Clinical trials: Low; Birthweight
Sleep, Pregnancy
Ghana PrenaBelt Trial: A Positional Therapy Device to Reduce Still-Birth
Every day in Ghana, 47 babies are stillborn (SB) and 232 babies are born with low birth-weight (LBW) - many of whom will die in infancy or suffer lifelong consequences.
- Conditions
- Sleep, Pregnancy, Stillbirth, Infant, Low Birth Weight
- Trial name
- NCT02379728
- Testing
- PrenaBelt, Body Position Sensor
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Allan Kember
Pre-Term, Persistent Ductus Arteriosus
Evaluation of the Brain and Renal Regional Oxygenation Using NIRS in Preterm Infants
This study evaluates the brain and renal oxygenation using near infrared spectroscopy in preterm infants with persistent ductus arteriosus
- Trial name
- NCT04295395
- Testing
- NONIN SenSmart model X-100 near- infrared spectrometer
- Where
- Lithuania
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Vilnius University
Malaria, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Gestational Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and Azithromycin Treatment to Prevent Preterm Birth
The purpose of this study is to examine whether treatment of pregnant Malawian women with repeated doses of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and azithromycin antibiotics will prevent preterm deliveries and result in other health…
- Conditions
- Malaria, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Preterm Birth, Pregnancy
- Trial name
- NCT00131235
- Testing
- Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine treatment twice during pregnancy, Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine at 4-week intervals, Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine every 4 weeks + azithromycin twice
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 1,320 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tampere University
Low Birth Weight
Kangaroo Mother Care Implementation Research for Accelerating Scale-up
The implementation research project aims to develop and evaluate models for scaling up KMC in health facilities across India and Ethiopia and thereby develop effective approaches to achieve high population coverage
- Trial name
- NCT03506698
- Testing
- Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC)
- Where
- 3 sites in Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 3,804 people
- Sponsor
- Rajiv Bahl
Very Low Birth Weight Infant, Weight Gain
Effect of Milk Warming on the Very Low Birth Weight Infant
This study will compare if using a continuous milk warmer to warm breast milk compared to the standard method of warming breast milk in a hot water bath improves weight gain and feeding tolerance in infants born at 32 weeks…
- Conditions
- Very Low Birth Weight Infant, Weight Gain, Feeding Disorder Neonatal
- Trial name
- VLBW (NCT04282655)
- Testing
- Treatment Guardian Milk Warmer (Medela TM), Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Kidney Injury
Evaluation of Urinary Biomarkers Trend in Preterm Very Low Birth Weight Infants
The purpose of this study is to define the temporal patterns of urinary biomarkers (CysC, EGF, KIM-1, NGAL, β2-Microglobulin, OPN, and MOD) in the first two weeks of life in preterm and/or very low birth weight (VLBW) infants in…
- Trial name
- NCT06781476
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
Infant, Very Low Birth Weight, Infant, Premature, Diseases
Regulation of Cerebral Blood Flow in Very Low Birth Weight Infants
Advances in newborn intensive care have lead to dramatic improvements in survival for the most premature infants-often weighing 1 pound at birth.
- Conditions
- Infant, Very Low Birth Weight, Infant, Premature, Diseases, Cerebral Hemorrhage
- Trial name
- NCT00579943
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Plagiocephaly
Premie Pouch to Manage Deformational Plagiocephaly in Very Low Birth Weight Infants
This pilot project proposes to develop and test a new device to manage (defined as resolving, prohibiting, inhibiting or preventing) the development of Deformational Plagiocephaly (DP) in prematurely born infants weighing < 1…
- Trial name
- NCT03184441
- Testing
- Premie Pouch
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Malaria, Pregnancy
A New Approach to Deliver Malaria Preventions to Pregnant Women at a Community Level in Uganda
SUMMARY Background: Malaria is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among pregnant women in Uganda. Although effective tools for prevention and control of malaria exist, their delivery presents a problem.
- Conditions
- Malaria, Pregnancy, Anemia
- Trial name
- NCT00118027
- Testing
- sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine intermittent preventive treatment
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 2,150 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Infant; Premature, Light-For-Dates
Nephrocalcinosis in Very Low Birth Weight Infants
Extremely premature children benefit from specific follow-up that requires high nutritional intake and the use of specific therapies that expose them to the risk of nephrocalcinosis.
- Trial name
- NCT04860583
- Testing
- Renal ultrasound
- Volunteers
- 265 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality, Intrauterine Growth Disorders (IUGR and Macrosomia)
Analysis on the Health of Newborns in Three Hospitals, 2008-2024
The objective of this observational study is to analyze the factors associated with neonatal morbidity and mortality in three hospitals in Quito, Ecuador, from January 2008 to June 2024.
- Conditions
- Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality, Intrauterine Growth Disorders (IUGR and Macrosomia), Prematurity Complications, Neonatal Infections
- Trial name
- NCT06758622
- Where
- Ecuador
- Volunteers
- 40,000 people
- Sponsor
- HOSPITAL GINECO OBSTETRICO ISIDRO AYORA
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
Prematurity, Very Low Birth Weight
Impact of Sex and Own Mother's Milk Pasteurization on Morbidity and Mortality of Very Low Birth Weight Infants
In very low birth weight (<1500g) preterm infants, nutrition with mother's own milk, as opposed to formula, is associated with reduced morbidity and mortality.
- Trial name
- G-PAMINEO (NCT07411872)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 900 people
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Transfusion, Feeding During Transfusion
Withholding Feeds During Red Blood Cell Transfusion and TRAGI
Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating picture that all the neonatologists are afraid of facing during the follow up of newborns.
- Conditions
- Transfusion, Feeding During Transfusion, Transfusion Related Acute Gut Injury, Necrotising Enterocolitis
- Trial name
- Tx-TRAGI (NCT02132819)
- Testing
- Withholding feeds, feeding during transfusion
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Zekai Tahir Burak Women's Health Research and Education Hospital
Premature Infants, Cerebral Palsy
Interrater Reliability of Infant Motor Profile
The aim of this study is to assess risky infants (or diagnosed infants) with Infant Motor Profile, and analyze interrater and intrarater reliability of this test.
- Conditions
- Premature Infants, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, Metabolic Disorders
- Trial name
- IMP (NCT03188107)
- Testing
- Video based assessment
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abant Izzet Baysal University
Malaria,Falciparum, Malaria in Pregnancy
Improving Neonatal Health Through Rapid Malaria Testing in Early Pregnancy With High-Sensitivity Diagnostics
The purpose of the INTREPiD study is to compare 1st trimester screening for malaria parasites with a high-sensitivity malaria rapid diagnostic test followed by treatment of test-positive women with artemether-lumefantrine (AL)…
- Conditions
- Malaria,Falciparum, Malaria in Pregnancy, Malaria in Childbirth, Pregnancy
- Trial name
- INTREPiD (NCT05757167)
- Testing
- Malaria High-Sensitivity Rapid Diagnostic Test (HS-RDT), Artemether-lumefantrine (AL)
- Where
- 2 sites in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya
- Volunteers
- 2,174 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Preterm Infant, Infant, Newborn
Neonatal Wireless Monitoring System for Intensive Care
Babies who require intensive care need to have their heart rate, oxygen levels and temperature measured continuously using specially designed monitors.
- Conditions
- Preterm Infant, Infant, Newborn, Low; Birthweight, Extremely (999 Grams or Less)
- Trial name
- NCT04241263
- Testing
- Wireless vital sign monitoring - comparative, Wireless vital sign monitoring - usability
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Very Low Birth Weight Infant (<1250g)
Bovine vs. Human Milk-Based Fortifier Study
Most very low birth weight infants accumulate a nutrient deficit in hospital due to minimal nutrient reserves and elevated nutritional requirements which may contribute to poor outcome.
- Trial name
- NCT02137473
- Testing
- Human milk-based fortifier, Bovine protein-based fortifier
- Where
- 18 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 127 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Low Birth Weight Babies, Kangaroo Mother Care Scale up
Implementation Research on Scaling up Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC)
This implementation research aims to accelerate effective and high coverage of Kangaroo Mother Care in district Sonipat in the state of Haryana, India. The project is being led by government of Haryana.
- Trial name
- KMC-Scaleup (NCT03098069)
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 911 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Society for Applied Studies
Very Low Birth Weight Baby
Developmentally Supportive Care on Neurobehavioral Outcome of Preterm Very Low Birth Weight Neonates
Enrolled neonates will be provided routine supportive care as per existing neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)protocols. This will be carried out in the initial 6 months (0-180 days) of study commencement.
- Trial name
- DSC (NCT02817022)
- Testing
- developmentally supportive care
- Where
- 2 sites in India
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Lady Hardinge Medical College