New study tracks kids after newborn seizures to predict future health
NCT ID NCT04337697
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study followed 188 children who had seizures shortly after birth to see how they develop over time. Researchers measured thinking skills, behavior, and daily function. The goal is to understand which children are at higher risk for conditions like cerebral palsy or intellectual disability, and how parent well-being plays a role.
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 study could help doctors predict which children are at risk for developmental delays after newborn seizures.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It cannot prove cause and effect, and results may not apply to all children.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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188 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2020
- Finished
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Mar 2025
- 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
Outpatient, family members/caregivers, providers, children/minors, subjects unable to read, speak or understand English
- Ages
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2 to 8 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: * Enrolled in NSR-II * Alive at the start of the NSR-DEV study period * Parent(s) who are English or Spanish literate (with assistance of interpreter) Exclusion Criteria: * Neonates who were found to have exclusion criteria after NSR-II enrollment * Risk for adverse outcome independent of seizures and underlying brain injury (including but not limited to: inborn errors of metabolism, fetal infection, brain malformation) * Transient cause for seizures (e.g., mild hypoglycemia, hyponatremia, hypocalcemia with normal neuroimaging) * Neonatal-onset epilepsy syndromes
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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Children's National Medical Center
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States
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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States
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Duke University
Durham, North Carolina, 27705, United States
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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Stanford University
Stanford, California, 94304, United States
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University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California, 94158, United States
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University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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