Extremely Preterm Birth and Development of the Central Nervous System (KeKeKe )
The KeKeKe study aimed to investigate the outcomes of infants born before 28 weeks of gestation, referred to as extremely preterm (EPT). Between 2006 and 2008, the study recruited EPT infants from the neonatal intensive care unit of Helsinki University Hospital in Helsinki, Finland, shortly after birth. 85 EPT infants were recruited into the study. Participants were followed up when they reached term age or the date when they would have been at 40 weeks of gestation, at 2 years of corrected age and at 6 years of corrected age.
Study design
Cohort - birth, Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
85 (participants)
Age at first data collection
Birth (participants)
Participant year of birth
2006 - 2008 (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2006
Primary Institutions
Helsinki University Hospital (Helsingin seudun yliopistollinen keskussairaala, HUCH)
University of Helsinki (Helsingin yliopisto)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Arvo and Lea Ylppö Foundation (Arvo ja Lea Ylppö Säätiö)
Finnish Foundation for Paediatric Research (Lastentautien tutkimussäätiö)
Finnish Medical Foundation (Suomen Lääketieteen Säätiölle)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
- Medical birth registry
Engagement
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