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The Long-term Consequences of Neonatal Encephalopathy in the Hypothermia Era
Sponsor: McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Summary
The goal of this study is to characterize the ability and related brain profiles of children with Neonatal encephalopathy (NE) - Therapeutic hypothermia (TH) at 9 years old. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Compare executive function, attention, social cognition, behaviour, anxiety, self-esteem, and peer problems between children with NE-TH and matched peers without NE. 2. Compare brain volumes, cortical and subcortical morphology, white matter microstructure, and myelination between children with NE-TH and matched peers without NE. 3. Evaluate the associations of perinatal risk factors and structural brain integrity with neuropsychological deficits to inform about the potential aggravating and protective factors for neuropsychological functioning. Participants will complete one study visit to perform standardized evaluations and a brain MRI. Parents of participants will be invited to complete a series of questionnaires during this study visit or at a moment of their choice virtually.
Official title: The Long-term Consequences of Neonatal Encephalopathy in the Hypothermia Era: Protocol for a Follow-up Cohort Study at 9 Years of Age
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
8 Years - 11 Years
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
198
Start Date
2023-11-01
Completion Date
2028-12-31
Last Updated
2023-10-23
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Therapeutic hypothermia
whole-body cooling to an esophageal temperature of 33.5°C initiated within the first 6 hours of life, continued for 72 hours, and then they were slowly rewarmed for moderate or severe NE
Locations (2)
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Ste-Justine (CHUSJ).
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
the Montreal Children's Hospital (MCH) of the McGill University Health Centre
Montreal, Quebec, Canada