Clinical trials: Preterm Infant Health
Preeclampsia, Eclampsia
RCT of Antioxidant Therapy to Prevent Preeclampsia in Brazil
The perinatal morbidity and mortality rates for Brazil are five to ten-fold higher than those reported for upper income countries.
- Conditions
- Preeclampsia, Eclampsia, HELLP Syndrome, Pregnancy
- Trial name
- NCT00097110
- Testing
- Vitamin C and E
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 734 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD), Chronic Lung Disease of Newborn
Long-Term Burden of BPD and Health-Related Quality of Life (BronQ Family)
The objective of this study is to examine the long-term impact of having a child with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) on the parents and caregivers from the time of diagnosis through adulthood.
- Conditions
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD), Chronic Lung Disease of Newborn, HRQOL (Health Related Quality Of Life)
- Trial name
- BronQ Family (NCT07134387)
- Testing
- N/A, no intervention, participation in survey
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Global Foundation for the Care of Newborn Infants
Premature Birth, Respiratory Disease
Towards Life-Long Healthy Lungs: A Multidisciplinary Follow-up Framework for Preterm Infants
Approximately 8% of all births occur between 30-36 weeks of gestation ('moderate-late' prematurity). Respiratory tract infections (RTI) and wheezing illnesses disproportionally affect preterm infants resulting in a 1.5-2 fold…
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Respiratory Disease, Respiratory Tract Infections, Preterm Birth
- Trial name
- LONG LOVE (NCT05618769)
- Testing
- LONG LOVE Framework
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 330 people
- Sponsor
- Franciscus Gasthuis
Premature Birth
The Impact of NICU Music Therapy for Preterm Infants and Caregivers
This study aims to provide initial evidence for the use of music therapy in the NICU in a UK context. In other countries, such as the US and the Netherlands, music therapy is routinely provided in the NICU and research has…
- Trial name
- NCT06844396
- Testing
- Music Therapy
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Anglia Ruskin University
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
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
Preterm Birth
Interdisciplinary E-health Based Follow-up of Preterm Born Children
The aim of the study is to assess mental and somatic symptoms of preterm born children at the ages of 2, 5 and 10 by a multidisciplinary team and to evaluate an app that screens for these symptoms.
- Trial name
- NeoUp (NCT06345664)
- Testing
- Diagnostics and intervention recommendations
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Tuebingen
Prematurity
Milk And Growth In Children (MAGIC) Born Very Preterm: A Randomized Trial
The goal of this multi-center randomized, parallel group trial is to determine the effect of human milk diets ranging between 180 and 200 mL/kg/day on the body composition outcomes of moderately preterm infants born between 27…
- Trial name
- MAGIC (NCT06420531)
- Testing
- Human milk
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 486 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
NEC - Necrotizing Enterocolitis, NEC
Mechanisms Affecting the Gut of Preterm Infants Receiving Blood Transfusion With Different Enteral Feed Interventions
MAGPIE-2 is a prospective observational study designed to investigate the physiological mechanisms linking blood transfusion and enteral feeding practices to gut perfusion and oxygenation in very preterm infants.
- Conditions
- NEC - Necrotizing Enterocolitis, NEC, Preterm Babies, Preterm Infant Health
- Trial name
- MAGPIE-2 (NCT07191678)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 270 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Mental Health Wellness 1, Premature Birth
Fathers and Partners in Family Integrated Care Study
AIMS: The primary aim is to investigate the impact of enhancing father/partner engagement in FICare of preterm infants on their mental health (MH) up to 6 weeks post discharge.
- Trial name
- TARGET (NCT06022991)
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Frequent Standardized Oral Care Using Human Milk in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Premature infants are susceptible to complications related to infrequent and non-standardized oral care. Although the benefits of frequent standardized oral care are known to reduce oral dysbiosis (increased level of potentially…
- Conditions
- Ventilator Associated Pneumonia, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Respiratory Disease
- Trial name
- NCT06000761
- Testing
- Standardized oral Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 218 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Health Preterm Infants With no Active Disease, Human Milk Nutrition
The Effect of Exposure to Maternal Human Milk Odor on Physiological State of Preterms.
Mammalian fetal sensory development comes in an invariant series, with the tactile/kinesthetic and chemosensory systems the earliest functioning and responsive to stimulation, implicating the importance of these foundational…
- Conditions
- Health Preterm Infants With no Active Disease, Human Milk Nutrition, Incubator Stay
- Trial name
- NCT01012505
- Testing
- adding pad with maternal milk in hte incubator
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Preterm
Long Term Health Cohort of Premature Infants
Establish a clinical diagnosis and treatment and long-term follow-up database of preterm infants, and analyze the effects of prenatal factors (including genetic characteristics, maternal diseases, etc.), postnatal diagnosis and…
- Trial name
- NCT05017389
- Testing
- Griffiths development scales
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Children's Medical Center
Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality, Intrauterine Growth Disorders (IUGR and Macrosomia)
Analysis on the Health of Newborns in Three Hospitals, 2008-2024
The objective of this observational study is to analyze the factors associated with neonatal morbidity and mortality in three hospitals in Quito, Ecuador, from January 2008 to June 2024.
- Conditions
- Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality, Intrauterine Growth Disorders (IUGR and Macrosomia), Prematurity Complications, Neonatal Infections
- Trial name
- NCT06758622
- Where
- Ecuador
- Volunteers
- 40,000 people
- Sponsor
- HOSPITAL GINECO OBSTETRICO ISIDRO AYORA
Premature Baby, Pulmonary Hypertension of Newborn
Measuring Heart Health in Both Term, Preterm and Unwell Newborn Babies With an Advanced Ultrasound Method: Speckle Tracking Echocardiography
This study aims to improve how neonatologists check the heart function of newborn babies, especially those who are sick. While standard heart ultrasound scans are useful, a more advanced and sensitive technique called 2D speckle…
- Conditions
- Premature Baby, Pulmonary Hypertension of Newborn, Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy (HIE), Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Trial name
- NCT07364682
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 190 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust
Pregnancy Complications, Preterm Labor
Strengthening Facility-based Intrapartum/Immediate Newborn Care to Reduce Mortality of Preterm Infants in Migori County, Kenya and Busoga Region, Uganda
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a combination of evidence-based strategies can improve intrapartum and newborn care in facilities to reduce mortality among preterm infants.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Complications, Preterm Labor, PreTerm Birth, Stillbirth
- Trial name
- PTBi-KE-UG (NCT03112018)
- Testing
- data strengthening, modified Safe childbirth checklist - control, modified Safe childbirth checklist - enhanced
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 102,988 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
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
Patient Empowerment
Actions for Empowered Maternal Neonatal Care (ACUNE): A Nursing Intervention
The quality of care premature infants receive at home after hospital discharge is critical to their health and well-being. Premature infants require special care, which is why Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) have processes…
- Trial name
- ACUNE (NCT05005988)
- Testing
- Actions for Empowered Maternal Neonatal Care
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Antioquia
Prematurity; Extreme, Prematurity; Decision Support
Health-Related Quality-of-Life and Household Financial and Wellbeing Impacts of Prematurity and Necrotising Enterocolitis (NEC).
PREM-IMPACT is a UK-based observational study exploring how caring for a very premature baby-particularly one affected by necrotising enterocolitis (NEC)-impacts families over the first year after hospital discharge.
- Conditions
- Prematurity; Extreme, Prematurity; Decision Support, Necrotising Enterocolitis, Preterm
- Trial name
- PREM-IMPACT (NCT07192393)
- Where
- 7 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Preterm Infant
The Effect of a Nurse-led Continuous Support Program on Neurodevelopment of Preterm Infants
The objective of the study is to establish a continuous nurse-led integrated support program and to exam its impact on preterm infant neurodevelopment. Research hypotheses include:1.
- Trial name
- NCT03151122
- Testing
- Nurse-led Continuous Support, routine follow-up care
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Wuhan University