Clinical trials: Behavior, Infant
Preterm Infant, Motor Activity
Neurobehavioural Development of Infants Born <30 Weeks Gestational Age Between Birth and Five Years of Age
Research question: The primary aim of this study is to compare the prevalence of motor impairment from birth to five years of age between children born <30 weeks and term-born controls, and to determine whether persistent…
- Conditions
- Preterm Infant, Motor Activity, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Developmental Coordination Disorder
- Trial name
- VIBeS-2 (NCT03172104)
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 251 people
- Sponsor
- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Preterm Infant
Executive Functions and Preterm Children in 3 to 4 Year Old
Preterm children have a high risk for neurodevelopmental impairments. The impact on motor functions and neurosensory functions is demonstrated but the incidenceof executive functions is not described for preterm infants.
- Trial name
- NCT03700463
- Testing
- BRIEF parental survey
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 356 people
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
Breast Feeding, Parenting
Doula Home Visiting Randomized Trial
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to examine whether evidence-based home visiting programs enhanced by doula services have effects on positive parenting practices, breastfeeding, and child and maternal health…
- Conditions
- Breast Feeding, Parenting, Child Development, Depression, Postpartum
- Trial name
- NCT01947244
- Testing
- Doula Home Visiting, Case management
- Volunteers
- 312 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Premature
Fecal Calprotectin in Breastfed vs Formula-Fed Preterm Infants and NEC
This prospective observational study aims to evaluate fecal calprotectin levels as an early indicator of necrotizing enterocolitis in preterm infants and to compare levels between breastfed and formula-fed preterm infants at…
- Conditions
- Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Premature, Breast Feeding
- Trial name
- NCT07810543
- Volunteers
- 112 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Breast Feeding, Breast Milk Expression
Stress and Breast Milk Study In the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
The overall goal of this research is to clarify the relationship between reported maternal stress, biological measures of maternal stress, breast milk biomarkers and milk quantity.
- Conditions
- Breast Feeding, Breast Milk Expression, Stress
- Trial name
- NCT03617549
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Breastfeeding
Effectiveness of Well-child Clinics as the "Community" Basis of Step 10 of the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative
A cluster-randomized controlled trial will be conducted in the Democratic Republic of Congo to compare rates of early initiation and exclusive breastfeeding between mothers who give birth in hospitals with the current standard of…
- Trial name
- NCT01428232
- Testing
- implementation of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative, BFHI steps 1-9 +well-child clinic
- Where
- Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 992 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Infant, Premature
The Edmonton Randomised Controlled Trial of NIDCAP - Based Developmental Care
NIDCAP based developmental care is a method of looking after preterm infants that is guided by the infant's behavioural cues, and that actively involves parents in the care of their infant.
- Trial name
- NIDCAP (NCT00552383)
- Testing
- NIDCAP based developmental care
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Preterm Infant, Infant Development
Effects of the Additional Weight on the Reaching Behavior of Pre Term Infants With Low Birth Weight
The effects of additional weight on early motor skills of infants have been increasingly studied. During the reaching behavior, the additional weight has been shown benefits in certain kinematic variables in full term and preterm…
- Conditions
- Preterm Infant, Infant Development, Low Birth Weight
- Trial name
- NCT03405181
- Testing
- Training with additional weight, Training without additional weight
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Brasilia
Mothers Who Have Been Referred for Parenting Support
Mellow Babies - a Pilot Waiting List Trial
This is a mixed-methods study centred on a prospective randomised openlabel blinded endpoint (PROBE) pilot clinical trial with a waitinglist control group.
- Trial name
- NCT02277301
- Testing
- Mellow Babies
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aberdeen
Obesity; Familial, Pregnancy Related
Pre-Pregnancy Weight Loss and Baby Behavior Study
This study will help researchers learn more about how babies respond to bottle nipples with larger or smaller holes. Researchers guess that infants of mothers with obesity who did not lose weight prior to pregnancy will have the…
- Conditions
- Obesity; Familial, Pregnancy Related, Infant Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT06358729
- Testing
- Typical Nipple, Challenging Nipple
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Childhood Obesity
The Healthy Lifestyles Passport Program: a Nutrition Education Program to Prevent Childhood Obesity
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Healthy Lifestyles Passport Program (HLPP) in preventing infant and childhood obesity.
- Trial name
- HLPP (NCT01649115)
- Testing
- Healthy Lifestyles Passport
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center Health Care System
Opioid-Related Disorders, NAS
MOms in REcovery (MORE) Study: Defining Optimal Care
Northern New England has among the highest rates of opioid dependence in the U.S. This region also has among the highest rates of opioid-related deaths in the U.S., with a disproportionate high rate among pregnant women with…
- Conditions
- Opioid-Related Disorders, NAS, Substance Use Disorders, Mental Health
- Trial name
- MORE (NCT04251208)
- Testing
- Observational Study
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,510 people
- Sponsor
- Trustees of Dartmouth College
Perceived Traumatic Childbirth
Emotional Freedom Technique for Perceived Traumatic Childbirth
This randomized controlled trial evaluated the effect of Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) on perceived traumatic childbirth, anxiety, and psychological well-being among women with perceived traumatic childbirth.
- Trial name
- NCT07773298
- Testing
- Emotional Freedom Technique
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 158 people
- Sponsor
- Ümmügülsüm Ulutaş
Growth
The Growth and Development of Breast and Formula Fed Term Asian Infants
Prospective cohort study of breast and formula fed infants in a suburban setting in Jakarta, Indonesia
- Trial name
- NCT01721512
- Testing
- Breastfeeding, Infant formula
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Integrated Community-based Intervention Package, Breastfeeding, Exclusive
An Integrated Community-based Intervention Package in Improving Maternal and Neonatal Health Outcomes
This study aims to improve maternal, neonatal and infant health outcomes through an integrated community-based intervention package in Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia.
- Conditions
- Integrated Community-based Intervention Package, Breastfeeding, Exclusive, Morbidity;Newborn, Complementary Feeding
- Trial name
- ICBIP-MNH) (NCT05517577)
- Testing
- Behaviour Change Communication and Male involvement intervention
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 624 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jimma University
Depression, Cystic Fibrosis
Pilot Trial of Phototherapy for Acute Depression in Hospitalized Cystic Fibrosis Patients
The purpose of this study is to determine whether bright light phototherapy can improve depressive symptoms in hospitalized patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) with subsequent effects on quality of life and illness recovery.
- Trial name
- PHOTO (NCT01822197)
- Testing
- Phototherapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
Rotavirus Vaccine
Randomized, Controlled Single-blind Clinical Study to Assess Vaccine Interchangeability Between RV5 and RV1 Using Seven Combined Anti-rotavirus Prevention Programs
Assess the immunological behavior of children from 2 months of age that receive one out of seven anti-rotavirus vaccination programs: Group 1 (routine schedule with two doses of RV1 - Rotarix plus sterile water) and Group 2…
- Trial name
- NCT02193061
- Testing
- Rotarix, RotaTeq
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 1,498 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Pediatrics, Mexico
Lactation
Baby-Friendly Community Health Services Evaluation
The Norwegian Action Plan on Nutrition aim at increasing the prevalence of breastfeeding. The initiative "Baby-Friendly Community Health Services (BFCHS)" is an initiative to reach this goal.
- Trial name
- NCT01025362
- Testing
- Lactation counseling, Standard care
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 2,032 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Classical Music, Television Show
Observing Infant Feeding Interactions
The objective of the proposed research is to conduct a within-subject experimental study that will assess the effect of environmental distractions on a mothers' ability to recognize and feed in response to infants' feeding cues.
- Trial name
- MFS (NCT02517970)
- Testing
- Technology distraction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
Premature Birth
Feeding and Transition to Home for Preterms at Social Risk
Premature infants are at high risk of suboptimal health and development. This randomized clinical trial evaluated the impact of a developmentally based intervention, H-HOPE (Hospital-home transition: optimizing prematures'…
- Trial name
- H-HOPE (NCT02041923)
- Testing
- H-HOPE, Attention Control
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 198 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago