Clinical trials: Low Birth-weight
Infant, Newborn, Infant, Small for Gestational Age
Hydrocortisone for BPD
The Hydrocortisone and Extubation study will test the safety and efficacy of a 10 day course of hydrocortisone for infants who are less than 30 weeks estimated gestational age and who are intubated at 14-28 days of life.
- Conditions
- Infant, Newborn, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Infant, Very Low Birth Weight, Infant, Premature
- Trial name
- NCT01353313
- Testing
- Hydrocortisone
- Where
- 20 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- NICHD Neonatal Research Network
Malaria in Pregnancy, Sexually Transmitted Infections
Intermittent Preventive Treatment With Azithromycin-containing Regimens in Pregnant Women in Papua New Guinea
The purpose of this study is to determine whether repeated courses of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) in combination with azithromycin given at Antenatal Clinic, leads to lower rates of low birth weight deliveries (<2.5 kg) among…
- Conditions
- Malaria in Pregnancy, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Anaemia
- Trial name
- IPTp in PNG (NCT01136850)
- Testing
- chloroquine, sulphadoxine pyrimethamine, LLIN, azithromycin, sulphadoxine pyrimethamine, LLIN
- Where
- Papua New Guinea
- Volunteers
- 2,793 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Melbourne
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
Nutritional Status
Timing of Iron Supplementation in Very Low Birth Weight Infants
To examine if early iron supplementation (starting oral iron at 14 days of life) would improve the nutritional iron status(measured by serum ferritin) of very low birth weight infants at postnatal age of 60 days, when compared to…
- Trial name
- NCT00683527
- Testing
- Elemental iron
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Tuberculosis
Should Low Birth Weight Infants Be Vaccinated With BCG Vaccine at Birth in Developing Countries?
The World Health Organization (WHO) currently recommends BCG vaccination at birth in developing countries. Pre-term infants should be vaccinated when they reach the chronological age of 40 weeks.
- Trial name
- NCT00146302
- Testing
- Bacille Calmette Guerin (BCG)
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 2,320 people
- Sponsor
- Bandim Health Project
Preterm
Early Childhood (2-year) Outcomes Among Former VLBW From the ReDiMOM Trial
The goal of this study is to determine the long-term outcomes associated with an economic intervention that was provided to encourage mother's of very premature infants to provide mother's own milk.
- Trial name
- NCT07702318
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 275 people
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Infant, Premature, Apnea
A Study on the Effects of Feeding and Feeding Methods on Breathing Pattern in Very Low Birth Weight Preterm Infants
In this study, we want to see how feeding affects breathing in small premature babies. Using a special feeding tube in the stomach, we can measure how the diaphragm (a large breathing muscle) might be affected by feeding.
- Trial name
- NCT00607555
- Testing
- Insertion of specialized feeding tube for monitoring of EAdi
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Pre-Term, Body Temperature Changes
Early Weaning of Preterm Newborn From Incubator to Cot at 1400 Grams
Background: To maintain the body temperature of preterm newborns is one of the essential criteria for discharge from hospital. Aim: we aimed to assess the feasibility and the safety of an early weaning protocol from incubator to…
- Conditions
- Pre-Term, Body Temperature Changes, Transition, Patient Discharge
- Trial name
- NCT04351425
- Testing
- Weaning to crib, Weaning from incubator
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King Fahad Medical City
Respiratory Distress Syndrome In Premature Infants
Safety and Efficacy Study of the Draeger Babylog VN500 Device in HFOV Mode in VLBW Neonates
The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and effectiveness of the Babylog VN500 in high frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) mode as a method for treating very low birth weight (VLBW) neonates requiring invasive…
- Trial name
- NCT02445040
- Testing
- Babylog VN500 in HFOV Mode
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 225 people
- Sponsor
- Draeger Medical Systems, Inc.