Clinical trials: Infants in Neonatal Intensive Care Units
Smoking
Prevention of Postpartum Smoking Relapse in Mothers of Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
The investigators hypothesized that an enriched focus on mother-infant bonding during a newborn's hospitalization in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit would reduced the rate maternal postpartum smoking relapse and would prolong…
- Trial name
- NCT01131156
- Testing
- Smoking Relapse Prevention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Preterm Birth
NICU-HEALTH (Hospital Exposures and Long-Term Health)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of environmental exposures during the NICU hospitalization on preterm infant development. The research team is interested in both chemical and non-chemical exposures.
- Trial name
- NCT01963065
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 239 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Preterm Birth
The Social Determinants of Health Screening and Referral Project
Up to a quarter of the families with preterm infants have unmet social needs, such as housing or job insecurity, which represent adverse social determinants of health (SDOH).
- Trial name
- NCT06582147
- Testing
- Implementation of social determinants of health screening and referral
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 882 people
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Preterm Infants
Pain Reactivity to Non-Pharmacological Interventions Across Repeated Routine Heel-Sticks in Preterm Infants in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Switzerland is having one of the highest premature rates in Europa and most of the preterm neonates need neonatal intensive care.
- Trial name
- PAMINA (NCT00758511)
- Testing
- 25% Sucrose, facilitated tucking, Sucrose and facilitated tucking
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 71 people
- Sponsor
- University of Basel
Preterm Birth, Inadequate Milk Production
Milk Volume Outcomes Following Oral Nicotinamide Riboside Supplementation in Mothers of Extremely Preterm Infants
This study aims to evaluate the feasibility and effects of nicotinamide riboside (NR) supplementation in lactating mothers of infants expected to be hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for at least four weeks.
- Trial name
- MOONRISE (NCT04614714)
- Testing
- Nicotinamide Riboside (NR)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Infants Admitted to Neonatal Units, NICU
Effects of Early Physiotherapy Program on the Infants in NICU
High-risk of Infants are defined as one with a history of negative environmental and biological factors that could lead to neuromotor developmental problems.
- Conditions
- Infants Admitted to Neonatal Units, NICU, NICU Infants, Family Centered Care
- Trial name
- NCT07201792
- Testing
- Early Physiotherapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University
Staphylococcus Haemolyticus, Staphylococcal Infections
Staphylococcus Haemolyticus in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of CHSD in 2023: Analysis and Trends
This study looks at cases of Staphylococcus haemolyticus infections in newborns hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the Saint-Denis Hospital in 2023.
- Conditions
- Staphylococcus Haemolyticus, Staphylococcal Infections, Sepsis, Catheter-Related Infections
- Trial name
- NCT07013864
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier de Saint-Denis
Premature Infant Sleep
Sleep Organization in Premature Infants With Feeding Difficulties
Babies born too soon, premature babies, can have complications following birth because their systems are immature. Hospitals help prevent deformities and delays in motor development by using therapeutic positioning to provide…
- Trial name
- NCT01946308
- Testing
- Conformational positioning system
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Parental EMDR Therapy After a Baby's Stay in the NICU
This randomized clinical trial evaluates the effectiveness of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy in reducing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
- Trial name
- EMDR-NICU (NCT07471321)
- Testing
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), treatment as usual (TAU) (Control Group)
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Kuopio University Hospital
Early Intervention, Prematurity
Effects of Early Vocal Contact (EVC) in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Background: Preterm infants are at risk for developing altered trajectories of cognitive, social, and linguistic competences compared to a term population.
- Trial name
- EVC (NCT04759573)
- Testing
- Early Vocal Contact, Behavioral Observation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Elisa Della Casa Muttini
Shock, Sepsis
Hemodynamic Evaluation of Preload Responsiveness in Children by Using PiCCO
The purpose of this study is To assess the value of dynamics (SVV, PPV) and static indices (GEDVI, ITBVI, CVP) of preload and its combination with contractility (CI,SV, ventricular power, dP/dtmax, CFI, GEF) and lung water…
- Conditions
- Shock, Sepsis, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, Low Cardiac Output
- Trial name
- PreloaDren (NCT01157299)
- Where
- 7 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitario La Paz
Premature Birth, Growth Failure
Predictors of Postnatal Growth Failure in Preterm Infants
This prospective observational study aims to identify the clinical and nutritional predictors of postnatal growth failure among preterm infants admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Assiut University Children's Hospital.
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Growth Failure, Very Low Birth Weight Infant
- Trial name
- NCT07818681
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Infant Development, Premature
Development of a Scale for Evaluation of Neuromotor Development of Infants
Although the scales used so far provide information about the neuromotor progression of a single baby, it is thought that they are not sufficient to distinguish babies from each other, and it is thought that there is no…
- Conditions
- Infant Development, Premature, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Neonatal Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05860166
- Testing
- Test Scale
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- Ondokuz Mayıs University
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections, Infections, Epidemics
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Neonatal Intensive Care Units Throughout Turkey: Prospective Multicenter Study (TurkNICU-RSV Trial)
The principle purpose of this multicenter trial is to determine the definition, timing and the percentage of nosocomial RSV epidemics throughout Turkey.
- Trial name
- TurkNICU-RSV (NCT01915394)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara 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
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Frequent Standardized Oral Care Using Human Milk in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Premature infants are susceptible to complications related to infrequent and non-standardized oral care. Although the benefits of frequent standardized oral care are known to reduce oral dysbiosis (increased level of potentially…
- Conditions
- Ventilator Associated Pneumonia, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Respiratory Disease
- Trial name
- NCT06000761
- Testing
- Standardized oral Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 218 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Infant, Premature, Diseases, Feeding Behavior
Feeding Progression in Preterm Infants
Preterm infants face many feeding challenges during hospitalization which can prolong hospitalization, raise parental anxiety and can lead to medical instability.
- Conditions
- Infant, Premature, Diseases, Feeding Behavior, Feeding Patterns
- Trial name
- NCT02027688
- Testing
- q6 hour oral feeding schedule, q3 hour oral feeding schedule
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
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
Psychological Flexibility, Psychological Distress
ACT-Based Counseling to Improve Psychological Flexibility in Mothers of Infants Hospitalized in the NICU
This randomized controlled trial will evaluate two Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)-based counseling approaches for mothers whose infants are hospitalized in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
- Conditions
- Psychological Flexibility, Psychological Distress, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
- Trial name
- NICU-ACT (NCT07837609)
- Testing
- ACT-Based Online Psychoeducational Workshop, ACT-Based Chatbot Counseling
- Volunteers
- 135 people
- Sponsor
- Meserret Aslan
Premature, Thermoregulation
Delaying First Bathing and Skin Barrier Function on Infant
It is still unknown when the first bath should be done in premature newborns. Investigators think that delaying the time of the first bath compared to the time in the clinic will show some positive changes in preterm newborns.
- Trial name
- TEWL (NCT04231799)
- Testing
- Bathing
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz University