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Epigenetic identification of immune cell populations in preterm infants

Epigenetic identification of immune cell populations in preterm infants

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00039822
Enrollment
25
Registered
2026-03-31
Start date
2026-05-11
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-01

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

Conditions

immune system, prematurity

Interventions

Group 1: Preterm infants <32 weeks of gestational age who are being treated at the University Medical Center Freiburg, Department of Neonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care, and who undergo a blood d
the results will be compared with those from the initial analysis.

Sponsors

Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Institut für Infektionsprävention und Krankenhaushygiene
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
No minimum to 7 Days

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Prematurity <32 weeks postmenstrual age

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Lack of informed consent by legal gaurdians

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Concordance of the relative counts of the immune cell populations assessed by FACS and epigenetic PCR.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Stability of dried blood spots for epigenetic immune-cell analyses (12 months)

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactMartin Kuntz

Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Klinik für Allgemeine Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Sektion Neonatologie und pädiatrische Intensivmedizin

martin.kuntz@uniklinik-freiburg.de+4927043000

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026