Clinical trials: Infant Health
Maternal Health, Infant Health
Stress Reactivity and Mother-Infant Cardiovascular Disease Risk
Prenatal Mindfulness training (MT) shows promise as a preventive intervention against hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) and may reduce risk for offspring cardiovascular disease (CVD).
- Conditions
- Maternal Health, Infant Health, Hypertension, Behavioral Medicine
- Trial name
- NCT06805799
- Testing
- Follow up to Mindfulness RCT using a Still Face Paradigm
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lifespan
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
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 Development, Preterm Infant Health
Neonatal Data and Biobank to Study Factors Influencing Development in Preterm Infants Born at <32 Weeks' Gestation and/or <1500 g Birth Weight
The Neo-Life project aims to establish a prospective neonatal data and biobank to investigate factors influencing the short- and long-term development of very preterm infants.
- Conditions
- Preterm Infant Development, Preterm Infant Health, Prematurity Complications, Premature Birth
- Trial name
- Neo-Life (NCT07490912)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 1,300 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital of Cologne
Body Weight, Obesity & Overweight
Breastmilk and the Link to Overweight/Obesity and Maternal Diet in the Mother-breastmilk-child Triad
The prospective 5-month follow-up study will involve 150 mother-infant dyads grouped based on maternal baseline BMI category (normal weight, overweight, obesity).
- Conditions
- Body Weight, Obesity & Overweight, Human Milk/Breastfeeding, Body Composition
- Trial name
- BLOOM-Triad (NCT07457515)
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada, Poland
- Volunteers
- 165 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Warsaw University of Life Sciences
Pregnancy Related, Doula Care
Labor and Delivery Doula Program to Reduce Perinatal Morbidity and Mortality in Kansas
The study was done to learn how doula-enhanced care provided to Black birthing people improved perceived communication and quality care.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Related, Doula Care, Black Maternal and Infant Health, Prenatal Care
- Trial name
- Doula (NCT07157059)
- Testing
- Doula Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
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
Income, Infant, Newborn
Integrating Systems and Basic Income: Improving Outcomes for Families of Young Children
Early childhood is a critical period, laying the foundation for future growth and deveopment. This foundational period has an outsized effect, impacting health, well-being and achievement across one's lifespan. The U.S.
- Conditions
- Income, Infant, Newborn, Mothers, Poverty
- Trial name
- NCT07261254
- Testing
- Community Health Worker, Community Health Worker + Guaranteed Basic Income
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,400 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Preterm Infant Development, Preterm Infant Health
Pilot Study: Effects of CCP Intervention on NICU Environment and Preterm Infants Development
Close Collaboration with Parents intervention is an evidence-based educational intervention for the entire multi-professional staff of neonatal intensive care units (NICUs).
- Trial name
- NCT07306000
- Testing
- Close Collaboration with Parents training
- Where
- 3 sites in Japan, South Korea
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Food Insecurity, Pregnancy
An Agricultural Livelihood Intervention for Pregnant Women
Scarcity of food is a leading cause of sickness and death in mothers and their newborns in sub-Saharan Africa. Use of locally acceptable agricultural interventions including provision of agricultural supplies, training and having…
- Conditions
- Food Insecurity, Pregnancy, Birth Outcomes, Livelihood Interventions
- Trial name
- NCT07043647
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 410 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
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
Sleep Quality, Psychological Health
Efficacy of Parent-child Sleep Intervention
Background: Parents of healthy neonates commonly face sleep disruptions and disturbances after delivery. Notably, increasing challenges are evident among parents of ill infants who required clinical care after birth .
- Conditions
- Sleep Quality, Psychological Health, Infant Health
- Trial name
- NCT06143917
- Testing
- parent-child sleep intervention
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 306 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
Infant Health, Child Development
Infant Development and Early Aquatic Stimulation
The objective of this study is to assess the feasibility of an aquatic stimulation protocol for infants up to one year of age. The main questions to be answered are: Is the aquatic stimulation program, which involves recruitment…
- Trial name
- NCT07204613
- Testing
- Aquatic stimulation for child development
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of the Valleys of Jequitinhonha and Mucuri
Malnutrition Pregnancy, Malnutrition in Children
Early Life Malnutrition, Environmental Enteric Dysfunction and Microbiome Trajectories
Malnutrition in women of reproductive age remains a public health concern in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Malnutrition during pregnancy affects foetal growth with a tendency of the exposed infants to also develop it.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition Pregnancy, Malnutrition in Children, Malnutrition (Calorie), Environmental Enteric Dysfunction
- Trial name
- UZBCS-2 (NCT07195006)
- Testing
- Malnutrition in pregnancy as exposure, Poor WASH living conditions as exposure
- Where
- Zimbabwe
- Volunteers
- 368 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zimbabwe
Maternal Exposure, Health Behavior
Brain Probiotic and LC-PUFA Intervention for Optimum Early Life
Probiotics is suggested to play several roles in promoting health, including alleviating disease symptoms, protection against atopic disease, and modulating the immune system by improving the beneficial gut microbiota…
- Conditions
- Maternal Exposure, Health Behavior, Infant Development, Child Development
- Trial name
- BRAVE (NCT03851120)
- Testing
- Probiotics and LC-PUFA (480 mg DHA), Psychosocial stimulation and healthy eating education
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 314 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Pregnancy, Breastfeeding
The Effect of a Breastfeeding and Infant Care Education Program Prepared According to Mercer Theory on Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy, Readiness for Infant Care, and Acceptance of the Maternal Role
This study aims to examine the effects of a breastfeeding and infant care education program, developed based on Mercer's Maternal Role Development Theory, on pregnant women's breastfeeding self-efficacy, readiness for infant…
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Breastfeeding, Infant Care, Newborn Care
- Trial name
- NCT07121465
- Testing
- Education group, Control group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 142 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Antalya Bilim University
Maternal Health Services, Infant, Newborn
Comparing Integrative Midwife-led vs. Fragmented Inpatient Postpartum Care: Impact on Satisfaction and Transition to Motherhood
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare two different forms of postnatal care to find out which is most beneficial for mothers and their children after birth and with which they are most satisfied.
- Conditions
- Maternal Health Services, Infant, Newborn, Postnatal Care, Breast Feeding
- Trial name
- SMILE (NCT07077941)
- Testing
- Integrative care
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 784 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Chronic Disease Management, Infants Health
A Multi-Site Hybrid Type I Effectiveness-Implementation Randomized Trial of an Emergency Care Action Plan for Infants With Medical Complexity
Infants with medical complexity (IMC) are a challenging population with more emergency department visits, inpatient stays, and higher healthcare costs than other children. IMC also experience lower quality emergency health care.
- Conditions
- Chronic Disease Management, Infants Health, Emergency, Utilization, Health Care
- Trial name
- NCT06993129
- Testing
- Emergency Care Action Plan
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- University of Vermont
Family Caregiving, Infant Health
The Effect of Family-Integrated Care Model on Infant and Toddler Health Promotion
The FIC model effectively promotes infant growth, improves nutrition, reduces disease risk, and supports early cognitive and psychological development while enhancing parental caregiving skills, demonstrating strong clinical…
- Conditions
- Family Caregiving, Infant Health, Growth, Nutrition
- Trial name
- NCT06933316
- Testing
- the intervention group, the control group
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 158 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xiaoqi Lin
Frequency of Adverse Events, Health Care Utilization, Infant Growth, Parental Quality of Life, and Altitude of the Participant's Home
The Effects of Home Monitors Used with Home Oxygen Therapy
This study\'s purpose is to determine the effects of using monitors with home oxygen therapy (HOT). This trial will test the hypothesis that infants discharged from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) with HOT will have a…
- Trial name
- NCT06492382
- Testing
- Home Oxygen Monitors
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico