Plain-English translation of NCT06176950 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Source last updated · Translation generated · How we translate trials
This is a history project, not a treatment trial. Researchers from Rutgers University want to interview healthcare professionals—neonatologists, nurses, social workers, and other staff—who have worked in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). They're interested in learning how advances in medical technology, new scientific discoveries, and changes in patient populations have influenced the way doctors decide when to treat newborns and how their decision-making has shifted over the past 60 years.
There has never been a comprehensive historical study of how neonatal medicine has evolved. Understanding how doctors' thinking, technologies, and patient care decisions have changed over time can help us better understand modern medicine and prepare for future challenges in caring for critically ill newborns.
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If you qualify, a researcher will conduct an interview with you about your career in neonatal care. You'll be asked to discuss the changes you've witnessed in your workplace, how new medical technologies affected treatment decisions, how patient populations changed, and the conversations you had with colleagues and families about when to treat and when treatment might not be helpful. The interview will help create a historical record of how neonatal medicine has developed.
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United States
Enrollment target
~15 participants
Started
October 2022
Primary completion
December 2026
Last updated on clinicaltrials.gov in May 2026.
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Central contact
Johanna Schoen, PhD
Johanna Schoen
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