Clinical trials: Neonates and Preterm Infants
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Prematurity
Impact of Extended CPAP on Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
The purpose of this pilot study is to compare if keeping infants on CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) support for an extended period of time until they are 32 weeks corrected gestational age or 1250 grams (approximately…
- Trial name
- NCT05547139
- Testing
- Protocolized weaning of respiratory support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Christiana Care Health Services
Preterm Infant, Umbilical Cord Milking
Effect of Intact Umbilical Cord Milking on Neonatal and First Year Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Very Preterm Infants.
The investigators hypothesise that intact umbilical cord milking (I-UCM) will reduce neonatal morbidity and improve long term neurodevelopmental outcome in very preterm infants.
- Trial name
- Cord-milking (NCT03200301)
- Testing
- Intact Umbilical Cord Milking
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute
Infant Development, Sensory Disorder
The Prechtl's General Movement Assessment, Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination and Sensory Profile-2
In the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), infants encounter many sensory stimuli (excessive noise, bright lights, painful medical applications, etc.) that are not present in the uterus.
- Conditions
- Infant Development, Sensory Disorder, Sensory Processing Disorder, Motor Delay
- Trial name
- highrisk (NCT05217199)
- Testing
- Measurements
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University
Premature Birth of Newborn, Enterocolitis, Necrotizing
A Randomized Controlled Trial Investigating if Antibiotic Use in the First 48 Hours of Life Adversely Impacts the Preterm Infant Microbiome
The purpose of this study is to determine whether antibiotics given immediately after birth alter the development of the developing preterm infant's microbiome, which may further alter overall clinical outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT02477423
- Testing
- Ampicillin, Gentamicins
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn
Antepartum Betamethasone Treatment for Prevention of Respiratory Distress in Infants Born by Elective Cesarean Section
This is a randomized, multicenter, double blind, placebo controlled trial of betamethasone versus a placebo given prior to the mothers at term and near term gestation (>34 and <40 weeks of gestation) who are scheduled to undergo…
- Trial name
- NCT00139256
- Testing
- Betamethasone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Premature; Infant, Light-for-dates, Breastfeeding
Probiotics and Early Microbial Contact in Preterm Neonates
Probiotics are live microbes which, when administered in sufficient amounts, confer a health benefit to the host. According to recent clinical trials, administration of probiotics to very low birth weight infants significantly…
- Trial name
- ProPre (NCT01454661)
- Testing
- LGG, LGG+Bb-12
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy, Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn
Impact of Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy on Neonatal Respiratory Outcomes
Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy is a liver condition in late pregnancy, causing itching and high bile acid levels that return to normal after birth.
- Trial name
- CHOLE-RESP (NCT06679972)
- Where
- Romania
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Preterm
The Effect of Surgical Incision Drep Use in Endotracheal Tube Fixation
It is aimed to minimise both unplanned extubation and skin damage with the surgical incision drep that we will use to fix the endotracheal tube in neonatal preterm infants and to reduce the complications that may develop due to…
- Trial name
- NCT06832553
- Testing
- surgical incision drep
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hasan Kalyoncu University
Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight
Multi-dose Pharmacokinetics and Dose Ranging of Inositol in Premature Infants (INS-2)
This pilot study is a randomized, placebo-controlled, clinical trial to measure changes in blood and urine levels of inositol in premature infants at high risk for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) following repeated doses of…
- Conditions
- Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Infant, Premature
- Trial name
- INS-2 (NCT01030575)
- Testing
- Inositol lower volume, Inositol mid-level volume, Inositol high volume
- Where
- 17 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Neonatal Research Network
Anemia, Iron Deficiency
Effect of Timing of Umbilical Cord Clamping on Anaemia at 8 and 12 Months and Later Neurodevelopment
The investigators plan a study to randomize 540 children in Nepal to early (≤30 seconds) or late (≥180 seconds) clamping of the umbilical cord at birth.
- Conditions
- Anemia, Iron Deficiency, Neonatal Jaundice
- Trial name
- NCT02222805
- Testing
- Early (≤30 seconds) cord clamping, Delayed (≤180 seconds) cord clamping
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 540 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uppsala University
Retinopathy of Prematurity, Myopia
Prematurity and Ophthalmological Changes
Ophthalmological differences in school-aged children with and without a history of retinopathy of prematurity
- Trial name
- NCT06452524
- Testing
- axial length (AU) and anterior chamber depth (ACD), optical coherence tomography (OCT)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 211 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara City Hospital Bilkent
Behavioral Assessment of Children, Early Intervention
PaREnting ProgrAm to Enhance PREterm Infants' Health and Development (PREPARE Trial)
Preterm infants are at high risk of developmental delay or disabilities and they do benefit from early intervention programs. Many programs aiming at improving preterm infants' developmental outcome have been proposed with mixed…
- Trial name
- PREPARE (NCT04783220)
- Testing
- Comprehensive structured parent intervention
- Where
- Lebanon
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- American University of Beirut Medical Center
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
129Xe MRI in Pediatric Population With BPD
Hyperpolarized (HP) gas magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the lungs offers additional information that cannot be obtained with CT scan, the current gold standard for imaging this disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT04035629
- Testing
- MagniXene, hyperpolarized 129Xe MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xemed LLC
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Azithromycin in the Prevention of Lung Injury in Premature Newborn
The introduction of invasive mechanical ventilation in the treatment of preterm infants works as an adjuvant in the treatment of acute respiratory failure, which has resulted in significantly significant survival rates.
- Trial name
- NCT03485703
- Testing
- Azithromycin
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Retinopathy of Prematurity, Diabetic Retinopathy
Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCT-A) in Children (≥ 6 <14 Years of Age)
Comparison of OCTA to conventional imaging modalities for the diagnosis of eye diseases in children
- Trial name
- OCTAC (NCT03399825)
- Testing
- OCT-A
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Low-Birth-Weight Infant, Premature Infants
Analyzer of Human Milk: Applicability in Clinical Practice in Order to Achieve the Best Nutrition for Infants
An observational and prospective study involving about 30 healthy lactating mothers whose preterm infant(s) is/are hospitalized at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit after childbirth and who can provide enough maternal milk (3mL) to be…
- Trial name
- MISTU (NCT02971904)
- Testing
- human milk collection
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Danone Early Life Nutrition Brazil
Neonates, Respiratory Distress
Non-invasive Secondary Respiratory Support in Late Preterm and Term Infants
The aim of the present work is to compare between various modes of non-invasive respiratory support (including NCPAP, NIPPV, and NHFOV) as secondary respiratory support modes in late preterm and term neonates as regards the need…
- Conditions
- Neonates, Respiratory Distress, Non- Invasive Ventilation
- Trial name
- NCT07000071
- Testing
- NCPAP, NIPPV, NHFOV
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alexandria University
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Early Predictors of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Extremely Preterm Infants
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) remains one of the most common complications in extremely preterm infants despite advances in neonatal intensive care.
- Trial name
- EPIRESP (NCT07771387)
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Preterm, Bonding
Effectiveness of Bonding-Based Education Intervention
The study aimed to determine the impact of the Father-Preterm Newborn Bonding Programme (B-PreBAP) on fathers' parenting behaviours, stress levels, and support needs.
- Trial name
- NCT06186453
- Testing
- Father-Preterm Newborn Bonding Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz University
Retinopathy of Prematurity, Retinal Detachment
Efficient Study of ACULAR in Inhibiting Proliferative Retinopathy in Prematurity
The purpose of this study is to test whether ACULAR, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory eye drop medication, can prevent the development of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and/ or decrease its severity.In this study ACULAR will be…
- Conditions
- Retinopathy of Prematurity, Retinal Detachment, Blindness
- Trial name
- ROP (NCT00634972)
- Testing
- ACULAR, REFRESH TEARS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Alabama