Clinical trials: Low; Birthweight
NEC
Bovine Colostrum in Prevention of Necrotizing Enterocolitis and Sepsis in Very Low Birth Weight Neonates
Primary Aim: The aim of this study is to investigate the efficacy of bovine colostrum in prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and sepsis in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants.
- Trial name
- NCT04886674
- Testing
- bovine colostrum
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Weight Gain
Effect of Olive Oil Massage on Growth in Preterm Low Birth Weight Neonate: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
STUDY TITLE: Effect of olive oil massage on growth of preterm low birth weight neonate: A randomized controlled clinical trial." SUMMARY: Preterm low birth weight (LBW) babies have more the risk of the neurological complications…
- Trial name
- NCT05944991
- Testing
- Olive oil message
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Amblyopia, Child
Early Vision Screening in High-risk Children
To evaluate the effect of early vision screening with automated photorefraction device in high risk children
- Trial name
- NCT02678468
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
Hyperglycaemia
Study of a Model-based Approach to Blood Glucose Control in Very-low-birthweight Neonates
Very low birthweight neonates commonly develop high blood sugar levels. There is an association between high blood sugar levels and poorer short term outcomes but it is not known whether the high sugar level itself actually…
- Trial name
- NCT01419873
- Testing
- Actrapid Human Insulin
- Where
- New Zealand
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Christchurch Women's Hospital
Low-Birth-Weight
Formative Research to Develop an Intervention Package to Promote Practice of Kangaroo Mother Care for Low Birth Weight and Preterm Infants in a Community (CKMC)
The study is being conducted to develop an intervention to assess the feasibility of implementing Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) for low birth weight (LBW) and preterm babies in a community setting.
- Trial name
- CKMC (NCT02613624)
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Society for Applied Studies
Enterocolitis, Necrotizing
Probiotics Reduce Incidence of Necrotizing Enterocolitis for Very Low Birth Weight Infants
We investigate the efficacy of probiotics in reducing the incidence and severity of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) for very low birth weight (VLBW) infants.A prospective, masked, multi-center randomized control trial will be…
- Trial name
- NCT00540033
- Testing
- infloran
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 217 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
Extreme Prematurity,Extremely Low Birthweight, Extremely Low Birth Weight
Comparison of the Shukla and UN-1 Formulae in the Placement of the Umbilical Venous Catheter Among Neonates
Umbilical vein catheters (UVC) are commonly inserted in newborns especially neonates admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).These catheters are used since 1959.
- Conditions
- Extreme Prematurity,Extremely Low Birthweight, Extremely Low Birth Weight, Very Low Birth Weight Infant, Neonatal Hypoglycemia
- Trial name
- NCT05022433
- Testing
- UVC insertion
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 170 people
- Sponsor
- Singapore General Hospital
Hypothermia
Evaluation of Use of Plastic Bags to Prevent Neonatal Hypothermia-Part II
The overall hypothesis is that plastic bags used in combination with WHO thermoregulation care will reduce the incidence of hypothermia in preterm/low birth weight and full term infants when compared to routine WHO…
- Trial name
- NCT01604421
- Testing
- Thermoregulation-standard care, Thermoregulation with plastic bag
- Where
- Zambia
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Infant, Premature, Diseases, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Appropriate Oxygen Levels for Extremely Preterm Infants: a Prospective Meta-analysis
The primary question to be addressed by this study is: compared with a functional oxygen saturation level (SpO2) of 91-95%, does targeting SpO2 85-89% in extremely preterm infants from birth or soon after, result in a difference…
- Conditions
- Infant, Premature, Diseases, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Retinopathy of Prematurity, Infant, Newborn, Diseases
- Trial name
- NeOProM (NCT01124331)
- Testing
- Higher oxygen saturation target range (91%-95%), Lower oxygen saturation (85%-89%)
- Where
- 9 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 4,965 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sydney
Adverse Pregnancy Outcome
Using Placental Pathology to Prevent Recurrent Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes: A Pilot Project
The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to evaluate if we can use placental pathology in a prior pregnancy which had an adverse outcome, such as early delivery, stillbirth, a baby born smaller than expected, or severe forms…
- Trial name
- NCT06004674
- Testing
- Lovenox 40mg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Endeavor Health
Premature
Study of Applying Acupressure in Low-birth Weight Premature
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of acupressure application in very low birth weight premature.
- Trial name
- NCT03061968
- Testing
- acupressure
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Li-Li Chen
Anxiety Fear, Prenatal Depression
Mentors Offering Maternal Support (M-O-M-S™): A Prenatal Program for Decreasing Maternal Anxiety and Depression
The M-O-M-S project evaluates the effectiveness of the M-O-M-S program for improving birth outcomes and maternal-infant attachment and role satisfaction in a large military sample.
- Conditions
- Anxiety Fear, Prenatal Depression, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Preterm Birth
- Trial name
- M-O-M-S (NCT03393637)
- Testing
- Mentors Offering Maternal Support (M-O-M-S)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,717 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of the Incarnate Word
Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight
Early-Onset Sepsis Surveillance Study
In this observational study, the NICHD Neonatal Research Network (NRN) is conducting surveillance of all infants born at NRN centers to identify all newborns who are diagnosed with early-onset sepsis (EOS) and/or meningitis.
- Conditions
- Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Infant, Premature
- Trial name
- EOS (NCT00874367)
- Where
- 19 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 615 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Neonatal Research Network
Respiratory Infections
Role of Human Milk Bank in the Protection of Severe Respiratory Disease in Very Low Birth Weight Premature Infants
Acute respiratory infections are the leading cause of hospitalization in premature infants worldwide. Severity rates are particularly high in developing countries.
- Trial name
- NCT01390753
- Testing
- Human donor milk
- Where
- Argentina
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Fundacion Infant
Oral Ibuprofen Prophylaxis in Very Low Birth Weight Infants
Oral Ibuprofen Prophylaxis for Patent Ductus Arterioses in Very Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants
Patent ductus arterioses (PDA) is a major morbidity in preterm infants, especially in extremely premature infants less than 28 weeks.
- Trial name
- OIP (NCT01400737)
- Testing
- ibuprofen
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Zekai Tahir Burak Women's Health Research and Education Hospital
Preterm Infant, Morbidity;Infant
To Research the Relation Between Neonatal Morbidities and Poor Outcome in Preterm Infants
From November 2014 to October 2015, a multi-centers retrospective study was conducted to collect compliance, and 8 three-level hospitals from China were included.
- Conditions
- Preterm Infant, Morbidity;Infant, Outcome, Fatal
- Trial name
- NCT03104946
- Testing
- Mental Development Index;Auditory Brainstem Response;okineticnystagmus
- Volunteers
- 834 people
- Sponsor
- yangjie
Anemia
Umbilical Cord Blood Use For Admission Blood Tests of Very Low Birth Weight Preterm Neonates: A Multi-center Randomized Clinical Trial
The goal of this protocol is to establish a randomized clinical trial comparing the use of cord blood vs. infant blood with the primary outcome of comparing both the absolute hemoglobin concentration and the percent change in…
- Trial name
- NCT02103296
- Testing
- Drawing admission labs from cord blood, Drawing admission labs from infant blood
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Capt Alicia Prescott
Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
Evaluation of Prolact-Plus Human Milk Fortifier
Prolacta Bioscience has developed the first purely human fortifier, Prolact-Plus, that can provide a source of many of the required nutrients for premature, newborn infants, particularly protein and calories.
- Trial name
- NCT00486590
- Testing
- Prolact-Plus Human Milk Fortifier
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- Prolacta Bioscience
Prematurity of Fetus, Low Birth Weight Baby
Daily Skin-to-Skin Contact Duration in Preterm and Low Birth Weight Infants Admitted to a Kangaroo Care Unit
Kangaroo Mother Care promotes prolonged skin-to-skin contact between newborns and their parents. Although this practice is routinely encouraged in Kangaroo Care Units, the daily duration of skin-to-skin contact varies…
- Trial name
- PAP-UK (NCT07747870)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier de Valenciennes
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Minimal Breathing Support and Early Steroids to Prevent Chronic Lung Disease in Extremely Premature Infants (SAVE)
This multicenter clinical trial tested whether minimal ventilation decreases death or BPD. Infants with birth weight 501g to 1000g and mechanically ventilated before 12 hours were randomly assigned to minimal ventilation (partial…
- Conditions
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight
- Trial name
- SAVE (NCT00005777)
- Testing
- Minimal mechanical ventilation management, Routine mechanical ventilation management, Dexamethasone
- Where
- 13 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 220 people
- Sponsor
- NICHD Neonatal Research Network