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Postnatal head development of the infant head during the first year of life - a longitudinal observational study

Postnatal head development of the infant head during the first year of life - a longitudinal observational study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00022558
Enrollment
70
Registered
2020-08-28
Start date
2018-10-09
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Q67.3

Interventions

Group 1: In healthy newborns, that meet the inclusion criteria, five assessments of the head are performed using stereophotogrammetry to facilitate 3D reconstruction. The first assessment takes place

Sponsors

Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Abteilung für Pädiatrische Kardiologie und Intensivmedizin mit Neonatologie und Pneumologie
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - parental consent - Gestational age 37-42 weeks - no relevant underlying disease

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: General: - Syndromal disease - extensive head deformities - Hydrocephalus - Intraventricular hemorrhage - Premature craniosynostosis of any kind - Neurological or muscular disorder - 5-minute-APGAR <7 - Development of a plagio- oder brachiocephalus during the study - gestational age < 37 weeks - Palliative care For the single measurement: - critical/deteriorating cllinical condition (i.e. severe sepsis, ECMO, PFC) Criteria for study drop out of a single patient: • clinical deterioration without improvement • disclaim of parental consent Criteria for termination of the study: • if there is evicence for risk to patient safety • if the study hypothesis is alreday answered after interim analysis

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Establishing cephalometric standard parameters for head shape and volume in term infants from birth until the first birthday

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactJana Dieks

Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Abteilung für Pädiatrische Kardiologie und Intensivmedizin mit Neonatologie und Pneumologie

jana.dieks@med.uni-goettingen.de0551 39 62580

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 5, 2026