Follow-up for some very preterm children during puberty
This study follows children who were born very prematurely to better understand body changes during puberty. It involves follow-up visits and special body-composition measurements to see how growth and health progress over time.
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Who can take part
- You were born before 35 weeks (very premature)
- You were a patient at Nantes University Hospital during the newborn period
- You had a body-composition measurement done at discharge as part of the EPIPOD plan
- You join the study when you are 8 to 14 years old
- Your family agreed to take part (no refusal by parent or child)
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Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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