Effective Perinatal Intensive Care In Europe
Initiatives
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The EPICE project aimed to:
1. Build an empirical knowledge base about how scientific evidence is translated into health service provision in maternity and neonatal units by:
* measuring the use of key medical interventions in clinical settings;
* studying the factors associated with adoption of evidence based medical interventions;
* providing updated information on the effectiveness of medical practices.
2. Identify catalysts for the uptake of evidence-based practices in units and on the regional level.
3. Develop strategies to achieve change in the delivery of perinatal health care with the participation of front-line clinicians, researchers and policy makers
- Start Year
- 2011
- End Year
- 2021
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Design
- Study design
- Population cohort
- Follow Up
- Follow-up assessment at 2 years of age was carried out to obtain information on long term health outcomes in the children included in the cohort. Parents filled in a questionnaire on their children’s growth, motor and cognitive development and health. This follow-up enabled to assess effectiveness of different medical practices and policies by comparing outcomes in terms of survival free from major morbidities at 2 years of age.
Marker Paper
Zeitlin J, Maier RF, Cuttini M, Aden U, Boerch K, Gadzinowski J, Jarreau PH, Lebeer J, Norman M, Pedersen P, Petrou S, Pfeil JM, Toome L, van Heijst A, Van Reempts P, Varendi H, Barros H, Draper ES; EPICE and SHIPS Research Group. Cohort Profile: Effective Perinatal Intensive Care in Europe (EPICE) very preterm birth cohort. Int J Epidemiol. 2020 Apr 1;49(2):372-386. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyz270.
PUBMED 32031620
Recruitment
- Sources of Recruitment
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- Families
- Other : Preterm infants
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 10,329
- Number of participants with biosamples
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Availability of access information
On the study website : https://www.epiceproject.eu/en/