Clinical trials: Infant, Preterm, open to volunteers
Health Problems in Pregnancy, Pregnancy Outcomes
Peking University Birth Cohort in Weifang (PKUBC-WF)
The PKUBC-WF is a prospective cohort study carried out in Weifang city of Shandong, China. The primary aim of this study is to investigate the short-term and long-term effects of pre-pregnant and prenatal exposure on maternal and…
- Conditions
- Health Problems in Pregnancy, Pregnancy Outcomes, Gestational Diabetes, Gestational Hypertension
- Trial name
- NCT06234332
- Testing
- No Interventions
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 2,800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking University
Neonatal Intensive Care Units, Premature Infant
Virtual Reality-Enhanced Parent Education in Neonatal Intensive Care
This randomized pilot clinical trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness and feasibility of virtual reality (VR)-enhanced parent education in improving neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) caregiving practices among parents of…
- Conditions
- Neonatal Intensive Care Units, Premature Infant, Parent Education, Virtual Reality
- Trial name
- NCT07410858
- Testing
- Virtual Reality-Enhanced Parent Education
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Jouf University
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
Hemolytic Disease of Newborn, Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia
Safe Threshold to Discontinue Phototherapy in Hemolytic Disease of Newborn
We hypothesized that adopting a lower rather than a higher threshold for phototherapy discontinuation will be associated with reduced rates of rebound hyperbilirubinemia in term and late preterm neonates with hemolytic disease of…
- Trial name
- NCT04218318
- Testing
- phototherapy
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia
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
Preterm Birth, Caffeine
Caffeine for Infants Born at 28 to 34 Weeks Receiving Respiratory Support
The goal of this pilot clinical trial is to test if it is possible to conduct a larger study on the use of caffeine in preterm infants who need help with their breathing.
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Caffeine, Neonatal Outcomes
- Trial name
- CARES-Pilot (NCT07456670)
- Testing
- Caffeine
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Queen's University
Preterm Birth
PLatform for Adaptive Trials In Perinatal UnitS - [Core Protocol]
PLATIPUS is an adaptive platform trial aimed at improving the health of infants born preterm (before 37 weeks' gestation). PLATIPUS will compare how different treatments and care provided to pregnant women and people at risk of…
- Trial name
- PLATIPUS (NCT06461429)
- Testing
- Erythromycin, Amoxicillin and Erythromycin, Azithromycin
- Volunteers
- 100,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of Melbourne
Prematurity, Extreme Prematurity
Early Intervention Based on Neonatal Crawling in Very Premature Infants at Risk For Neurodevelopmental Disorder
Extreme prematurity is constantly increasing according to the World Health Organization. However, methods to train premature infants at risk of disability is sorely lacking. The goal of this project is to overcome this problem.
- Conditions
- Prematurity, Extreme Prematurity, Infant Development, Brain Damage
- Trial name
- Premalocom2 (NCT06027645)
- Testing
- Crawling stimulation with a mini-skateboard (i.e. the crawliskate)
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Marianne Barbu-Roth
Apnea Neonatal, Apnea of Prematurity
The Role of Electroencephalography in Caffeine Discontinuation Timing in Premature Infants
The aim of this observational study is to investigate whether functional maturation assessment by electroencephalography in preterm infants can provide reliable data for the safe discontinuation of caffeine therapy without…
- Trial name
- NCT07324941
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Uludag University
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
Skin to Skin Care for Preterm Infants
Skin-to-skin Care Using the Skincubator: Feasibility and Safety Trial
The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of the Skincubator on average daily duration of Skin-to-skin Care (SSC), to assess the safety of Skincubator-supported SSC during NICU hospitalization, to evaluate feasibility and…
- Trial name
- NCT07721662
- Testing
- Skincubator-supported SSC, t-SSC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
BPD - Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Safety and Efficacy of Umbilical Cord-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell(MSC) Transplantation in the Treatment of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia(BPD) in Premature Infants
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a chronic lung disease, which is a major complication of very low and ultra-low preterm infants.
- Trial name
- MSC，BPD (NCT06788470)
- Testing
- MSC
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- The Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
MRI in BPD Subjects
The investigators are wanting to learn more about early development of the lungs and to help them better understand prematurity and the development of a breathing disorder call BPD (Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia)
- Trial name
- NCT03657693
- Testing
- NICU MRI, Polysomnography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight
Follow-up Visit of High Risk Infants
The NICHD Neonatal Research Network's Follow-Up study is a multi-center cohort in which surviving extremely low birth-weight infants born in participating network centers receive neurodevelopmental, neurosensory and functional…
- Conditions
- Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Infant, Premature
- Trial name
- FU (NCT00009633)
- Testing
- No Intervention
- Where
- 31 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 68,000 people
- Sponsor
- NICHD Neonatal Research Network
Infant, Premature, Diseases, Birth, Preterm
The NEU-STIM Trial
The aim of this study is to determine the effect of repetitive tactile stimulation compared to selective stimulation on oxygenation of the infant at 5 minutes after birth.
- Trial name
- NEU-STIM (NCT05942924)
- Testing
- Repeated tactile stimulation, Selective tactile stimulation
- Where
- 43 sites in Austria, Belgium and 17 more
- Volunteers
- 3,280 people
- Sponsor
- Leiden University Medical Center
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Gastroesophageal Reflux
Transpyloric Versus Gastric Feeding in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if transpyloric tube feeding (feeding directly into the small intestine) versus gastric tube feeding tolerably and effectively reduces gastroesophageal reflux in infants born premature…
- Trial name
- NCT06534359
- Testing
- Transpyloric tube feeding, Gastric tube feeding
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
NRDS
Impact of Delayed Cord Clamping and Minimally Invasive Surfactant Administration on Outcomes in Premature Infants Less Than 30 Weeks Gestation
Background: Preventing early exposure to invasive mechanical ventilation in premature infants is crucial for reducing the incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and improving overall outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT07092319
- Testing
- deferred cord clamping
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 518 people
- Sponsor
- Peking University Third Hospital
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
Postnatal Steroids Effects on Cardiac Function in Extremely Preterm
Hypothesis/Study question In infants born at less than 29 weeks of estimated gestational age, what are the effects of dexamethasone use on cardiac structure/performance and lung water content? Study objectives To measure effects…
- Trial name
- SPEC (NCT04644094)
- Testing
- Echocardiography (ECHO) and lung ultrasound (LUS) studies before and after Dexamethasone administration
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
RDS of Prematurity, Surfactant Deficiency Syndrome Neonatal
Surfactant Administration by Insure or Thin Catheter
This trial evaluates the efficacy and safety of surfactant administration with thin catheter technique together with analgesic premedication in comparison with the established INSURE-strategy.
- Conditions
- RDS of Prematurity, Surfactant Deficiency Syndrome Neonatal, Analgesia
- Trial name
- SAINT (NCT04445571)
- Testing
- Thin catheter technique or standard ET-tube for surfactant administration
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Preterm Birth, Low; Birthweight, Extremely (999 Grams or Less)
Effect of Support for Low-Income Mothers of Preterm Infants
Preterm birth is a leading cause of childhood mortality and developmental disabilities. Socioeconomic disparities in the incidence of preterm birth and morbidities, mortality, and quality of care for preterm infants persist.
- Trial name
- NCT06362798
- Testing
- Financial Transfers
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 420 people
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester