Clinical trials: Low Birth-weight
Insulin Resistance, Low Birth Weight
Effects of 3 Months of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI)-Treatment on Metabolism and Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA)-Axis in Young Men Born With Low Birth Weight
Chronic stress has been proposed to be involved the development of western life-style diseases such as cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes (T2DM).
- Conditions
- Insulin Resistance, Low Birth Weight, Type 2 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease
- Trial name
- LBW-SSRI (NCT00971815)
- Testing
- Escitalopram
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Infant Development, Sensory Disorder
The Prechtl's General Movement Assessment, Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination and Sensory Profile-2
In the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), infants encounter many sensory stimuli (excessive noise, bright lights, painful medical applications, etc.) that are not present in the uterus.
- Conditions
- Infant Development, Sensory Disorder, Sensory Processing Disorder, Motor Delay
- Trial name
- highrisk (NCT05217199)
- Testing
- Measurements
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University
Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight
Delayed Cord Clamping in VLBW Infants
This study tested the feasibility of conducting a randomized controlled trial to vary the timing that doctors clamp the umbilical cord after birth in extremely low birthweight infants.
- Conditions
- Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Infant, Premature
- Trial name
- NCT01222364
- Testing
- Standard Cord Clamping, Delayed Cord Clamping
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Neonatal Research Network
Preterm Birth
Assessment of DHA On Reducing Early Preterm Birth
The purpose of this study is to determine if giving a larger amount of DHA than currently included in some prenatal supplements can reduce early preterm birth (birth before 34 weeks of pregnancy).
- Trial name
- ADORE (NCT02626299)
- Testing
- Docosahexaenoic acid - 800mg/day, Docosahexaenoic acid - 200mg/day
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Cerebral Palsy
The Changing Panorama in Risk Factors of Cerebral Palsy
The study will be carried of scanning the database of 296 individuals with cerebral palsy followed in the university pediatric rehabilitation clinic.
- Trial name
- NCT04716530
- Testing
- No intervention is associated with the study.
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 296 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medeniyet University
Infant, Low Birth Weight
Experimental Study to Reduce Low Birthweight
Introduction: Low birthweight (LBW) is associated with a wide range of short- and long-term consequences and is related to a complex set of maternal psychosocial and behavioural determinants.
- Trial name
- STOP-LBW (NCT04866277)
- Testing
- Fast-track referral for reference services
- Volunteers
- 2,832 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto de Saude Publica da Universidade do Porto
Acute Lower Respiratory Illness
Cookstove Replacement for Prevention of ALRI and Low Birthweight in Nepal
At our field site in southern Nepal, acute respiratory illness (ARI) has been a leading cause of mortality among young children.
- Trial name
- NCT00786877
- Testing
- Improved biomass cookstove with exterior ventilation, Phase 2 intervention arm (LPG stove)
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 4,678 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Respiratory Insufficiency
Nasal High Frequency Ventilation in Preterm Infants: A Pilot Study
The purpose of this study is to test whether application of high frequency ventilation through a nasal tube can lower blood carbon dioxide levels in stable preterm infants.
- Conditions
- Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Respiratory Insufficiency, Apnea of Prematurity
- Trial name
- NCT00296231
- Testing
- Nasal high frequency ventilation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Tarah T Colaizy
Obesity, Postpartum Weight Retention
A Study of a Low-Carbohydrate Diet to Improve Maternal Health After Childbirth
The study is evaluating the effects of a standard diet to a low carbohydrate diet in obese women after having a baby. The purpose of the study is to determine if a low carbohydrate diet is associated with improvement in insulin…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Postpartum Weight Retention, Insulin Sensitivity
- Trial name
- SLIM (NCT04045353)
- Testing
- Low carbohydrate diet education, Low carbohydrate diet education with behavioral component
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn, Respiratory Tract Diseases
Nasal HFOV Versus Nasal CPAP to Reduce Post-extubation pCO2
To investigate whether nasal high frequency oscillation ventilation (nHFOV) immediately after extubation reduces the arterial partial pressure of carbon dioxide (paCO2) at 72 hours after extubation in comparison with nasal…
- Trial name
- NCT02340299
- Testing
- nHFOV, nCPAP
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Preterm Birth, Low; Birthweight, Extremely (999 Grams or Less)
Effect of Support for Low-Income Mothers of Preterm Infants
Preterm birth is a leading cause of childhood mortality and developmental disabilities. Socioeconomic disparities in the incidence of preterm birth and morbidities, mortality, and quality of care for preterm infants persist.
- Trial name
- NCT06362798
- Testing
- Financial Transfers
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 420 people
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Late-Onset Neonatal Sepsis
Clinical Impact of Donor Milk Pasteurized by HTST Treatment in Preterm Infants
Randomized double-blind clinical trial to compare the incidence of microbiological proven late onset sepsis in extremely preterm infants (<1000 grams) that are supplemented with donor milk pasteurized by High Temperature Short…
- Trial name
- NCT04424667
- Testing
- donor milk
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 211 people
- Sponsor
- Carmen Rosa Pallas
Central Line Bloodstream Infections
The Effectiveness of Silver Alginate (Algidex) Patch in the Prevention of Central Line Infections in Very Low Birth Weight Infants
The purpose of this study is to determine whether silver alginate (Algidex) patch is effective in the prevention of central line infections in very low birth weight infants.
- Trial name
- NCT00964093
- Testing
- Silver Alginate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor Research Institute
Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight
The Effects of Erythropoietin (EPO) on the Transfusion Requirements of Very Low Birth Weight Infants
This study tested the safety and efficacy of transfusing erythropoietin (Epo) and iron in infants of <1,250g birth weight. For infants 401-1,000g birth weight, we tested whether early erythropoietin (Epo) and iron therapy would…
- Conditions
- Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Infant, Premature
- Trial name
- EPO (NCT01203514)
- Testing
- Erythropoietin
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 318 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
Very Low Birth Weight Infant, Ureaplasma/Mycoplasma Positive
Pharmacokinetic Study of Clarithromycin in Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW)
The purpose of this study is to investigate the pharmacokinetics of clarithromycin which is used for premature infants with ureaplasma.
- Trial name
- NCT01851954
- Testing
- Clarithromycin
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Low Birth Weight
Increased Risk of Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Low Birth Weight Individuals
The investigators recently demonstrated a increase in liver fat in early middle-aged LBW compared to normal birth weight (NBW) men, and 20% of the LBW - but none of the normal birth weight (NBW) - men had previously unknown…
- Trial name
- NCT05890365
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen
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
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
Sepsis, Necrotising Enterocolitis Neonatal
Integrated Predictive Monitoring for Sepsis and Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Behind the scenes pilot trial in the computer lab involving chart review to use neonatal intensive care unit data to create computer models predicting sepsis and necrotizing enterocolitis in very small premature infants
- Trial name
- PREMO (K) (NCT07254559)
- Testing
- No Intervention: Observational Cohort
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia