By InvitationNot Applicable

Prenatal Exposure Effects Psychophysiology Study

United States150 participantsStarted 2008-07

Plain-language summary

The purpose of the study is to understand the biology and behavior of early mother-infant attachment, and to investigate how it may be affected by prenatal substance exposures. The investigators are interested in how drugs such as cocaine, alcohol, marijuana and cigarette smoking affect both mother and baby.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 45 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * During pregnancy, mother has used any of the following: * cocaine * marijuana and/or alcohol but not cocaine * nicotine (smoked cigarettes) * no drugs during pregnancy * Mother is pregnant or no more than 4 weeks postpartum Exclusion Criteria: * Mother has cardiovascular disease * Delivery before 36 weeks or later than 42 weeks gestation * Birth weight less than 5.5 lbs * Baby was a multiple birth

What they're measuring

Determine the effect of prenatal cocaine exposure on the neonatal brain. ventricular volumes

Timeframe: 2 to 4 weeks of age

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01134770

SponsorUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2027-01

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