Project Ice Storm
Project Ice Storm is a longitudinal study that emerged following the Quebec Ice Storm in Canada, designed to examine the long-term effects of prenatal exposure to stress on children’s physical growth, cognitive development, and behavior. Approximately 170 families, in which the mother was pregnant during the January 1998 disaster, were recruited and completed baseline data collection. Subsequent follow-ups were conducted with about 100 families when the children were 6 months, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, and 19 years old. Data analysis is ongoing, though there are currently no plans for additional follow-ups.
Study design
Cohort, Cohort - primary caregiver and child
Number of participants at first data collection
172 (mothers)
172 (children)
Age at first data collection
Varied (mothers)
6 months (children)
Participant year of birth
Varied (mothers)
1998 (children)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1998
Primary Institutions
Douglas Mental Health University Institute (Institut universitaire en santé mentale Douglas)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR, Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada, IRSC)
Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Santé (FRQS)
G.W Stairs Memorial Fund
Healthy minds Canada
March of Dimes
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Medical birth registry
Engagement
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