Clinical trials: Behavior, Infant
Crying, Fussy Infant (Baby)
An In-home Observational Study to Compare Infant Crying and Fussing Parameters Documented by the LENA Recorder With Those Documented Via Parental E-diaries
This is a in-home observational study of 12 healthy term infants of ≤15 weeks of age to compare infant crying and fussing parameters documented by the LENA recorder with those documented via parental e-diaries
- Trial name
- LENUS (NCT03390348)
- Testing
- LENA Recorder
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Danone Asia Pacific Holdings Pte, Ltd.
ADHD - Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity
Clinical Study of Non-invasive 40-Hz Audiovisual Stimulation Guided by Gamma EEG Monitoring for Promoting Perioperative Brain Function Recovery in Children
Exposure to general anesthesia during early brain development has emerged as an important risk factor for long-term attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)-like behaviors and learning difficulties in school-aged children.
- Trial name
- NCT07719465
- Testing
- 40-Hz non-invasive synchronized audiovisual stimulation
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University
Preterm Infant, Feeding Behavior
A Cue-based Developmental Approach Toward the Preterm Infants During Feeding Transition Period
The coordination of sucking, swallowing, and breathing during the transition from gavage to oral feeding is a challenge for preterm infants.
- Conditions
- Preterm Infant, Feeding Behavior, Feeding Patterns
- Trial name
- NCT03755999
- Testing
- The premature infant oral motor intervention (PIOMI)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- National Cheng-Kung University Hospital
Perioperative Complication
A Pilot Study of the Effects of 4 vs 3 Hours of Preoperative Fasting in Breast-feeding Infants
In the new guideline from ESAIC breast-feeding should be encouraged until 3 hours before anesthesia. This recommendation was based mainly on gastric emptying studies in neonates with small sample sizes and single center…
- Trial name
- BMRCT (NCT05573165)
- Testing
- 3 hours of preoperative fasting for breast milk, 4 hours of preoperative fasting for breast milk
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Uppsala University Hospital
Intensive Care, Neonatal, Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Breastfeeding Infants Receiving Respiratory Support Trial
The purpose of this study is to assess whether two methods of breathing support in babies called 'Humidified High-Flow Nasal Cannula' oxygen (HHFNC) and 'nasal Continuous Positive Airways Pressure' (nCPAP) are compatible with…
- Conditions
- Intensive Care, Neonatal, Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Continuous Positive Airway Pressure, Breast Feeding
- Trial name
- BIRRST (NCT02999165)
- Testing
- Breast feeding, Nasogastric feeding
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Hyperbilirubinemia, Neonatal
Effect of Early Limited Formula on Total Serum Bilirubin Among Newborns With Hyperbilirubinemia
The investigators propose to conduct an exploratory pilot study, enrolling 30 exclusively breastfeeding newborns 36-96 hours of age, whose Total Serum Bilirubin (TSB) is within 0.1-3 mg/dl of the American Academy of Pediatrics…
- Trial name
- NCT01330667
- Testing
- Nutramigen Infant Formula
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Gut Microbiota and Sleep in Infants
Infant Sleep Behaviour and Gut Microbacteria
The overarching study aim is to evaluate the development of sleep behavior and gut microbiota (GMB), and their potential interaction, during the vulnerable period of the first year of life.
- Trial name
- SDEGU (NCT02836119)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Postpartum Depression, Parenting
Social Media Intervention for Postpartum Depression
This study is intended to compare the acceptability and feasibility and explore outcomes related to two different formats of a parenting program for mothers with postpartum depressive symptoms.
- Trial name
- NCT02355067
- Testing
- Social Media Intervention, Traditional In-Person Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding, Exclusive
Providing Postnatal Breastfeeding Support Through the Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program
The Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP) aims to improve birth outcomes among Canadian women in challenging life circumstances, including those who are adolescents, newcomers, low-income or single mothers.
- Conditions
- Breastfeeding, Breastfeeding, Exclusive, Infant Nutrition, Complementary Feeding
- Trial name
- PINSTEP-4 (NCT03589963)
- Testing
- Postnatal Lactation Support
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 151 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Prematurity, Very Preterm Maturity of Infant
Sleep in SNOO Smart Sleeper Bassinet in Preterm Infants
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare sleeping in a SNOO Smart Sleeper bassinet (SNOO) with sleeping in traditional bassinet conditions in premature infants. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT05711927
- Testing
- SNOO Smart Sleeper, Traditional bassinet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Bottle Feeding, Premature
The Impact of Positioning on Bottle-feeding in Preterm Infants. A Comparative Study PMMHHRI-2018/V/9-SZB
One of the challenges of modern neonatology is to identify the right and effective method that can improve oral feeding. Optimal feeding position may contribute to improving the quality and safety of bottle-feeding in premature…
- Trial name
- NCT04773613
- Testing
- Experimental SLP, Experimental SEP
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Polish Mother Memorial Hospital Research Institute
Preterm, Feeding Behavior
Feeding Readiness and Oral Feeding Success in Preterm Infants
To examine the effects of sensorimotor interventions applied to in preterm infants on readiness for feeding and oral feeding success.
- Conditions
- Preterm, Feeding Behavior, Enteral Feeding Intolerance
- Trial name
- NCT04946045
- Testing
- Sensorimotor Interventions (Tactile/Kinesthetic Stimulation+Nonnutritive Sucking)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pamukkale University
Breastfeeding, Infant Development
Effectiveness of an Early Nutrition Program on Promoting Breastfeeding and Optimizing Infant Growth and Diet Quality
Effective early life programs that reduce the long-term non-communicable diseases (NCDs) risk could bring great economic benefits to the society.
- Trial name
- NCT03493594
- Testing
- Nutrition education program
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
tAN to Mitigate Withdrawal Behaviors in Neonates
This first in-human-neonates, open-label pilot trial is designed to determine whether use of tAN in newborns with NOWS receiving oral morphine allows for faster weaning of morphine and decrease morphine use altogether.
- Trial name
- NCT04588519
- Testing
- Spark Biomedical Roo Transcutaneous Auricular Neurostimulation (tAN) System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Spark Biomedical, Inc.
Healthy
Assess the Effects of Infant Formula on Infant Stool Characteristics, Behaviour and Parental Experience in Everyday Situations
A prospective, multi-country, open label study to describe the stool characteristics and behaviour as well as the parents' experience in infants receiving a recently launched infant formula in a real life situation.
- Trial name
- NCT02911454
- Testing
- Infant formula
- Where
- 16 sites in Austria, Poland and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 252 people
- Sponsor
- Nutricia Research
Smoking
Prevention of Postpartum Smoking Relapse in Mothers of Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
The investigators hypothesized that an enriched focus on mother-infant bonding during a newborn's hospitalization in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit would reduced the rate maternal postpartum smoking relapse and would prolong…
- Trial name
- NCT01131156
- Testing
- Smoking Relapse Prevention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Healthy
Music to Enhance Auditory Encoding in Young Children
The current pilot randomized control trial (RCT) examines whether active music participation enhances the encoding of speech in the neural auditory system which in turn leads to better language development in infants and…
- Trial name
- NCT04598438
- Testing
- Music behavioral early intervention program, Arts and crafts early enhancement program
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Bottle Feeding
The Effect of the Usage of Squeezable vs Standard Bottles After Cleft Palate Surgery on the Feeding Process of Infants
This study aims to examine the effect of the usage of squeezable bottles and standard bottles on the feeding process of infants with CLP after cleft palate surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT05062798
- Testing
- Standart bottle, Squeezable bottle
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Acibadem University
Breast Feeding
Newborn Feeding and Infant Phenotype
Breast feeding is believed to be beneficial to long-term health but how these effects are mediated is unknown. I suggest that this may be through effects on body composition and metabolism.
- Trial name
- NCT02033005
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 124 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Infant Pain Management, Parent-driven Pain Management
Parents as Pain Management in Swedish Neonatal Care
Parents are a valuable but underused resource in neonatal pain management. In the Nordic countries, family-centred neonatal care has come a long way in welcoming and including parents in the everyday care of their infant.
- Trial name
- NCT04341194
- Testing
- Parent-driven pain management with skin-to-skin contact, Parent-driven pain management with skin-to-skin contact/breastfeeding/parental singing
- Where
- 4 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 225 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Värmland County Council, Sweden