Penn/CHOP neonatal clinical center for newborn care and follow-up
Clinical Center for NICHD/Neonatal Research Network
This center brings together NICUs and follow-up clinics at Penn and CHOP to improve care and long-term outcomes for sick or preterm newborns.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Pennsylvania NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Philadelphia, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11312714 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
If your baby is cared for at Penn/CHOP, this center enrolls infants from several level III and IV NICUs into network trials and long-term follow-up studies. The team coordinates recruitment, data collection, and follow-up visits around 18–26 months corrected age to track development. They run randomized and observational studies across the Neonatal Research Network and help bring new hospitals into the network. Families work with research coordinators and clinicians for consent, sample collection when applicable, and ongoing check-ins as their child grows.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal candidates are newborns cared for in NICUs—especially preterm or critically ill infants—whose families are willing to enroll and participate in scheduled follow-up visits.
Not a fit: Healthy full-term infants not admitted to a NICU or families who decline enrollment or follow-up visits are unlikely to receive direct benefit from this center's studies.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could lead to safer treatments and better long-term developmental outcomes for preterm and sick newborns.
How similar studies have performed: The Neonatal Research Network has a long record of trials and follow-up studies that have influenced neonatal care, so this work builds on proven approaches.
Where this research is happening
Philadelphia, United States
- University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Demauro, Sara Bonamo — University of Pennsylvania
- Study coordinator: Demauro, Sara Bonamo
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.