Future fund supports clinical trial on steroid use for pre-term babies
University of Adelaide researchers have been awarded more than $3 million from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) to conduct a clinical trial to help determine the most beneficial dose of steroids for babies born pre-term.
The trial will analyse the effects of a single dose of corticosteroids for babies at risk of pre-term birth, compared to the conventional treatment of two doses of corticosteroids administered 24 hours apart and within seven days of birth.