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The CIRCA DIEM Study is a clinical research study being coordinated by the Chronobiology Team at The Kids Research Institute Australia, who are based in Perth, Western Australia and involving research teams from around the world.
Jane Pillow BMedSci (Dist) MBBS, PhD (Dist) FRACP Head, Developmental Chronobiology jane.pillow@thekids.org.au Head, Developmental Chronobiology
Since the first description of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), multiple definitions to diagnose BPD and its grading have been published. Several studies have compared the predictive performance of these definitions for long-term outcomes. The objective was to identify the BPD definition with the optimal predictive performance for long-term respiratory and neurological outcomes in preterm infants.
The CIRCA DIEM study is a multicentre, prospective, open, blinded end-point (PROBE) parallel controlled study which aims to compare long term neuro-developmental outcomes of premature babies cared for in a cycled environment to premature babies who receive routine care in a non-cycled environment.
The CIRCA DIEM Study is a multicentre study, involving several different hospital sites across Australia. Here, you can find out more about which hospitals recruit babies into the CIRCA DIEM Study.
The CIRCA DIEM Study is a clinical research study being coordinated by the Chronobiology Team at Telethon Kids Institute, who are based in Perth, Western Australia and involving research teams from around the world.