The WIND Study received funding from the National Institutes of Health to conduct a simple in-person visit with each participant when they are about 3 ½ years old. The WIND Study team will be in touch with you in the months ahead with more information about this […]
Read more →While we’re still recruiting new participants from six hospitals across the US, we’d like to share a few statistics about the children in the WIND study. Conducting follow-up interviews for 834 children Initial recruitment from 17 different U.S. hospitals Boys: 502; Girls: 332 Currently living in 29 […]
Read more →We recently analyzed some initial study data, and we wanted to share with you some interesting facts about your fellow WIND Study participants! Here’s some basic info: the median age of children when they joined the study was 3 months old, and in fact most were younger […]
Read more →During your child’s initial hospitalization (the one during which he or she was enrolled in the study) we collected mucus in order to test it for viruses. We will compare the virus(es) your child had in the hospital with other respiratory viruses that your child may have […]
Read more →The WIND Study is gearing up to begin its second year of recruitment! Starting November first, we will start enrolling more children and families– and this year we’ll be recruiting from 10 more hospitals across the US. You can see the full list of participating hospitals here.
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