Preterm kids' hidden health risk revealed in new study
NCT ID NCT04945369
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study follows children who were born very early (before 35 weeks) and are now 8 to 14 years old. Researchers want to see if these children have early signs of insulin resistance, which can lead to diabetes later in life. They will measure body fat, blood sugar, kidney function, and eating habits. The goal is to understand how being born early affects long-term health.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 114 people
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- Started
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Feb 2022
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2028
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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8 to 14 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Children hospitalised at the Nantes University Hospital in the neonatal period * With a body composition measurement performed at discharge from neonatal hospitalization as part of the EPIPOD protocol * Born prematurely (under 35 weeks of amenorrhea) * Included in the Lift cohort with follow-up up to 7 years * Aged between 8 and 14 years at inclusion Exclusion Criteria: * Children with an isolated metabolic disease: insulin-dependent diabetes; endocrine disease (Cushing's, hypothyroidism) * Age of 15 years or more * with a chromosomal anomaly * with contraindicating measurement of the BOP-POD: ventilatory support, continuous parenteral feeding, elimination stoma * Refusal of either parent or child
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Nantes University Hospital
RECRUITINGNantes, 44600, France
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