Clinical trials: Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
Perinatal Hypoxia
Serum Erythropoietin Level in Perinatal Asphyxia
This study is to evaluate brain and kidney injuries in full-term neonates with perinatal asphyxia by detecting specific biomarker in blood (Erythropoietin).
- Trial name
- NCT05018364
- Testing
- Serum erythropoietin level
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Preterm Infant
The Effects of Mother-infant Skin-to-skin Contact on Stress Response of Preterm Infants
This study will evaluate the effect of maternal-infant skin-to-skin contact (SSC) versus routine care on general stress in preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
- Trial name
- NCT05503238
- Testing
- Skin-to-skin contact, Routine care
- Where
- China
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Fudan University
Premature Baby 26 to 32 Weeks
Effects of Clustering Care on the Physiological Stability of Preterm Infants.
This crossover design experimental study aims to compare the physiological stability of premature newborns during and after a cluster of care compared to a period when they receive standard non clustered care at the neonatal unit.
- Trial name
- NCT03490721
- Testing
- Clustering care
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Université de Montréal
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
Extreme Prematurity, Neurodevelopmental Abnormality
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine to Reduce Developmental Delays
This randomized clinical trial seeks to determine if osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) increases the likelihood of improved neurodevelopmental outcomes as estimated by the Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP).
- Trial name
- NCT04652063
- Testing
- Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Prematurity, Low Birth Weight Neonates
Metagenomic & Metabolomic Study: Bifidobacterium Probiotic Effects on Gut Microbiota & SCFA in Preterm NICU Infants
One million premature babies die due to prematurity complications, contributing the most to the causes of death in children under 5 years old.
- Trial name
- NCT07213414
- Testing
- Probiotics
- Where
- 3 sites in Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Hasanuddin University
Premature Infant Disease
A Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Effect of White Noises and Parental Voices As Protectors Against Noise Damage in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
The goal of this Randomized Controlled Trial is to test the efficacy of listening to white noises and parental voices against environmental noise damage in premature babies admitted to the Newborn Intensive Care Unit.
- Trial name
- NCT06150404
- Testing
- White Noises and Maternal and/or Paternal voices
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Giannina Gaslini
Exposure to Secondhand Smoke in Neonatal Infants
Motivational Incentives to Reduce Secondhand Smoke in NICU Infants' Homes
A randomized, controlled, parallel group design will be used to test whether a Secondhand Smoke Exposure program initiated in the hospital and completed in the home using motivational interviewing plus motivational incentives…
- Trial name
- NCT01726062
- Testing
- Motivational Interviewing plus Incentives, Conventional Care (CC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Infant, Newborn, Disease, Genetic Disease
Genome Sequencing in the Intensive Care Unit Population
The purpose of this study is to understand how the use of whole genome sequencing (WGS) may be able to increase the speed with which a diagnosis is made for patients in an intensive care unit population.
- Trial name
- PISCES (NCT04848090)
- Testing
- Neonate WGS Testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Jerry Vockley, MD, PhD
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn
Feasibility Study of Placement and Surfactant Administration Through a Preterm Size Laryngeal Mask Airway in Very Low Birth Weight Neonates With Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Surfactant administration via a supraglottic airway device or laryngeal mask airway (SALSA) is a minimally invasive method of instilling surfactant in the trachea during spontaneous breathing and after applying nasal continuous…
- Trial name
- NCT06606444
- Testing
- Surfactant Administration Through Laryngeal or Supraglottic Airways
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Hyperoxemia, Cerebrovascular Circulation
HYPER MIND - Hyperoxia Effects on Cerebral Hemodynamics
This study aims to better understand how short periods of exposure to high oxygen levels affect blood flow in the brain of patients who are intubated and mechanically ventilated in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
- Conditions
- Hyperoxemia, Cerebrovascular Circulation, Cerebral Autoregulation, Critical Illness
- Trial name
- HYPER-MIND (NCT07377162)
- Testing
- Normobaric Hyperoxic Stimulus (NBHO)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Erasme University Hospital
Infectious Disease Transmission
Effectiveness of Chlorhexidine Bathing in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
This is a prospective, controlled; crossover study of daily bathing with no-rinse, 2% chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) impregnated washcloths versus bathing with water/soap or water according to gestational age and weight (e.g.
- Trial name
- NCT02537964
- Testing
- washcloths impregnated with 2% chlorhexidine gluconate
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Shaare Zedek Medical Center
Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome, Prenatal Opioid Exposure
Recorded Parent/Caregiver Voice for Infants With Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome
Neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) can affect a newborn infant's ability to eat, sleep, and be consoled after exposure to opioids before birth.
- Conditions
- Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome, Prenatal Opioid Exposure, Opioid Withdrawal, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
- Trial name
- VOICE-NAS (NCT07864493)
- Testing
- Recorded Parent/Caregiver Voice Playback
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Colonization
Topical Umbilical Cord Care for the Prevention of Colonization and Invasive Infections
Umbilical catheters are necessary for many infants admitted to the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU)and utilized when indicated for up to 7 to 14 days.
- Trial name
- NCT01886001
- Testing
- Povidone-Iodine, Chlorhexidine, Pluronic
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
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
Alert Fatigue, Health Personnel
Intervention Program for Alarm Fatigue in NICU Nurses Based on ABC-X Model
Monitors in newborn intensive care (NICU) help keep babies safe, but the constant beeping can overwhelm nurses. This 'alarm fatigue' makes it harder for nurses to identify real emergencies, stresses them out, and can impact…
- Trial name
- NCT07025863
- Testing
- Alarm Fatigue Intervention Program
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Guizhou Medical University
Preterm Neonates, Apnea of Prematurity
The Effect of Caffeine Therapy in Cardiovascular Stability in Preterm Neonates at Assiut University Children Hospital NICU
Preterm neonates younger than 37 weeks gestational age receiving caffeine therapy for apnea of prematurity in a NICU setting.
- Trial name
- NCT07274969
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Very Low Birth Weight Infant
The Effect of Family Integrated Care on Melatonin Level in Very Low Birth Weight Infants
This study will explore the effect of Family integrated care (FICare) on the level of melatonin and other clinical outcomes in very low birth weight infants (VLBWIs) by integrating families into the neonatal intensive care unit…
- Trial name
- NCT05483231
- Testing
- Family integrated care intervention group, Routine nursing care group
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Fudan University
Prematurity
Ultrasound Monitoring of Muscle Thickness in Premature Patients
The goal of this interventional study is to investigate through musculoskeletal ultrasonography how the thickness and muscle trophism in infants aged 28 to 35 weeks undergoing infant massage compared with a group of infants with…
- Trial name
- NeoMassage (NCT06273202)
- Testing
- Infant Massage
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Acute Kidney Injury, Congenital Heart Disease
Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiac Surgery on CPB
The purpose of this retrospective study is to determine the incidence and severity of acute kidney injuries (AKI) after heart surgery on cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) in Lausanne…
- Conditions
- Acute Kidney Injury, Congenital Heart Disease, Surgery, CBP
- Trial name
- NCT03513718
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois