Survey on the Clinical Use of Recombinant Human Erythropoietin in VLBW and ELBW Infants (NSEPO)

Southern University of Science and Technology

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Erythropoietin; Infant; Surveys and Questionnaires

Treatments: Other: not use of any intervention

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05372211

Shenzhen NICUs

Details and patient eligibility

About

Recombinant human erythropoietin (rhEPO) has been shown to effectively and safely prevent the anemia of prematurity and to reduce the transfusion need in very low birth weight (VLBW) and extremly low birth weight (ELBW) infants and has been licensed for this indication in Europe in 1997. The objective of the study was to obtain information on the use or nonuse of rhEPO in neonatal units in China.

Full description

The survey was developed by a team of neonatologists at Shenzhen People's hospital . The survey consisted of 26 questions covering three areas: the characteristics of the survey respondents, the use of rhEPO in VLBW and ELBW infants , and other related questions. The questionnaire was presented in the Questionnaire Star format (https://www.wjx.cn/, Hangzhou Oway Medical Technology,Changsha, China). we plan to conduct a cross-sectional survey through the Neonatal Professional Committee of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association WeChat platform. The questionnaire is going to be distributed to nearly 500 representative neonatologists and pediatricians from general hospitals, maternity and infant hospitals, and children's hospitals across the country. Furthermore, this study was approved by the ethics committee of the Shenzhen People's Hospital.

Enrollment: 500 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

neonatologists and pediatricians from general hospitals, maternity and infant hospitals, and children's hospitals across China

Exclusion criteria

neonatologists and pediatricians from same hospitals

Trial design

500 participants in 3 patient groups

General hospital group

Description:

Questionnaires collected from general hospitals in China

Treatment:

Other: not use of any intervention

Maternity and infant hospital group

Description:

Questionnaires collected from Maternity and infant hospitals in China

Treatment:

Other: not use of any intervention

Children's hospital

Description:

Questionnaires collected from Children's hospitals in China

Treatment:

Other: not use of any intervention