Nutrition in Early Life and Asthma (NELA)
NELA was designed to investigate the developmental influences responsible for asthma and related phenotypes. Recruited participants were Caucasian and Spanish-origin pregnant women aged 18 - 45 from Murcia in south-eastern Spain who were attending the Virgen de la Arrixaca University Clinical Hospital of Murcia for a routine 19 - 22-week foetal anatomy scan for a singleton pregnancy. At baseline, over 730 women and 720 babies were enrolled in the study. Pregnant women were followed at 24 and 32 weeks gestation and delivery. After birth, infants were followed up at 3 months, 18 months, 5 years, and 7 years.
Study design
Cohort - primary caregiver and child, Cohort - birth
Number of participants at first data collection
738 (pregnant women)
720 (babies)
Age at first data collection
18 - 45 years (pregnant women)
Birth (babies)
Participant year of birth
Varied (pregnant women)
2015 - 2018 (babies)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2015
Primary Institutions
Biomedical Research Institute of Murcia (El Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria Pascual Parrilla, IMIB)
University of Murcia (Universidad de Murcia)
Virgen de la Arrixaca University Hospital
Links
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Carlos III Health Institute (Instituto de Salud Carlos III, ISCIII)
Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER)
Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades)
Seneca Foundation – Regional Agency for Science and Technology
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Activity log (e.g. food, sleep, exercise)
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Physical environment assessment (e.g. pollution, mould)
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
Engagement
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