Clinical trials: Behavior, Infant
Infant Development, Perinatal Stroke
Behavioral Assessment Method Index
The overall goal of this study is to develop and improve assessment methods for children with and without perinatal arterial ischemic stroke (PAS)/hemiparetic cerebral palsy (HCP).
- Conditions
- Infant Development, Perinatal Stroke, Hemiparesis, Cerebral Palsy
- Trial name
- BAM (NCT07291479)
- Testing
- Non interventional study
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Language Development, Language Delay
A Language Intervention Study of Preterm Infants
This is a randomized controlled trial to study a reading intervention in the NICU among preterm infants using LENA (Language Environment Analysis) recordings, linguistic feedback, and a language curriculum to improve the neonatal…
- Conditions
- Language Development, Language Delay, Mother-Infant Interaction, Maternal Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT03688386
- Testing
- Reading intervention, Infant bonding, LENA recording
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
Self Regulation, Eating Behavior
Caloric Compensation in Infants
The aim of this study is, first, to describe the evolution of the caloric compensation ability in infants from 3 to 15 months old and, secondly, to assess the links between changes in the caloric compensation ability and the…
- Conditions
- Self Regulation, Eating Behavior, Infant Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT03409042
- Testing
- Caloric compensation
- Volunteers
- 98 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement
Mental Health
Healthy Moms for Healthy Babies
HealthyMoms is prototype website with accurate and easily accessible information on the impact of depression, anxiety and stress during pregnancy and the importance of healthy behaviours (physical activity, nutrition, sleep).
- Trial name
- HealthyMoms (NCT03884803)
- Testing
- E-health website, Standard Care
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University
Pregnancy, Smoking
Evaluating the Effects of Supplemental Vitamin C on Infant Lung Function in Pregnant Smoking Women
Women who smoke during their pregnancy place their unborn child at an increased risk of health problems, including decreased lung function and possible lung diseases later in life.
- Trial name
- NCT00632476
- Testing
- Vitamin C
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 282 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Crying
Feeding Intervention for Infants With Crying
The purpose of the study is to assess if infants who have excessive crying and fussing have less of these symptoms when fed a formula containing a probiotic compared to those fed a standard infant formula.
- Trial name
- NCT01017991
- Testing
- Milk based infant formula with probiotic, Milk based infant formula
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)
Vitamin B 12 Deficiency
Cobalamin Supplementation During Infancy; Effect on B-vitamin Status, Growth and Psychomotor Development
Adequate levels of vitamin B12 (cobalamin) is necessary for normal growth and development in infants. We have earlier investigated cobalamin status in healthy children and we observed metabolic evidence of impaired cobalamin…
- Trial name
- NCT00479479
- Testing
- Hydroxycobalamin (Vitamin B12 Depot, Nycomed Pharma)
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 107 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Haukeland University Hospital
Iron Deficiency Anemia of Pregnancy
Adiposity and Iron Requirements in Pregnancy
This study aims to explore how body fat influences the response to either 25 or 50 mg of daily iron supplements during pregnancy.
- Trial name
- ADIPREG (NCT06425796)
- Testing
- Adiposity and Iron Requirements in Pregnancy (ADIPREG)
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 312 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ulster
Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Infant, Low Birth Weight
KBTH-GIRHL Healthy Birth Weight Study: A Cross-Section
This study was designed and conducted in an effort to establish a comparison group for the Ghana PrenaBelt Trial (NTC02379728). The Ghana PrenaBelt Trial examined the effect, on birth weight, of a belt-like device to help…
- Conditions
- Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Pregnancy, Sleep
- Trial name
- KBTH-HBWS (NCT03062228)
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 162 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IWK Health Centre
Breastfeeding, Quality of Life
The Effectiveness of Proactive Telephone Support Provided to Breastfeeding Mothers of Preterm Infants
Although breast milk has numerous benefits for infants' development, with heightened effects in those born preterm (at < 37 gestational weeks), mothers of preterm infants have shorter breastfeeding duration than mothers of term…
- Conditions
- Breastfeeding, Quality of Life, Parental Stress, Attachment
- Trial name
- NCT01806480
- Testing
- Person-centred proactive breastfeeding telephone support
- Where
- 6 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 493 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uppsala University
Health Behavior
Oropharyngeal Administration of Colostrum
Infections are the main causes of morbidity and mortality in very low birth weight infants. Use of mother's own breast milk in feeding these babies is associated with a decreased risk of acquiring nosocomial infection.
- Trial name
- NCT02912585
- Testing
- Oropharyngeal administration of own mother's colostrum, Oropharyngeal administration of donor human milk
- Volunteers
- 145 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Uberlandia
Bottle Feeding, Preterm İnfant
The Effect of Breast Milk Odor on Feeeding in Preterm Infants
This study was conducted as a randomized controlled experiment to assess the impact of breast milk odor, applied before the first oral feeding of preterm infants transitioning to oral feeding, on their feeding performance.
- Trial name
- NCT06563973
- Testing
- Milk odor, Pacifier
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Breastfeeding, Bottle Feeding
Breast Versus Bottle Study
The objective of the proposed research is to conduct a within-subject experimental study that will assess the effect of feeding mode (breast- versus bottle-feeding) on the quality and outcome of infant feeding interactions.
- Trial name
- NCT03704051
- Testing
- Mode of Feeding (breastfeeding versus bottle-feeding)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
Obesity, Infant Obesity
Preventing Early Childhood Obesity, Part 2: Family Spirit Nurture, Prenatal - 18 Months
This study aims to assess the impact of a home-visiting program, called "Family Spirit Nurture" (FSN), on reducing early childhood obesity in American Indian (AI) children.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Infant Obesity, Mother-Child Relations, Dietary Habits
- Trial name
- NCT03334266
- Testing
- Family Spirit Nurture (FSN), Injury Prevention Education (IPE), Optimized Standard Care (OSC)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 259 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Depression, Postpartum, Pregnancy
Labor Pain and Postpartum Behavioral Health Outcomes Study
In this pilot prospective longitudinal observational study, women who are pregnant and who will be experiencing childbirth for the first time will be recruited at the third trimester and observed longitudinally for psychiatric…
- Conditions
- Depression, Postpartum, Pregnancy, Child Development, Pain
- Trial name
- LPPD (NCT02692404)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 199 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh