 600 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2028
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
Mothers and their preterm neonates, including both subjects with FGR and Doppler alterations (UA bs-, UA bs+, UA+DV) and controls without evidence of FGR or flow velocity alterations.
- Ages
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Up to 45 years
- Sex
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Anyone
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Inclusion Criteria: * Cases: neonates with a gestational age ≤32 weeks and/or birth weight \< 1500 g, with a prenatal history positive for FGR (fetal weight \< 10th percentile and/or abdominal circumference/fetal weight ratio \< 10th percentile) and abnormal fetal and/or utero-placental Doppler findings * Controls: neonates with a gestational age ≤32 weeks and/or birth weight \< 1500 g, without prenatal evidence of FGR or Doppler flow abnormalities * Obtaining informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Fetal malformations and/or suspected or known genetic anomalies * Maternal substance abuse during pregnancy * Twin pregnancies.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
Bologna, Bologna, 40138, Italy