German Neonatal Network
Initiatives
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The network is focussed on the long-term effects of genetic, clinical and social risk factors, the influence of center specific treatment strategies and the support of randomized clinical trials in VLBW-infants ( very low birth weight below 1500 grams ).
- Start Year
- 2009
- Funding
- Funded by the German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF grant no: 01ER0805 and 01ER1501).
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Design
- Study design
- Population cohort
- Follow Up
- Follow-up of infants is guaranteed by annual mail questionnaires and follow-up examination at 5years of age by a study team. Source data verification is evaluated via annual onsite monitoring. Annual written reports provideinformation on clinical courses of VLBWI to the individual centres in our network.
Marker Paper
Humberg A, Härtel C, Rausch TK, Stichtenoth G, Jung P, Wieg C, Kribs A, von der Wense A, Weller U, Höhn T, Olbertz DM, Felderhoff-Müser U, Rossi R, Teig N, Heitmann F, Schmidtke S, Bohnhorst B, Vochem M, Segerer H, Möller J, Eichhorn JG, Wintgens J, Böttger R, Hubert M, Dördelmann M, Hillebrand G, Roll C, Jensen R, Zemlin M, Mögel M, Werner C, Schäfer S, Schaible T, Franz A, Heldmann M, Ehlers S, Kannt O, Orlikowsky T, Gerleve H, Schneider K, Haase R, Böckenholt K, Linnemann K, Herting E, Göpel W. Active perinatal care of preterm infants in the German Neonatal Network. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2020 Mar;105(2):190-195. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2018-316770. Epub 2019 Jun 27.
PUBMED 31248963
Recruitment
- Sources of Recruitment
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- Individuals
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 13,343
- Number of participants with biosamples
- Supplementary Information
- Very low birth weight infants
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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