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Use of steroid on pregnant women before delivery and its effect on child development

Follow-up study to evaluate the impact of antenatal corticosteroids on late preterm births on neurodevelopment outcomes at 33 months of age - NILL

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/02/079955
Enrollment
2000
Registered
2025-02-04
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-09-14

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: R625- Other and unspecified lack of expected normal physiological development in childhood

Interventions

Intervention1: NIL: NIL Control Intervention1: NIL: NIL

Sponsors

Indian Council of Medical Research
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Children born to women enrolled in the main ACTION III trial (July 2022 to December 5 2024), who survive the first 28 days of life ACTION III trial enrolls pregnant women with high probability of late preterm birth (GA 34+0 weeks-36+6 weeks) 2. Children between 29d to 33 plus 3 months of age (the main trial is following up the mother-infant dyad for 28d post birth) 3. Parents/ caregivers willing for a 33-month follow-up of their children 4. Parents/ caregivers consent for participation of their child in the follow-up study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Children with major congenital anomaly that would preclude accurate assessment of neurodevelopment 2. Children with medical condition that would preclude accurate assessment of neurodevelopment

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Global neurodevelopmental status measured as development-for-age z-score (DAZ) using Global Scales for Early Development at 33 plus or minus 3 months. The GSED-DAZ is a continuous age-adjusted z-score.Timepoint: At 33 plus or minus 3 months of age

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Hearing impairment assessed by Automated Auditory Brainstem Response (AABR) & Diagnostic BERA (if required) Timepoint: Anytime from discharge to 33 plus or minus 3 months of age;Neuromotor Impairment as assessed by Hammersmith Infant Neurological Exam (HINE)Timepoint: At 12 months to 18 months;Global Development impairment as assessed by Bayley Scales of Infant Development (BSID IV) & Global Scales for Early Development- Short Form & Long Form (GSED SF & GSED LF)Timepoint: At 33 plus or minus 3 months of age;Social Communication Impairment as assessed by AIIMS Modified -INCLEN Diagnostic Tool for Autism Spectrum Disorder (INDT-ASD)Timepoint: At 33 plus or minus 3 months of age;Behavioral Impairment as assessed by Child Behavior Checklist- 1 -5 (CBCL)Timepoint: At 33 plus or minus 3 months of age;Clinical diagnosis of Epilepsy assessed by AIIMS Modified -INCLEN Diagnostic Tool for Epilepsy (INCLEN-INDT-EPI)Timepoint: At 33 plus or minus 3 months of age;Visual acuity as assessed by Cardiff Card TestTimepoint: At 33 plus or minus 3 months of age;Death and severe illness requiring hospitalizationTimepoint: Any time after a participant dies during the study;Postnatal growth impairment assessed by Anthropometry: Head Circumference, Height & WeightTimepoint: 29d to 3 months, 12 to 18 months, 33 plus or minus 3 months of age;Catastrophic Healthcare Expenditure (CHE) cases averted by interventionTimepoint: At 33 plus or minus 3 months of age;ImpoverishmentTimepoint: At 33 plus or minus 3 months of age;Equity impactTimepoint: At 33 plus or minus 3 months of age;Out of pocket expenditure averted by interventionTimepoint: At 33 plus or minus 3 months of age;Cost per additional disability-adjusted life year (DALY) gainedTimepoint: At 33 plus or minus 3 months of age;Incremental Cost- Effectiveness Ratio (ICER) for ACSTimepoint: At 33 plus or minus 3 months of age;Caregivers health literacy on the early child neurodevelopmentTimepoint: At 33 plus or minus 3 months of age;Impac

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Shivaprasad S Goudar

KLE Academy of Higher Education and Researchs J N Medical College

sgoudar@jnmc.edu9448126371

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026