Clinical trials: Preterm Children
Effects of Parent-Child Reading on Preterm Infant Stability, Parental Anxiety, and Parent-Child Attachment
Impact of Picture Book Reading on Preterm Infant Stability, Parental Anxiety, and Parent-Child Attachment
This study investigates the effects of a parent-child picture book reading intervention on the cardiopulmonary stability of preterm infants, parental anxiety, and parent-child attachment.
- Trial name
- NCT06854549
- Testing
- Parental Reading Picture-book
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Premature Births
Long-term Effect of The Mother Infant Transaction Program (MITP)
The purpose of this study is to investigate if a cost and time effective intervention in a previous RCT for preterm infants and their parents can reduce the parents experience of concern and stress, and improve the childrens…
- Trial name
- 2007/2/0150 (NCT00903149)
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ullevaal University Hospital
Preterm, Parent-Child Relations
Sensory Optimization of the Hospital Environment
The long-term goal of this project is to improve the health and well-being of preterm infants and their parents. Although there is evidence to support positive multisensory interventions in the NICU, these interventions are often…
- Conditions
- Preterm, Parent-Child Relations, Parents, Development, Infant
- Trial name
- SOOTHE (NCT05230199)
- Testing
- SENSE multisensory program, Monitored standard of care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 215 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Preterm Birth, Parenting
Impact of an Intervention Program on Parenting Stress After Preterm Birth
The aim of this study was to assess the impact of an early psychological intervention, Triadic parent-infant Relationship Therapy (TRT), on parenting stress, parental mental health, and preterm infant development in the motor…
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Parenting, Mental Health Wellness 1, Parent-Child Relation
- Trial name
- IDEX (NCT02394444)
- Testing
- Triadic parent-infant Relationship Therapy (TRT)
- Volunteers
- 89 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Caen
Preterm Infants
Executive Function in Preterm Born Children: An Integrative Approach From Genetics to Brain Function
Hd-EEG and MRI measures are used to study the maturation of functional networks in order to identify the neural circuits underlying executive and memory processes in children born preterm.
- Trial name
- NCT01615523
- Testing
- MRI, EEG and cognitive testing
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Preterm Birth, Parent-Child Relations
Epigenetics and Protective Factors in the Preterm Infant
Preterm infants (PT) spend their first weeks of life in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) where they are exposed to unfavorable conditions with different effects on child development including long-term alterations in…
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Parent-Child Relations, Epigenetics
- Trial name
- EPIC (NCT04804280)
- Testing
- DNA methylation of target genes, Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) acquisition
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Vitamin D3 Deficiency, Prematurity
Vitamin D and Health Outcomes in Preterm Born Population
Improved survival of very preterm newborn population during the last decades has challenged us neonatologists to study and improve nutritional practices including vitamin D (VitD) supplementation.
- Conditions
- Vitamin D3 Deficiency, Prematurity, Lung Diseases, Heart Rate Variability
- Trial name
- ViDePrePop (NCT04342078)
- Testing
- Vitamin D
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 87 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oulu
Very Low Birth Weight Infant, Premature Infants
Pilot Trial Investigating Every Other Day Dosing of Oral Iron in Premature Infants (IQONic)
Study focuses on determining if daily versus every-other-day (EOD) oral iron at the same dose per kilogram per day will achieve similar incidence of iron replete status at 36 weeks post-menstrual age in premature neonates
- Conditions
- Very Low Birth Weight Infant, Premature Infants, Anemia of Prematurity, Iron Deficiency, Anaemia in Children
- Trial name
- NCT06555315
- Testing
- 6 mg/kg of oral iron as ferrous sulfate administered every other day., 6 mg/kg of oral iron as ferrous sulfate administered every day.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CHRISTUS Health
Growth Hormone Therapy, Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
Somatropin Therapy In Children Born Preterm But Appropriate For Gestational Age
Safety and efficacy of Somatropin will be evaluated in short children born with a list weight below 1500 g and that did not catch up to normal height at the age of 4.
- Trial name
- AGA (NCT00174460)
- Testing
- Somatropin, Control Arm
- Where
- 8 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
5 Year Old Children Born Prematurely
Early Detection of Developmental Abnormalities of Preterm Infants at 5 Years of Age
The project is a national, prospective, multicenter, interventional pilot project focused on the follow up of 5 year old children that were born prematurely.
- Trial name
- NCT07391527
- Testing
- Pediatric check-up
- Where
- 4 sites in Czechia
- Volunteers
- 210 people
- Sponsor
- Institute of Health Information and Statistics of the Czech Republic
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells For Moderate and Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
This study is an open-label, single-center, dose escalation study to evaluate of safety and efficacy of human umbilical cord -derived mesenchymal stem cells (hUC-MSCs) in children with moderate and severe bronchopulmonary…
- Trial name
- NCT03601416
- Testing
- Transplantation of mesenchymal stem cell, No Transplantation of Mesenchymal Stem Cell
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
Very Low Birth Weight Infants
Efficacy of Multiple Strain Probiotics Reduces the Neurobehavioral Disorder in Premature Very Low Birth Weight Infants
The management protocols, clinical practices, equipment, infrastructure, and key personnel in NICU are unchanged during the study period.
- Trial name
- NCT03858816
- Testing
- Mixture probiotics
- Where
- Taiwan
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
Depression, Child Development
Improving Preterm Outcomes by Safeguarding Maternal Mental Health
The investigators' goal is to optimize the developmental outcomes of preterm infants by preventing depression and improving functioning among their mothers during the critical first year of life.
- Trial name
- NCT01892982
- Testing
- Problem Solving Education tailored to NICU
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 325 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Patent Ductus Arteriosus
Population Pharmacokinetics and Dosage Individualization of Paracetamol and Ibuprofen in Children With PDA
The investigator's purpose is to study the population pharmacokinetics of paracatamol and ibuprofen in neonates with patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) and assess the feasibility of dosage individualization.
- Trial name
- NCT04397913
- Testing
- Paracetamol, Ibuprofen
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Shandong University
Sleep Apnea Syndromes in Children, Obesity in Children
Overview: Use of Respiratory Support At Home in Children
the primary outcome is to describe the perceived success of the use of the respiratory support from the parent's point of view
- Conditions
- Sleep Apnea Syndromes in Children, Obesity in Children, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD), Neuromuscular Disease
- Trial name
- ELIPSE (NCT06692660)
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Preterm Birth, Parent-Child Relations
Biological Underpinnings of Socio-emotional Regulation in Preterm Infants and Healthy Controls
Preterm infants (PT) often need to spend their first weeks of life in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) where they are exposed to several adverse conditions.
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Parent-Child Relations, Epigenetics
- Trial name
- NCT05253924
- Testing
- DNA methylation of target genes, EEG acquisition
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Developmental Delay, Preterm Children
Home-based Visual-motor Training Program on Kindergarteners
The study aims to investigate the feasibility and effectiveness of the traditional and computerized home-based visual-motor training programs on at-risk kindergarteners.
- Trial name
- NCT05605977
- Testing
- Traditional visual-motor training program, Computerized visual-motor training program
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cheng-Kung University Hospital
Preterm Birth, Parent-Child Relations
Skin-to-skin Contact in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Caregiving Touch and Neural Correlates of Slow Stroking Touch in Preterm Infants
Preterm (PT) infants spend their first weeks of life in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) where receive little affective physical contact, which plays a crucial role in brain development.
- Trial name
- NCT04293939
- Testing
- Functional Magnetic Risonance Imaging (fMRI) acquisition
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Infant Apnea, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Interventions to Help Infants Recover in the Hospital
This pilot project will evaluate independently two non-pharmacological interventions, 1) Neurosensory, Environmental Adaptive Technology (NEATCAP) and 2) Stochastic Vibrotactile Stimulation (SVS), as adjuvant non-pharmacological…
- Conditions
- Infant Apnea, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, Sleep
- Trial name
- NCT03881553
- Testing
- NEATCAP, SVS mattress
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Elisabeth Salisbury, PhD
Preterm Birth, Cognitive Dysfunction
Building the Path to Resilience in Preterm Infants: Mindfulness-based Intervention
Yearly 15 million babies worldwide are born too soon. 10% of these preterm births occur very early before 32 weeks of gestation and these newborns are at high risk for neurodevelopmental disorders later in life.
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Cognitive Dysfunction, Behavioral Problem
- Trial name
- NCT04638101
- Testing
- Mindfulness-based intervention
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pediatric Clinical Research Platform