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Lead
Stefania La Grutta, MD
The PRE-AR project is a longitudinal observational study. The primary objective is the assessment of lung function parameters in late preterm preschool children.
Pulmonary function tests will be performed.
Age
3–5
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Case group
Premature birth \< 37 weeks
5 years old ≤ Age ≥ 3 years old
Control group
Full-term birth
5 years old ≤ Age ≥ 3 years old
You may not be if
Pulmonary bronchodysplasia (BDP)
Acute respiratory infection
Immunological and metabolic system disease
Malformation of upper respiratory tract
Topical or systemic therapies, with antibiotics, antihistaminics and corticosteroids, in the previous 30 days
Patients with neurological pathologies
Patients that are not able to perform the lung function tests
