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Characteristics and recognition of sleep disorders in preterm and term infants during the first year of life

Characteristics and recognition of sleep disorders in preterm and term infants during the first year of life

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00028113
Enrollment
525
Registered
2022-03-30
Start date
2022-04-21
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

G47

Interventions

Group 1: Preterm neonates, born in the Universitäts-Frauenklinik Göttingen. During the hospital stay, caregivers and parents will be asked to complete a questionnaire regarding the child´s sleeping ha

Sponsors

Klinik für Pädiatrische Kardiologie, Intensivmedizin und Neonatologie
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Arm 1: Preterm neonates born in the Universität-Frauenklinik Göttingen. - Arm 2: Term neonates born in the Universität-Frauenklinik Göttingen. - Retrospective arm of the study: Preterm and term nenonates born in the Universität-Frauenklinik Göttingen whose parents agreed to the use of their private data for clinical trials within in the latest data protection regulation from the Universitätsmedizin Göttingen. - Further inclusion criteria for all arms: signed declaration of consent by their parents/ custodians.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - For all arms: expected parental emotional instability due to tragic clinical course. - Congenitcal anomalies incl. esophageal atresia, gastroschisis, enteroschisis, Megacystis-microcolon-intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome (MMIHS), duodenal atresia, anal atresia.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Objective and subjective (to the families) examination of the importance of sleepdisorders in premature babies in infancy compared to subjective assessment and perception of health care professionals.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
• Characterisation of sleep disorders compared to published literature. • Identification of risk- and influencing factors of the participants. • Identification of maternal risk- and influencing factors. • Comparison of the assessment and perception of different health care professionals regarding sleep disorders of the participating infants. • Assessment of the relevance of sleep disorders to pediatricians caring for the infants after hospital discharge.

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactJana-Katharina Dieks

Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Klinik für Pädiatrische Kardiologie, Intensivmedizin und Neonatologie

jana.dieks@med.uni-goettingen.de0551-3922550

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026