Clinical trials: Infant, Preterm
Swallow, Preterm Infant
Effect of Kinesio-taping Technique on Oral Feeding in Late Preterm Infants
Difficulty in feeding among late preterm infants is one of the most significant factors contributing to prolonged hospitalization and re-admissions.
- Conditions
- Swallow, Preterm Infant, Newborn, Kinesiotaping
- Trial name
- NCT06208228
- Testing
- Kinesiotaping
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- Ondokuz Mayıs University
Preterm Birth, Neonatal Respiratory Distress
Tandem: Skin-to-skin Transfer From the Delivery Room to the Neonatal Unit
Immediate skin-to-skin contact (SSC) is already standard care for healthy term newborns, but its use for term or preterm newborns requiring admission to neonatal unit (NICU) with or without respiratory support is challenging.
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Neonatal Respiratory Distress, Mother-Infant Interaction
- Trial name
- Tandem (NCT06198478)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 73 people
- Sponsor
- Erasme University Hospital
Preterm Infants
Intraoral Measurement of Pressure in Preterm Infants
The aim of the study is to show pressure curves in the nasopharynx in non-invasively ventilated and spontaneously breathing premature and newborn babies
- Trial name
- NCT04800198
- Testing
- non-invasive ventilation
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University Medical Center Goettingen
Preterm Infants, Clinical Outcome
Influence of a PPMTM on Adherence and Clinical Outcomes Among Preterm Infants With Iron Supplementation
This is a randomised trial on the efficacy of a Pharmacist-led Patient-Centered Medication Therapy Management on clinical outcomes among preterm infants born before 32 weeks gestation with iron supplementation.
- Conditions
- Preterm Infants, Clinical Outcome, Pharmaceutical Care
- Trial name
- NCT04740515
- Testing
- pharmacists involved PPMTM
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 236 people
- Sponsor
- Shaoxing Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital
Preterm Infant, Full-term Infant
A Novel Parent Education Program for Early Intervention
One in ten infants born in the USA is born preterm before 37 weeks of gestation and 50% of those will have motor and cognitive delays requiring intervention at school age.
- Trial name
- NCT04266717
- Testing
- Baby Play Intervention, Milestone Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Delaware
Preterm Infant
AEEG in Pre-term Infants
Amplitude integrated encephalography (aEEG) is a monitor that measures brain activity by attaching leads to a baby's head, and is used routinely in term babies who have brain injury because of a difficult birth.
- Trial name
- AEEG (NCT04008498)
- Testing
- AEEG brain monitoring
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Very Low Birth Weight Infant, Very Preterm Maturity of Infant
USCOM Parameters in Preterm Infants: Reference Ranges
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the feasibility of hemodynamic measurement by the UltraSonic Cardiac Output Monitor (USCOM) in very preterm or very-low-birth-weight infants.
- Trial name
- NCT05961657
- Testing
- Hemodynamic measurements by USCOM
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori
Preterm Infant
The Calming Effect of Vanilla Odor on Preterm Infant Without Mother's Breast Milk Feeding
Pain is a frequent occurrence during the early life of premature newborns. Studies on the short term effects of pain, and potential for long-term ones, have shown that pain affects various physiological and behaviorial…
- Trial name
- VANILLE (NCT03626974)
- Testing
- Venipuncture, Diffuser spreading odor
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Preterm, Motor
Investigation of the Effectiveness of Environmental Enrichment-Based Intervention in Preterm Infants
The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness the HEP (Homeostasis-Enrichment-Plasticity) approach, which based upon the principles of enriched environment (EE) and ecological theories of development on preterm…
- Conditions
- Preterm, Motor, Development, Infant, Therapy
- Trial name
- NCT05261503
- Testing
- HEP, Traditional Phsical Therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Preterm, Infant ALL
Effects of Touch on Brain Connectivity and Metabolic Biomarkers in Preterm Infants
Improving the quality of life of preterm children by 2035 is the top priority of worldwide health organisations, including the WHO.
- Conditions
- Preterm, Infant ALL, Premature, Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05853991
- Testing
- osteopathic manipulative treatment, Active comparator
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Come Collaboration
Preterm Infants
Impact of Early Oral Stimulation on Reducing Cardiorespiratory Events and Transition to Oral Feeding in Preterm Infants
To assess whether an oral stimulation program, before the introduction of oral feeding, enhances the cardiorespiratory manifestations (episodes of oxygen désaturations, and/or apnea- bradycardia), and the oral feeding…
- Trial name
- NCT01116765
- Testing
- no stimulation of the oral structure, stimulation of the oral structure
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Breastfeeding, Preterm Infant
The Effect of the SNS-Based Feeding on Transition to Exclusive Breastfeeding in Preterm Infants
This study investigated the effect of the Supplemental Nursing System (SNS)-based feeding on the time to transition to exclusive breastfeeding, sucking success, and the time to discharge in preterm infants
- Conditions
- Breastfeeding, Preterm Infant, Sucking Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT05815706
- Testing
- MEDELA Supplemental nursing system
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medeniyet University
Visual Preference With and Without Mask in Term Infant, Visual Preference With and Without Mask in Preterm Infant
Face Perception and Impact of Surgical Masks in Preterm Infants
The preferences to masked and unmasked faces is relevant for premature newborns, since Covid-19, most of the faces that surround them during their hospitalization are masked.
- Trial name
- Premask (NCT05790187)
- Testing
- Presentation of differents face pictures
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Pulmonary Hypertension, Preterm Infant
Registry of Preterm Newborns With Severe Pulmonary Hypertension
The purpose of this prospective research registry is to collect data on treatment strategies and outcomes for premature newborns with severe pulmonary hypertension (PH).
- Trial name
- NCT03310346
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 232 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Preterm Infant, Effect of Drugs
Zinc Supplementation In Very Low Birth Weight Infants-A Randomised Controlled Trial
Zinc (Zn) is a structural component of human body and is a crucial element for a wide variety of cascades that take place in almost all organ systems.
- Conditions
- Preterm Infant, Effect of Drugs, Zinc Deficiency Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05311540
- Testing
- Zinc Sulfate
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 195 people
- Sponsor
- Zekai Tahir Burak Women's Health Research and Education Hospital
Preterm Birth Complication, Cerebral Palsy
Validity and Reliability of Specific Test of Early Infant Motor Performance (STEP) Version 3.0
Cerebral palsy and other neuromotor disorders are more common in babies born preterm (<37 weeks of gestation), due to various biological and environmental risk factors and the risk increases as the gestational age decreases.
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth Complication, Cerebral Palsy, Infant, Premature, Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT05624541
- Testing
- Measurements
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Early Skin-to-skin Contact, Psychological Distress
Effects of the Couplet Care in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
This is a quasi-experimental before and after intervention study taking place in the level III NICU of Turku University Hospital in Finland to evaluate the effects of the Couplet Care, a care model which provides maternal and…
- Conditions
- Early Skin-to-skin Contact, Psychological Distress, Parenting, Preterm Infant
- Trial name
- NCT05655104
- Testing
- Couplet Care
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Procedural Pain, Preterm Infants
Parental Involvement in Pain Reducing Measures
This pilot study was conceptualised to determine the feasibility of involving parents via facilitated tucking or observing during painful procedures and to measure change in parental stress and infant pain.
- Conditions
- Procedural Pain, Preterm Infants, Parents
- Trial name
- NCT05656677
- Testing
- Passive parental involvement, Active parental involvement
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Preterm Infant, Respiratory Insufficiency Syndrome of Newborn
Non-invasive Respiratory Support in Preterm Infants
Lungs of babies born early are not fully developed and they often need a machine to help them breathe. The traditional approach to provide this support is with a breathing tube passed into the windpipe.
- Conditions
- Preterm Infant, Respiratory Insufficiency Syndrome of Newborn, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
- Trial name
- NOVEL (NCT03512158)
- Testing
- Non-invasive respiratory support mode
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster Children's Hospital
Preterm Infants
Light/Dark Cycle Promotes Weight Gain in Preterm Infants
The study focuses on the use of light/dark alternation as chronotherapy to prevent deterioration and reduce morbidity and mortality in premature patients, as well as favoring circadian alteration after birth, which should lead…
- Trial name
- NCT05230706
- Testing
- Cephalic helmet
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico