Parents' stress may shape preterm Baby's future
NCT ID NCT04827225
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how the mental health of parents of premature babies affects their child's development. Researchers will ask 300 parents to fill out questionnaires about depression, anxiety, and stress at several points over two years. The goal is to understand which parents might need extra support to help their child thrive.
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 could help identify which parents need support to improve their premature child's development.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not directly change outcomes, and results may not apply to all families.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2020
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Children born prematurely hospitalizes in the neonatalogy department of the Angers University Hospital and included in the cohort 'Réseau Grandir Ensemble en Pays de la Loire'.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: Parents whose child meets the following criteria: * Singleton child * Child aged up to 40 weeks of amenorrhea of age corrected at the time of inclusion * Premature child as defined below: * Born at a term less than or equal to 34 weeks of amenorrhea And or * weighing 1500g or less at birth * Hospitalized in the neonatology department of the Angers University Hospital * Child included in Réseau Grandir Ensemble (RGE) in Pays de la Loire * Informed consent form signed by both parents for their participation and the collection of data from the RGE for the child Non-inclusion Criteria: * Parents not fluent in the French language, implying not being able to complete the various questionnaires * Parents including the child : * Is from a twin pregnancy or more * Has polymalformative syndrome or chromosomal abnormalities Exclusion Criteria: \- Death of the child or one of the parents during follow-up
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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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CHU Angers
Angers, France
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CHU Toulouse
Toulouse, France
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