Clinical trials: Pre-Term
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
Heart Rate Variability, Preterm Infant
Skin to Skin and Heart Rate Variability
The objective of this study is to monitor heart rate variability in preterm infants receiving respiratory support, including conventional mechanical ventilation, during skin-to-skin care.
- Trial name
- NCT05018910
- Testing
- Skin to Skin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Measles, Mumps
Responses of Premature Infants to Measles-Mumps-Rubella (MMR) and Varicella Vaccines
The purpose of this study is to see if the MMR and chickenpox vaccines work as well in premature infants as in children that were carried to full term.
- Conditions
- Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella
- Trial name
- NCT00138255
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Preterm Infants, Stress
Effects of Bundled Supportive Interventions on Preterm Infants' Stress-Related Outcomes During Invasive Procedures
The proposed 2-year study has two specific aims: (1) to examine the effects of a "bundle" of supportive interventions on preterm infants' stress (salivary cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone [DHEA] levels and physiological…
- Trial name
- NCT03010891
- Testing
- The bundle of supportive interventions, Usual NICU care
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan
Infant, Newborn, Disease, Pain
Eye Shields for Infants After Dilated Exam
The eyes of hospitalized infants are often assessed by dilated exam, and there is evidence that infants experience post-exam stress.
- Conditions
- Infant, Newborn, Disease, Pain, Retinopathy of Prematurity, Eye Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT04519060
- Testing
- phototherapy eye shield
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 106 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Premature Birth
Family-Centered Intervention for Preterm Children: Effects at School Age and Biosocial Mediators
This study is to extend our previous research to longitudinally examine the effectiveness of intervention programs (FCIP and UCP) for VLBW preterm children in Taiwan at seven years of age.
- Trial name
- NCT03668626
- Testing
- Family-centered intervention program (FCIP)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 320 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis
PROcalcitonin and Presepsin-guided Decision for Antibiotic Prophylaxis of EOS
The goal of this randomized controlled study is to compare the outcome of preterm infants who will receive the standard antibiotic prophylaxis for EOS or Procalcitonin/Presepsin-guided antibiotic prophylaxis of early onset sepsis…
- Trial name
- PROPOSE (NCT05796115)
- Testing
- Procalcitonin/Presepsin guided antibiotic prophylaxis for EOS, Antibiotic prophylaxis for EOS
- Volunteers
- 266 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florence
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
IN UTERO SMOKING AND PREMATURE CELLULAR SENESCENCE
Actually, there is an increasing number of arguments for a premature origin of chronic adult's diseases, as the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
- Trial name
- NCT01865435
- Testing
- cord blood sample
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Lung Diseases
Risk Factors in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (Newborn Lung Project)
To investigate risk factors in bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and to elucidate the relationship between BPD, acute lung disease severity, respiration-related variables, water balance, nutrition, familial predisposition, and…
- Conditions
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Lung Diseases, Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT00005289
- Volunteers
- 2,202 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Infantile Hemangioma, Very Low Birth Weight Infants
Timolol for the Prevention of Proliferation of Infantile Hemangioma (TiPPIH Trial)
The purpose of this trial is to see if a topical beta blocker is effective in preventing the proliferation of infantile hemangioma.
- Trial name
- TiPPIH (NCT01434849)
- Testing
- topical 0.5% Timolol maleate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Alice K. Gong
Kidney Injury
Evaluation of Urinary Biomarkers Trend in Preterm Very Low Birth Weight Infants
The purpose of this study is to define the temporal patterns of urinary biomarkers (CysC, EGF, KIM-1, NGAL, β2-Microglobulin, OPN, and MOD) in the first two weeks of life in preterm and/or very low birth weight (VLBW) infants in…
- Trial name
- NCT06781476
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
Infant Development, Premature
Hammock Position and Kangaroo Care
This study was planned to evaluate the effectiveness of two positions that may have an effect on pain, stress, comfort and physiological parameters in premature infants.
- Trial name
- NCT06436404
- Testing
- Hammock intervention, Kangaroo care intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nigde Omer Halisdemir University
Sepsis
Pasteurization of Mother's Own Milk for Preterm Infants
We hypothesize that short term infection-related benefits of human milk feeding are decreased by the process of pasteurization. Primary objective of the study is to compare the incidence of late-onset sepsis in very low birth…
- Trial name
- NCT01580826
- Testing
- pasteurization of mother's own milk
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 303 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Intubated Infants Were Intend to Extubation Using Noninvasive Ventilation Strategies
A Trial Comparing Noninvasive Ventilation Strategies in Preterm Infants Following Extubation
Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) is the main cause of respiratory failure in preterm neonates, its incidence varying from 80% to 25% depending on gestational age.When optimal prenatal care is provided, the best approach to…
- Trial name
- NCT03181958
- Testing
- NHFOV, NCPAP, NIPPV
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,493 people
- Sponsor
- Daping Hospital and the Research Institute of Surgery of the Third Military Medical University
Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
Oropharyngeal Administration of Colostrum to Very Low Birth Weight Infants
The purpose of this study is to explore the effects of Oropharyngeal administration of colostrum to very low birth weight infants on sIgA and lactoferrin, in order to explore the protect immune function of colostrum to very low…
- Trial name
- NCT02389478
- Testing
- Oropharyngeal administration of colostrums, Oropharyngeal administration of Normal saline
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Fudan University
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia of Newborn
Safety of Sildenafil in Premature Infants With Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
This is a multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled, sequential dose-escalating, double-masked, safety study of sildenafil in premature infants (inpatient in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs)) with severe bronchopulmonary…
- Trial name
- SILDI-SAFE (NCT04447989)
- Testing
- Sildenafil
- Where
- 25 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 125 people
- Sponsor
- Christoph Hornik
Preterm, Extreme Prematurity
Effectiveness of Home Based Early Intervention of Extremely Premature Infant by Parent
This study is to prove the effectiveness of home based early intervention of extremely premature infant by Parent.
- Conditions
- Preterm, Extreme Prematurity, Early Intervention, Developmental Delay
- Trial name
- NCT05334550
- Testing
- Home Based Early Intervention by Parent
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Samsung Medical Center
Apnea of Prematurity, Apneic Spells of Newborn Nos
Cardio-respiratory Events in Preterm Infants During Transition
Cardio-respiratory events (CRE), defined as intermittent episodes of hypoxemia and/or bradycardia, are particularly common among preterm infants.
- Conditions
- Apnea of Prematurity, Apneic Spells of Newborn Nos, Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Premature Birth
- Trial name
- NCT04123691
- Testing
- pulse oximetry monitoring
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn, Infant, Premature
Neural Control of Non-invasive Ventilation in the Preterm
The present study will use a new type of respirator in premature babies who need help with their breathing. This new respirator uses signals from the baby's diaphragm - the most important breathing muscle - to control the timing…
- Trial name
- NCT00368485
- Testing
- Neurally Controlled Mechanical Ventilation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Respiratory Insufficiency of Prematurity
Level of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) in Preterm Infants After Extubation (L-CPAP Study)
Despite widely used of nasal CPAP in preterm infants, uncertainties regarding aspects of its application remain. Clinical indications vary greatly between institutions, especially when combined with varieties of systems, devices…
- Trial name
- L-CPAP (NCT00636324)
- Testing
- Nasal CPAP, level 7 to 9 cmH2O, Nasal CPAP, level 4 to 6 cmH2O
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation