Clinical trials: Infants in Neonatal Intensive Care Units
Premature Birth
Family Integrated Care (FICare) in Level II NICUs
In Alberta, nearly one in every twelve babies is born too soon (preterm). Preterm babies are at greater risk for breathing and feeding problems, as well as infections, than babies born on their due date (full term).
- Trial name
- FICare (NCT02879799)
- Testing
- Implement Family Integrated Care
- Where
- 10 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 765 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Neonatal Respiratory Distress
A Study to Evaluate the Use of the Neotech RAM Nasal Cannula for CPAP and Bi-PAP Application in Infants 28-42 Weeks Gestation in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
This study will explore the RAM Nasal Cannula as a means of providing CPAP and Bi-PAP to infants 28-42 weeks gestation to prevent nasal septal erosion.
- Trial name
- NCT04096235
- Testing
- RAM Nasal Cannula
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
Hypothermia, Newborn
The Effect of Nursing Interventions on Body Temperatures of Infants
Aim: This study planned the intervention and care of term and preterm newborns treated in neonatal intensive care units, including thermoregulation, procedure duration and care with the opening technique of incubator covers.
- Trial name
- NCT06654479
- Testing
- In the newborns in the study, changes in body temperatures during routine nursing interventions of the nurses of the clinic were examined.
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- Izmir Katip Celebi University
Complex Congenital Heart Disease
Noninvasive Measurement of the Cerebral Autoregulation in Neonates and Infants With Complex Congenital Heart Disease
Feasibility of non-invasive cerebral autoregulation measurement at the PICU and impact of changes in oxygen supply
- Trial name
- NCT04810013
- Testing
- non-invasive measurement of cerebral autoregulation
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Tuebingen
NICU
The Effect of Smelling the Scent of Infants Hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
The study was conducted to determine the effect of having mothers with infants in the neonatal intensive care unit smell their baby's odor with OOKIE dolls on stress, attachment and perception of insufficient milk.
- Trial name
- NICU (NCT07074197)
- Testing
- OOKIE doll
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ordu University
Premature Birth
Family Nurture Intervention in the CHoNJ NICU
The purpose of this proposal is to conduct a replication study of Family Nurture Intervention (FNI) at CHoNJ. FNI facilitates mother-infant interactions that are vital to early development.
- Trial name
- NCT02352142
- Testing
- Full Term EEG, Facilitated Infant Care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Extremely Premature Infant, Anemia Neonatal
Heterologous Cord Blood-Derived Red Blood Cell for Transfusion in Extremely Preterm Infants
Anemia is a condition in which there are not enough red blood cells to carry oxygen throughout the body. It is very common in extremely preterm infants (born before 28 weeks of pregnancy), and many of these babies require red…
- Conditions
- Extremely Premature Infant, Anemia Neonatal, Blood Transfusion, Umbilical Cord Blood
- Trial name
- NCT07502781
- Testing
- Cord Blood Red Blood Cells, Standard Adult Donor Red Blood Cells
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 176 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Clinic of Barcelona
Neonates or Premature Babies, Parent
Impact of Implementing Reach Out and Read in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
This is a pre/post quasi-interventional study with two arms. First, a baseline cohort of parent-infant dyads admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) were enrolled and surveyed at three timepoints (admission…
- Conditions
- Neonates or Premature Babies, Parent, Reading, NICU Infants
- Trial name
- NCT07511075
- Testing
- Shared reading program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- Catherine Caruso
Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia, Treatment Decisions
Bilirubin Thresholds in Preterm Infants on Neonatal Intensive CarE Units: The B-NICE Trial
Rationale: Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is highly prevalent in very preterm infants born <30 weeks. Since 2008, uniform Dutch phototherapy thresholds for preterm infants have been used nationwide, largely based on consensus.
- Conditions
- Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia, Treatment Decisions, Neurodevelopmental Outcome, Phototherapy
- Trial name
- B-NICE (NCT07674537)
- Testing
- Phototherapy, Exchange Transfusion
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 680 people
- Sponsor
- University Medical Center Groningen
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, PreTerm Neonate
Effects of a Structured Maternal Voice Program on Premature Infant Responses and Maternal-Infant Attachment in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
This study evaluates the effects of a Structured Maternal Voice Program (SMVP). on premature infant responses and maternal-infant attachment in the intensive care unit (NICU) .
- Conditions
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, PreTerm Neonate, Healthy
- Trial name
- SMVP-NICU (NCT06839534)
- Testing
- Structured Maternal Voice Program (SMVP)
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chulalongkorn University
Breastfeeding
The Effect of Podcast Breastfeeding Training on Mothers of Preterm Infants
The aim of this study is to examine the effect of breastfeeding education provided via podcast to mothers of preterm infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit on the mothers' breastfeeding success, awareness…
- Trial name
- NCT07660965
- Testing
- Breastfeeding education via podcast
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Dilek Kucuk Alemdar
Genetic Diseases, Genetic Syndrome
Perinatal Precision Medicine
This study will seek to determine if rapid genomic sequencing improves outcomes for acutely ill infants. The investigator will enroll up to 1,000 acutely ill infants in a prospective, randomized, blinded study to either rapid…
- Conditions
- Genetic Diseases, Genetic Syndrome, Mendelian Disorders
- Trial name
- NSIGHT2 (NCT03211039)
- Testing
- Genomic sequencing and molecular diagnostic results, if any.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 213 people
- Sponsor
- Rady Pediatric Genomics & Systems Medicine Institute
Thermometry
Comparison of Three Methods of Taking Temperatures in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit
Preterm infants will have their body temperature measured by three different devices in order to evaluate whether the newest device, a temporal artery scanning thermometer, is accurate for patients in the preterm period.
- Trial name
- NCT01012128
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Christiana Care Health Services
Preterm Birth, Pain, Procedural
Maternal Speech Decreases Pain Scores and Increases Oxytocin Levels in Preterm Infants During Painful Procedures
Preterm infants undergo early separation from parents and are exposed to frequent painful clinical procedures, with resultant short- and long-term effects on their neurodevelopment.
- Trial name
- NCT04762004
- Testing
- Maternal speech, Maternal singing, Standard care
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Geneva, Switzerland
Preterm Birth, Parent-Child Relations
Skin-to-skin Contact in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Caregiving Touch and Neural Correlates of Slow Stroking Touch in Preterm Infants
Preterm (PT) infants spend their first weeks of life in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) where receive little affective physical contact, which plays a crucial role in brain development.
- Trial name
- NCT04293939
- Testing
- Functional Magnetic Risonance Imaging (fMRI) acquisition
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Premature Birth of Newborn
Neuroendocrine Mechanisms of Developmental Massage Therapy (DMT) in Preterm Infants: Clinical Study
The purpose of this study is to see if daily massage therapy will help premature infants respond to stress better, as well as improve their growth and neurobehavioral development.
- Trial name
- DMT (NCT00722943)
- Testing
- Developmental Massage Therapy, no intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Infant, Premature Birth
Massage Application and Motor Performance, Stress Assessment in Premature Babies
In our study, the effect of infant massage applied in the intensive care unit on motor performance and stress hormones in premature babies will be examined. The number of patients to participate in the study was determined as 30.
- Trial name
- NCT06075992
- Testing
- experimental group
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Mustafa Kemal University
Body Temperature Changes
Effect of Probe Placement in Delivery Room on Temperature at the Admission of Premature Infants?
The aim of the study is to compare the effect of 3 different skin temperature placement probe in the case room on the admission temperature to the NICU in preterm infants.
- Trial name
- NCT02769468
- Testing
- The Back, Chest, Left Axilla
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 121 people
- Sponsor
- Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital
Neonatal Intensive Care, Music Therapy
The Effect of Lullaby Listened to Preterm Babies in Neonatal Intensive Care Units on Physiological Parameters and Pain
Preterms who enter a different environment after the intrauterine period experience an adaptation process and may need special care due to conditions such as developmental disabilities or neurological disorders.
- Conditions
- Neonatal Intensive Care, Music Therapy, Pain Responses
- Trial name
- NCT05253625
- Testing
- Listening to a recorded lullaby.
- Volunteers
- 93 people
- Sponsor
- Izmir Tinaztepe University
Neonatal Disorder
Soft Tissue Therapy in Managing Procedural Pain Among Neonates.
Effect of Soft tissue Therapy in managing Procedural Pain among neonates admitted in neonatal intensive care unit. This study focuses on the Procedural pain management with the help of Soft tissue manipulation which includes…
- Trial name
- NCT04309162
- Testing
- Soft tissue therapy
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Asir John Samuel