Clinical trials: Preterm Infant Development
Preterm Birth, Premature Birth
Exposure to Plasticisers in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Neonatal intensive care relies on indwelling plastic medical devices fundamental in respiratory support, intravenous catheterization, and nutrition.
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Premature Birth, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Pulmonary Disease
- Trial name
- PLASTIC-NICU (NCT05404815)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Antwerp
Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm
Early Development of Sleep-wake Cycles in Premature Infants and Its Impact on Neurodevelopmental Outcome
Due to the development of neonatal intensive care the number of surviving premature infants increased significantly. The immature brain undergoes a fair amount of external stimuli, which have a great impact on later cognitive…
- Trial name
- SWC (NCT01774318)
- Testing
- aEEG and conventional EEG measurement
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Preterm Birth, Prematurity
Parent-child Interactions, Child Developmental Health, and Health System Costs at 6 Months Corrected Age
The aim of this novel health services research proposal is to assess the longer-term outcomes, to 6 months corrected age, of an adapted Family Integrated Care (FICare) model of care for moderate and late preterm infants admitted…
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Prematurity, Infant,Premature, Infant Development
- Trial name
- NCT03357458
- Testing
- Family Integrated Care
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Infant, Premature Development
The Impact of Implementing NIDCAP on the Developmental Sensitivity of Nurses Caring for Preterm Infants
The purpose of this study is to determine whether implementing the Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program increases NICU nurses' sensitivity in meeting the developmental care needs of preterm infants.
- Trial name
- NCT00179985
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Premature, Infant Development
The Turkish Version of the Affordances in the Home Environment for Motor Development-Infant Scale (AHEMD-IS)
The Affordances in the Home Environment for Motor Development-Infant Scale (AHEMD-IS) is an instrument that assesses the quality and quantity of motor development opportunities available in the home for infants aged 3 to 18…
- Conditions
- Premature, Infant Development, Environmental Exposure
- Trial name
- AHEMD-IS (NCT05210959)
- Testing
- The Affordances in the Home Environment for Motor Development-Infant Scale (AHEMD-IS)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gazi University
Cerebral Palsy, Reliability
Turkish Validity And Reliability Of The Hammersmith Infant Neurological Evaluation (Hine)
The high risk of infants are defined as having a negative environmental and biological factor history, where these factors can lead to neuromotor development problems.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Reliability, Infant Development, Infant, Premature, Diseases
- Trial name
- Hine (NCT04259177)
- Testing
- Scale
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sanko University
Infant Development, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Individual Structured Therapy in Early Premature Infants at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
In this study, investigators aimed to apply an individual structured therapy protocol within the framework of neurodevelopmental therapy principles in early premature infants hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit and…
- Conditions
- Infant Development, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, INDIVIDUALIZED THERAPY
- Trial name
- NCT06648213
- Testing
- Physiotherapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Development
Neurodevelopmental Outcomes of Preterm Infants Treated for Pain Management With Repeated Doses of Sucrose 24%
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of sucrose 24% for pain prevention on preterm infants. Our hypothesis is that repeated doses of sucrose 24%, given prior to painful procedure,do not impair neurodevelopmental…
- Trial name
- NCT01742520
- Testing
- multiple doses of sucrose, Formula or breast milk
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Infant Development, Protein-energy; Imbalance
Protein Turnover in Preterm Infants - Feeding of Target Fortified Breast Milk With Different Macronutrient Composition to Improve Growth
The purpose of this study is to measure protein turnover rates in preterm infants.
- Conditions
- Infant Development, Protein-energy; Imbalance, Protein Deposition
- Trial name
- NCT04854226
- Testing
- Macronutrients_CARB, Macronutrient_FAT
- Where
- 3 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Paracelsus Medical University
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Gastrointestinal Microbiome Influence on the Development of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
The purpose of this study is to advance our knowledge of the factors that contribute to the development of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), a chronic lung affecting premature infants.
- Trial name
- MiBPD (NCT03229967)
- Testing
- 16S rRNA stool microbiome sequencing.
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 197 people
- Sponsor
- University of Tennessee
Infant, Premature, Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
Testosterone and Cortisol Levels in Infants
Very low birth weight (VLBW) infants have more health and developmental problems than normal birth weight full-term infants. These problems are more common in males than female VLBW preterm infants.
- Trial name
- NCT02599545
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Preterm Infant, Feeding Behavior
A Cue-based Developmental Approach Toward the Preterm Infants During Feeding Transition Period
The coordination of sucking, swallowing, and breathing during the transition from gavage to oral feeding is a challenge for preterm infants.
- Conditions
- Preterm Infant, Feeding Behavior, Feeding Patterns
- Trial name
- NCT03755999
- Testing
- The premature infant oral motor intervention (PIOMI)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- National Cheng-Kung University Hospital
Breast Feeding, Exclusive, Enteral Feeding
Tactile/kinesthetic Stimulus Program
The study will be carried out as a prospective randomized controlled clinical study to determine the effect of tactile/kinesthetic stimulus program on preterm infants on transition time to full sucking, sucking success and…
- Conditions
- Breast Feeding, Exclusive, Enteral Feeding, Hospital Stay
- Trial name
- NCT05486663
- Testing
- Tactile/kinesthetic Group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gonca Karatas Baran
Premature Baby
Is There Any Differences in Motor and Cognitive Development Between Preterm and Early Preterm Infants?
Infant born preterm have an increased risk of adverse long-term developmental outcomes.The risk associated with preterm birth increase as gestational age decreases, and vulnerability remains in extremely- very preterm (<32 weeks)…
- Trial name
- NCT03036787
- Testing
- family based intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Sponsor
- Gazi University
Growth, Development
Preterm Infant Growth
The purpose of this study is to assess growth of preterm infants fed a test formula compared to a standard formula up to the first 4 months of corrected gestational age.
- Conditions
- Growth, Development, Infant
- Trial name
- NCT01162798
- Testing
- infant formula, control infant formula
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)
Anemia
Effect of Maternal Hemoglobin on Neurobehavioural Development of Late Preterm Neonates : A Cohort Study
The study entitled 'Effect of maternal hemoglobin on neurobehavioral development of late preterm neonates' was done with an objective to determine whether low maternal hemoglobin (<11gm/dl), in late preterm neonates(>34weeks but…
- Trial name
- NCT02840292
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Lady Hardinge Medical College
Premature Infant
Psychomotor Therapy for Very Premature Infants
Our current reflexion is that sensory dys-stimulations, including vestibule-proprioceptive disorders and unbalanced between brain and brainstem maturation of the neonatal period involve an early deviant development for immature…
- Trial name
- VPI (NCT03093337)
- Testing
- Early post hospital discharge psychomotor therapy
- Where
- 10 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 162 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Preterm Infant Development, COVID - 19
Development of Preterm Infants Born During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This study aims to evaluate differences in cognitive and psychomotor development among preterm infants (born before 34 weeks of gestation) delivered during the COVID-19 pandemic at Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, compared…
- Trial name
- NCT07569523
- Testing
- Evaluation of cognitive and psychomotor development through the Bayley Scales Of Infant and Toddler Development and Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Child Development, Infant Development
Infant-Maternal Partnership and Cognitive Training Study for Preterm Infants
This study will test the hypothesis that in preterm infants a caregiver-implemented early developmental intervention (EDI) using finger puppets to develop joint attention and encourage interactive communication with routine EDI…
- Conditions
- Child Development, Infant Development, Infant, Premature, Diseases
- Trial name
- IMPACT (NCT06335524)
- Testing
- Finger puppet, Bookworm reading intervention training and routine EDI care.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 188 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Infant, Premature
The Edmonton Randomised Controlled Trial of NIDCAP - Based Developmental Care
NIDCAP based developmental care is a method of looking after preterm infants that is guided by the infant's behavioural cues, and that actively involves parents in the care of their infant.
- Trial name
- NIDCAP (NCT00552383)
- Testing
- NIDCAP based developmental care
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta