Generic Database: A Survey of Morbidity and Mortality in Very Low Birth Weight Infants

NICHD Neonatal Research Network

Summary

The Generic Database (GDB) is a registry of very low birth weight infants born alive in NICHD Neonatal Research Network (NRN) centers. The GDB collects observational baseline data on both mothers and infants, and the therapies used and outcomes of the infants. The information collected is not specific to a disease or treatment (i.e., it is "generic"). Data are analyzed to find associations and trends between baseline information, treatments, and infant outcome, and to develop future NRN trials.

Description

The Generic Database (GDB) is a registry of very low birth weight infants born alive in NICHD Neonatal Research Network (NRN) centers. The purpose is to collect baseline and outcome data in a uniform manner on a large cohort of VLBW and other sick infants admitted to neonatal intensive care units. The GDB collects observational baseline data on both mothers and infants, and the therapies used and outcomes of the infants. The information collected is not specific to a disease or treatment (i.e., it is "generic"). Baseline data is collected soon after admission to the NICU; outcome data is coll…

Eligibility

Age range: Up to 0 years
Sex: All
Healthy volunteers: No

Detailed criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Infants inborn at NICHD NRN centers that are: * 401-1000 grams birth weight, and/or * 20 0/7 to 28 6/7 weeks (\<29 weeks) gestational age * Infants enrolled in one or more additional NICHD NRN interventional trials or time-limited observational studies. For infants that do not meet the inclusion criteria above, inclusion and exclusion criteria for the Generic Database are determined by the criteria for the additional trial(s). In these cases, infants that are larger than 1,000 grams and/or older than 29 weeks may be included in the GDB. Exclusion Criteria: * Infants \>…

Interventions

Other
No Intervention

Locations (31)

University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama
University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Stanford University
Palo Alto, California
University of California at San Diego
San Diego, California
Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns
San Diego, California
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut