Clinical trials: Infant Conditions, 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
Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Hypoxic Encephalopathy
Early Detection of Brain Injury After Congenital Heart Surgery in Infants
Infants with congenital heart disease undergoing cardiac surgery with extracorporeal circulation are at risk for perioperative hypoxic-ischaemic brain injury.
- Trial name
- NCT07424976
- Testing
- Observational study: blood analisys, EEG, MRI
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University Medical Centre Ljubljana
Neonatal Jaundice
Reliability of Transcutaneous Bilirubin Measurement According to the Skin Colour of Newborns
Neonatal jaundice is a physiological process characterized by a yellow coloration of the skin and mucous membranes linked to an increase in a pigment: bilirubin.
- Trial name
- BILICOLOR (NCT07315126)
- Testing
- Skin color assessment
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 510 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
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
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Brain Imaging in Babies Study
The aims of the BIBS Study The Brain Imaging in Babies study (BIBS) aims to improve understanding of how a baby's brain develops from before birth, up until 3-4 years of age.
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Neurodevelopmental Conditions, COVID-19
- Trial name
- BIBS (NCT04443179)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 790 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King's College London
CLABSI - Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection, CRBSI - Catheter Related Bloodstream Infection
Neonatal Catheter Lock for Infection Prevention
For newborns admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs), one of the main risk factors for late-onset sepsis is the presence of a central venous catheter (CVC), which is often essential for the administration of medications…
- Conditions
- CLABSI - Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection, CRBSI - Catheter Related Bloodstream Infection, Neonatal Sepsis, Late-Onset
- Trial name
- Neo-CLIP (NCT07585188)
- Testing
- Taurolidine 2% lock, Normal saline lock
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 576 people
- Sponsor
- University of Turin, Italy
Umbilical Hernia, Ventral Hernia
Duramesh Versus Minimally Invasive IPOM for High-Risk Umbilical Hernia Repairs
Umbilical hernias are common, and repair with mesh lowers the risk of the hernia coming back compared with stitches alone. Most evidence comes from lower-risk patients.
- Trial name
- NCT07881354
- Testing
- Duramesh, Mesh
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Development, Infant, Development, Language
Early Neurophysiological Markers of Language Impairments
The present project aims at identifying very early electrophysiological risk markers for language impairments. The long-term goals of the study include the characterization of learning developmental trajectories in children at…
- Conditions
- Development, Infant, Development, Language, Developmental Language Disorder, Learning Disabilities
- Trial name
- NCT05767242
- Testing
- Electrophysiological recording, Behavioral assessment
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
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
Asthma in Children
Forced Oscillations Technique During a Metacholine Test in Children
Asthma is the most common chronic lung disease in children. It affects more than 1 in 10 children in France. The methacholine bronchial challenge test (MBT) is indicated to assess the probability of asthma suggested by clinical…
- Trial name
- TPM AOS (NCT05734261)
- Testing
- Airway Oscillation System
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 112 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
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
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
Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (FGIDs), Weight Loss
Effects of Multi-strain Bacillus Spore Probiotics on Growth, Digestive Function, and Gut Microbiota in Cesarean-Delivered Neonates
Infants born by cesarean section commonly show early weight loss and slower recovery of birth weight, together with characteristic patterns of gut microbiota dysbiosis marked by reduced Bifidobacterium and Bacteroides and…
- Trial name
- NCT07320287
- Testing
- RO water, LiveSpo PREG-MOM, LiveSpo CONSY
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Anabio R&D
Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia, Rebound Hyperbilirubinemia
Predictors of Rebound Hyperbilirubinemia Study
## Brief Summary Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is one of the most common causes of neonatal hospitalization and phototherapy treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT07694635
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Haseki Training and Research Hospital
Childhood Obesity
Josef Ressel Centre Perinatal Programming
Background: Metabolic imprinting through early childhood nutrition seems to play an important role in the aetiology of obesity. Overweight at age two and later in life is associated with excessive weight gain as early as three…
- Trial name
- JRP (NCT03634930)
- Testing
- observation
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Moenie van der Kleyn
Chronic Rhinosinusitis (Diagnosis)
Xylitol vs Saline Nasal Irrigations in CF-CRS
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common genetic disorder in Belgium, affecting 1 in 2850 children. A defect in the CFTR channel results in increased viscosity of extracellular secretions and decreased mucociliary clearance in the…
- Trial name
- NCT05531630
- Testing
- Nasal rinsing with saline 0.9%, Nasal rinsing with Xylitol
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia
Newborn Jaundice - An Investigation of Different Approaches to Light Therapy
Background Neonatal jaundice affects about 60% of full-term newborns in their first week. If untreated, it can lead to permanent brain damage. In Denmark, 2-5% of newborns require phototherapy, the standard treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT06702241
- Testing
- Continuous Phototherapy with a irradiance of 40 µW/cm2/nm from the overhead light, Continuos Phototherapy with a irradiance of 55 µW/cm2/nm from the overhead light, Continuous Phototherapy with a irradiance of 70 µW/cm2/nm from the overhead light
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 116 people
- Sponsor
- Regionshospital Nordjylland
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