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NCT Number: NCT05116670

Comparison of Care Practices, Mortality and Morbidity of Very Preterm Infants Between Two Tertiary Centers in Northwest and South of China

Care practices, mortality and morbidity of very premature infants from two different tertiary centers were collected and compared, in order to discover areas for improvement where these two newborn centers can learn from each other.

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Key information

Conditions

Morality Morbidity;Newborn Very Preterm Maturity of Infant

Age range

1 day–28 day

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Shenzhen Baoan Women's and Children's Hospital

Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518000, China

About this study

This retrospective cohort study was conducted in two hospitals,Qinghai Red Cross Hospital and Jinan University affiliated Shenzhen Baoan Women's and Children's Hospital.Very premature infants born with a gestational age between 22+0 - 31+6 weeks admitted to both centers during 3 years from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2020 were studied. In both centers, data including maternal characteristics, neonatal characteristics, obstetric practices, delivery room practices, and neonatal outcomes, were collected by data abstractors in each NICU. Anonymous data was transferred to Shenzhen and analyses were performed at the newborn center of SZH.

Who can participate

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Very premature infants born with a gestational age between 22+0 - 31+6 weeks；
  • Admitted to both centers during 3 years from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2020.

Exclusion criteria

  • Infants not born at QHH or SZH (out born);
  • Infants who had major congenital anomalies;
  • Infants admitted after 7 days of life.

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. mortality

    Time frame: Jan 1,2018 - Dec 31,2020

    death during hospitalisation and death after withdrawing treatment

  2. Major morbidity

    Time frame: Jan 1,2018 - Dec 31,2020

    severe neurological injury, moderate to severe BPD, NEC or severe ROP

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Nanjing Medical University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
Nov 11, 2021
Registry last updated
Mar 3, 2022

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