Clinical trials: Neonatology
Premature Birth, Brain Injuries
Adding Motion to Contact: A New Model for Low-cost Family Centered Very-early Onset Intervention in Very Preterm-born Infants
This project is a Randomised Clinical Trial that includes a tactile-kinesthetic somatosensory stimulation or family centred education intervention with families of preterm infants at risk for sensori-motor disorders.
- Trial name
- NTM (NCT05542108)
- Testing
- Multisensory Stimulation and Family Education Group, Family Education Only Group (FEG)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pisa
Prematurity
Early Hospital Discharge Program in Neonatology
Early discharge of premature infants from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit will have substantial benefits: (i) diminish parental stress; (ii) increase parental - child bonding; (iii) diminish medical complications derived from…
- Trial name
- EDNEO (NCT00569608)
- Testing
- Early Discharge
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Fundacion Para La Investigacion Hospital La Fe
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn
LISA vs Endotracheal Surfactant in Preterm Neonates: A Lung Ultrasound Distribution Study
This prospective, non-randomized, unblinded pilot study evaluates and compares the intrapulmonary distribution of exogenous surfactant in preterm neonates when administered via Less Invasive Surfactant Administration (LISA)…
- Trial name
- LISA-Ven-LUS (NCT07514481)
- Testing
- surfactant administration by ETT, surfactant administration by thin catheter
- Where
- Qatar
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Hamad General Hospital
Neonates
Body Composition Assessment in Healthy Full-term Neonates by Anthropometry, Air Displacement Plethysmography and Multiple-frequency Bio-impedance Analysis
Low birth weight and prematurity are associated with adverse metabolic outcome in adult life. Yet it remains to be determined whether this outcome is the consequence of the low birth weight per se, or of the catch up growth…
- Trial name
- NCT00890344
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
Neonatology, Perinatal Distress Syndrome
Evaluation of Semi-rigid and Flexible Catheters for Less Invasive Surfactant Administration in Preterm Infants
The overall aim of this study is to determine the differences between two surfactant administration catheters in preterm infants.
- Trial name
- NCT05024435
- Testing
- Surfactant Administration
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Salzburger Landeskliniken
Prematurity of Fetus, Low Birth Weight Baby
Daily Skin-to-Skin Contact Duration in Preterm and Low Birth Weight Infants Admitted to a Kangaroo Care Unit
Kangaroo Mother Care promotes prolonged skin-to-skin contact between newborns and their parents. Although this practice is routinely encouraged in Kangaroo Care Units, the daily duration of skin-to-skin contact varies…
- Trial name
- PAP-UK (NCT07747870)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier de Valenciennes
Hemodynamic Instability
An Optical Neuro-monitor of Cerebral Oxygen Metabolism and Blood Flow for Neonatology
Feasibility trial on the use of a hybrid optical device integrating time-resolved near-infrared spectroscopy (TRS) and diffuse correlation spectroscopy (DCS) for measurement of cerebral oxygen metabolism and blood flow in…
- Trial name
- BabyLux (NCT02815618)
- Testing
- BabyLux Neuro-monitor
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark, Italy
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Gorm Greisen
Neonatology
Vermont Oxford Network Very Low Birth Weight Database
Vermont Oxford Network maintains a database for live born infants <=1500 grams or <=29 weeks gestational age who are born at participating hospitals or admitted to them within 28 days of birth, regardless of where in the hospital…
- Trial name
- VON VLBW (NCT01825499)
- Testing
- Registry
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60,000 people
- Sponsor
- Vermont Oxford Network
Nephrocalcinosis, Preterm Infant
The Incidence and the Risk Factors of Nephrocalcinosis in Very Preterm Infants
The study aims to assess the incidence and the risk factors of nephrocalcinosis in very preterm infants using patient data collected during hospitalisation at the Neonatology Centre.
- Trial name
- NCT04382976
- Where
- Lithuania
- Volunteers
- 171 people
- Sponsor
- Vilnius University
Prematurity
Effect of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment on Length of Stay in Preterms
The use of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) in preterm infants has been documented and results from previous studies suggest the association between OMT and length of stay (LOS) reduction, as well as significant…
- Trial name
- NCT01544257
- Testing
- osteopathic manipulative treatment, Usual care
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- European Institute for Evidence Based Osteopathic Medicine
NEC
Bovine Colostrum in Prevention of Necrotizing Enterocolitis and Sepsis in Very Low Birth Weight Neonates
Primary Aim: The aim of this study is to investigate the efficacy of bovine colostrum in prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and sepsis in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants.
- Trial name
- NCT04886674
- Testing
- bovine colostrum
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Neonatal Infection
Impact of a Multi-infusion Strategy in Neonatology on the Rate of Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infections
The management of premature infants hospitalized in neonatal units requires the simultaneous intravenous (IV) infusion of several drugs and parenteral nutrition solutions, when oral administration is impossible or unsuitable.
- Trial name
- EDELVAISS (NCT06656104)
- Testing
- Reference strategy, Experimental strategy
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 569 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Retinopathy of Prematurity
Oral Propranolol Improve Retinopathy of Prematurity Outcomes in Very Preterm Infants
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a major cause of blindness and visual impairment in children in both developing and developed countries around the world.
- Trial name
- NCT02977000
- Testing
- Propranolol
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Huiqing Sun
Vascular Access Devices, Vascular Access
Impact of a Long Peripheral Venous Catheter Protocol in Pediatric and Neonatal Care
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of a training intervention aimed at nursing personnel on the appropriateness of the indication of long peripheral venous catheters in candidate pediatric and neonatal patients…
- Conditions
- Vascular Access Devices, Vascular Access, Vascular Access Complication
- Trial name
- NCT07870876
- Testing
- Training program on long peripheral catheter insertion
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de la Fundación Jiménez Díaz
Lung Disease, Brain Injury
Genomics, Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs), and Clinical Neonatology
This research seeks to establish a neonatal DNA Tissue Bank to find out if differences in small segments of DNA predispose babies to Chronic Lung Disease (CLD), Periventricular Brain Injury (PVI), Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)…
- Conditions
- Lung Disease, Brain Injury, Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Respiratory Failure
- Trial name
- NCT00315263
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Pre-Term
Modelling Weight Reference Centiles for Preterm Infants
The aim of this study is to model longitudinal data at NICU of Assuit University Children Hospital to create predictive growth charts for weight in preterm infants from birth till discharge, that take into account the differing…
- Trial name
- NCT04333121
- Testing
- weight
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Perinatal Care
Effects of Hydrotherapy in Pain and Quality of Sleep's Cycles in Preterm Newborn on Neonatal Intensive Care Units
Researchers suggest that the protection of the cycles of sleep is essential for neurodevelopment, learning, memory and preservation of brain plasticity to the individual's life.
- Trial name
- hydrotherapy (NCT00785837)
- Testing
- Aquatic Physical Therapy
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Luterana do Brasil
Neonatal Critical Care
Palliative Care in Maternity and Neonatology
Palliative care is now an accepted principle in most maternity and neonatology wards, however not much is known about its psychological and social consequences on families.
- Trial name
- VESPAN (NCT04619901)
- Testing
- Semi-structured interviews, Questionnaire, following Scales
- Where
- 4 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Lille
Neonatal Hypoglycemia
Comparing Heel Stick Glucoses in Neonates
Newborn babies can develop low blood sugar (glucose) which can lead to brain injury and poor developmental outcomes. Therefore, it is important to accurately measure the blood glucose in babies.
- Trial name
- CHECK IN (NCT04811612)
- Testing
- Warmed heel stick
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Blood Group Antigen Abnormality, Prematurity
Association Between Different Blood Groups and Sepsis in Preterm Infants
To investigate whether there is a relationship between sepsis and blood groups in preterm infants.This retrospective cohort study included preterm neonates born at <32 weeks of gestation with a birth weight <1500 g.
- Conditions
- Blood Group Antigen Abnormality, Prematurity, Sepsis
- Trial name
- NCT03734978
- Testing
- Diagnosis
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- Ufuk Cakir