Clinical trials: Neonatal Brain Injury
Intrauterine Growth Restriction
Impact of Antioxidant Juice Intake on Brain Injury and Placental Pathology in Infants With Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR)
Infants diagnosed with intrauterine growth restriction are at increased risk for brain injury in the neonatal period, and eventually increased risk for adverse long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT04394910
- Testing
- Pomegranate Juice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 103 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Bone Loss, Spinal Cord Injuries
Intervention on Bone Health in Wheelchair Users
The low mechanical loading of bones among wheelchair users leads to an increased risk of bone fractures and associated complications due to low bone mineral density (BMD).
- Conditions
- Bone Loss, Spinal Cord Injuries, Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida
- Trial name
- BoneWheel (NCT05615402)
- Testing
- Bone-specific strength training, Nutrition optimalisation
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
Infant, Cerebral Palsy
Early Support and Physiotherapy for Children and Their Motor Skills
The App-eMot-Quali project proposed here is the first phase in the implementation of a care pathway supported by a digital tool.
- Conditions
- Infant, Cerebral Palsy, Neonatal
- Trial name
- App-eMot-Quali (NCT04523441)
- Testing
- Focus group, Semi-directive interview
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon
Cerebral Palsy, Pes Planus
Outcomes of the Evans Calcaneal Lengthening Based on Bone Grafting Material
The Evans calcaneal lengthening is a common surgical correction used for children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP) and painful flat feet. This procedure involves the insertion of a trapezoidal bone graft into the calcaneus bone.
- Trial name
- NCT02075853
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Cerebral Palsy, Caregiver Burden
Awareness Levels of Caregivers of Disabled Children
Disability-or apology; It is the inability or incompleteness of individuals to fulfill their roles in life, such as age, gender, culture, social and psychological factors, due to their inadequacies.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Caregiver Burden, Disabilities Multiple, Muscular Dystrophy
- Trial name
- caregivers (NCT05228405)
- Testing
- All of the disabled children's caregivers will answer the Questionnaire of Disease, Physiotherapy and Sports Awareness
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University
Seizures Newborn, Brain Injuries
Newborn Brain Test (NBT)
The aim of the overall project is to develop the Newborn Brain Test (NBT), a novel platform to detect abnormal brain activity in infants at birth through an automated AI assessment.
- Trial name
- NBT (NCT06580834)
- Testing
- Cergenx Wave
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Professor Geraldine Boylan
Preterm Less Than 32wks With IVH, WMI/PVL, Late Preterm or Term (37-42wks) With Neonatal Encephalopathy Treated With Hypothermia for HIE
Cerebral/ Cortical Visual Impairment: Screening, Identification and Outcome Prediction in Neonates
Cerebral/Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) is the leading cause of childhood visual impairment in the United States and other industrialized countries.
- Trial name
- CVI (NCT07275021)
- Testing
- Prospective Clinical and Neurodevelopmental Data Collection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Urea Cycle Disorder, Organic Acidemia
Systemic Biomarkers of Brain Injury From Hyperammonemia
Ammonia is a waste product of protein and amino acid catabolism and is also a potent neurotoxin. High blood ammonia levels on the brain can manifest as cytotoxic brain edema and vascular compromise leading to intellectual and…
- Conditions
- Urea Cycle Disorder, Organic Acidemia, Maple Syrup Urine Disease, Glutaric Acidemia I
- Trial name
- NCT04602325
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Children's National Research Institute
Brain Injury, Chronic, Intellectual Disability, Mild to Moderate
The (Cost)Effectiveness of a Social Robot for Persons With Problems in Daily Structure and Planning in Disability Care
The goal of this multiple baseline single case study is to study the (cost)effectiveness of a social robot in reducing professional caregiver support and promoting independence for individuals in long-term disability care…
- Conditions
- Brain Injury, Chronic, Intellectual Disability, Mild to Moderate, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Down Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT06592404
- Testing
- Robot Tessa
- Where
- 4 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Academy Het Dorp
Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy
Xenon and Cooling Therapy in Babies at High Risk of Brain Injury Following Poor Condition at Birth
This study examines the effect of inhaled xenon gas in the treatment of newborn infants with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) in combination with cooling, which is the standard treatment for this condition.
- Trial name
- CoolXenon3 (NCT02071394)
- Testing
- Xenon gas, Whole body cooling
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Cerebral Palsy, Pediatric Stroke
BCI@Home: Brain Computer Interface Solutions to Enable Youth Living With Severe Disabilities
The goal of this trial is to evaluate use of brain computer interfaces (BCI) at home for children with severe severe physical disabilities. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Pediatric Stroke, Genetic Condition, Acquired Brain Injury (Including Stroke)
- Trial name
- BCI@home (NCT07073378)
- Testing
- Brain computer interface
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Enterocolitis, Necrotizing, Bacteremia
Antibiotic "Dysbiosis" in Preterm Infants
Prolonged antibiotic use in preterm neonates has significant consequences on the developing intestinal microbiome, metabolome and host response, predisposing the neonate to various major morbidities, including necrotizing…
- Conditions
- Enterocolitis, Necrotizing, Bacteremia, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Intraventricular Hemorrhage
- Trial name
- NCT02784821
- Testing
- Antibiotic, Gastric fluid, Breast milk
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 98 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Neurologic Diseases, Hemiparesis
NuroSleeve Powered Brace & Stimulation System to Restore Arm Function
The purpose of this study is to investigate if a person with weakness or paralysis in one or both arms, can use the NuroSleeve combined powered arm brace (orthosis) and muscle stimulation system to help restore movement in one…
- Conditions
- Neurologic Diseases, Hemiparesis, Quadriplegia, Muscular Dystrophies
- Trial name
- NCT04798378
- Testing
- Neurosleeve
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Fragile X Syndrome
Early Check: Expanded Screening in Newborns
Early Check provides voluntary screening of newborns for a selected panel of conditions. The study has three main objectives: 1) develop and implement an approach to identify affected infants, 2) address the impact on infants and…
- Conditions
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Fragile X Syndrome, Fragile X - Premutation, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Trial name
- NCT03655223
- Testing
- Confirmatory Testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RTI International
Hypoxic Ischemic Brain Injury, Neonatal Encephalopathy
Dexmedetomidine Versus Morphine During Cooling Therapy in Neonates
About ~3/ 1000 live-born newborns may suffer from brain injury due to a transient drop in oxygen supply to the brain during the birth process.
- Conditions
- Hypoxic Ischemic Brain Injury, Neonatal Encephalopathy, Perinatal Anoxic-ischemic Brain Injury
- Trial name
- COOL-SED (NCT06985290)
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine Infusion, Morphine Infusion
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Ipsita Goswami
Anemia of Prematurity
Premature Infants in Need of Transfusion (PINT)
Hypothesis: That a high hemoglobin threshold for transfusion in extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants is associated with a lower rate of survival without severe morbidity (defined as one or more of retinopathy of prematurity…
- Trial name
- NCT00182390
- Testing
- Red blood cell transfusion
- Where
- 10 sites in United States, Australia and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 424 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight
Inflammatory Cytokines Associated With Perinatal Brain Injury
This observational study assessed whether measurements of certain pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines in the blood (either singly or in combination) at birth and/or up to day of life 21 can predict cerebral palsy at…
- Conditions
- Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Infant, Premature
- Trial name
- Cytokines (NCT01035697)
- Where
- 18 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,067 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Neonatal Research Network
Neonatal Respiratory Failure
Hypothermia During ECMO to Decrease Brain Injury
Newborn infants with severe respiratory failure are treated with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), a modified form of cardiopulmonary bypass.
- Trial name
- NCT01675388
- Testing
- Hypothermia
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Sood, Beena G., MD, MS
Cerebral Palsy (CP), Infant ALL
Turkish Version of the Hammersmith Neonatal Neurological Examination (HNNE)
Infants at risk are defined as an infant with a history of adverse environmental and biological factors that may lead to neuromotor developmental problems.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy (CP), Infant ALL, Neurological Development, Neonatal
- Trial name
- HNNE (NCT07182513)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 126 people
- Sponsor
- Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University
Congenital Heart Defects, Brain Ischemia
Hypothermia Therapy in Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit for Suspected for Brain Injury
Cardiac pathology is a major risk for brain injury and neurodevelopmental deficit. The most common cause of cardiac pathology is congenital heart defects (CHD) about 4-8/1000 live births a year.
- Conditions
- Congenital Heart Defects, Brain Ischemia, Hypoxia Brain, Child
- Trial name
- Coolheart (NCT02395276)
- Testing
- Whole body hypothermia
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center