Timing of medical transport could save preemie brains: major french study launches
NCT ID NCT07580859
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether sending a neonatal transport team to be present before birth (antenatal) versus after birth (postnatal) improves survival and brain development in extremely premature babies (23-28 weeks) born at hospitals without a specialized intensive care unit. Researchers will follow about 627 infants across France until they are two years old, tracking health, development, and family well-being. The goal is to find the best way to reduce death and disability in these vulnerable newborns.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 627 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2030
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
Infants of 23+0-28+6 weeks of gestation born outside a level 3 maternity (level 1/2a/2b - without NICU) in Mainland France, and alive at the moment of arrival of the NNT.
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0 days to 28 months
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Eligible for inclusion are infants for whom an antenatal call to the emergency medical service (SAMU) was initiated due to prematurity (imminent delivery and infant alive at the time of the call) and who: * Were born outside a level 3 maternity hospital (outborn birth) in mainland France * Have a gestational age at birth between of 23+0 - 28+6 * Have parents who speak and understand French (required for telephone follow-up) To assess parent-related outcomes, parents will also be included in the study if their infant is eligible and if they have not objected to participation. Infants will not be included if one or both parents are unable to speak and understand French, if at least one of the parents is opposed to inclusion, if they had lethal congenital malformations or if they were born outside hospital (accidental premature home births).
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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SAMU de Pontoise, Hopital Novo
Pontoise, 95300, France
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