Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Moderate-late preterm infants (GA 30+0 - 35+6 weeks) without any other significant underlying morbidity
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Underlying other severe respiratory diseases such as bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD); diaphragmatic hernia, other serious cogenital pulmonary disorders; hemodynamic significant cardiac disease; immunodeficiency; severe failure to thirve; birth asphyxia with poor neurological outcome; syndromic or serious congenital disorders
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Total number of physician diagnosed lower RTI and wheezing episodes in the first 18 months of life. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| time to first lower RTI or wheezing episode total number of RTI total number of wheezing episodes distribution of viruses (in case of hospital admission) medication use (bronchodilators, corticosteroids, antibiotics) lung function as measured by expiratory variability index and relation with LRTI/wheezing comparison of expiratory variability index in moderate/late prematurity compared to term cohort (reference cohort from other center) correlation between expiratory variability index and other pulmonary function analyses association between expiratory variability index and number of RTI/wheezing outdoor air quality indoor air quality association between air quality and number of RTI quality of life classification of high-risk patients costs- and cost-effectiveness | — |
Countries
Netherlands