Clinical trials: Neonatal Intensive Care
Weaning Failure
Interest of High Flow Nasal Cannula Oxygen Therapy in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
monocentric randomized controlled trial starting from Mars 2017, recruitment is still ongoing. Patients aged between 0-45 days needing mechanical ventilation (MV) with tracheal intubation were included random assignation in two…
- Trial name
- NCT03505814
- Testing
- High Flow Nasal Cannula Oxygen therapy (OPTIFLOW®), Conventional oxygen therapy
- Where
- Tunisia
- Volunteers
- 126 people
- Sponsor
- Hôpital d'enfants Béchir-Hamza
Microbial Colonization, Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
Frequent Standardized Oral Care to Improve Health Outcomes in Premature Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Premature very low birth weight (VLBW) infants are susceptible to complications related to infrequent and non-standardized oral care.
- Trial name
- NCT05167318
- Testing
- frequent standardized oral care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Preterm Birth, Premature Birth
Exposure to Plasticisers in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Neonatal intensive care relies on indwelling plastic medical devices fundamental in respiratory support, intravenous catheterization, and nutrition.
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Premature Birth, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Pulmonary Disease
- Trial name
- PLASTIC-NICU (NCT05404815)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Antwerp
Preterm Birth, Prematurity
Parent-child Interactions, Child Developmental Health, and Health System Costs at 6 Months Corrected Age
The aim of this novel health services research proposal is to assess the longer-term outcomes, to 6 months corrected age, of an adapted Family Integrated Care (FICare) model of care for moderate and late preterm infants admitted…
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Prematurity, Infant,Premature, Infant Development
- Trial name
- NCT03357458
- Testing
- Family Integrated Care
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Infant, Premature Development
The Impact of Implementing NIDCAP on the Developmental Sensitivity of Nurses Caring for Preterm Infants
The purpose of this study is to determine whether implementing the Newborn Individualized Developmental Care and Assessment Program increases NICU nurses' sensitivity in meeting the developmental care needs of preterm infants.
- Trial name
- NCT00179985
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Newborn Basic Care Training
THE EFFECT OF BRAHMS' LULLABY DURING SPONGE BATH ON NEONATAL COMFORT AND PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS
This study aims to examine the effect of playing Brahms' lullaby during sponge bathing on neonatal comfort and physiological parameters in a neonatal intensive care unit.
- Trial name
- NCT07468682
- Testing
- Brahms' Lullaby, Routine Sponge Bath
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Gamze Gocmen
Rare Diseases
NICUSeq: A Trial to Evaluate the Clinical Utility of Human Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) Compared to Standard of Care in Acute Care Neonates and Infants
Prospective, multi-site, study to evaluate the clinical utility of cWGS in a proband. One group will receive cWGS and a clinical report approximately 15 days after blood samples are received, while the other group will continue…
- Trial name
- NICU-Seq (NCT03290469)
- Testing
- clinical whole genome sequencing (cWGS)
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 355 people
- Sponsor
- Illumina, Inc.
Neonatal Infection
Oral Amoxicillin and Cephalexin PK/PD in Neonates
The goal of this study is to figure out the best doses for two oral antibiotics (called amoxicillin and cephalexin) when they are used to treat infections in newborns and young infants.
- Trial name
- NCT04916951
- Testing
- Amoxicillin, Cephalexin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Family Relationship, Stress
Impact of Increased Parent Presence in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit on Parent & Infant Outcomes
The purpose of this pilot study is to compare parent and infant outcomes and unit outcomes pre and post a planned unit-wide intervention aimed at increasing parent presence in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
- Conditions
- Family Relationship, Stress, Breastfeeding, Bottle Feeding
- Trial name
- NCT02901665
- Testing
- FCC intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 191 people
- Sponsor
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Mechanical Ventilation, Children
Pediatric Ventilatory Care in Finland 2010
This observational study includes questionnaires send to doctors in all units treating pediatric patients with mechanical ventilation in Finland.
- Conditions
- Mechanical Ventilation, Children, Neonates, Pediatric Intensive Care
- Trial name
- NCT01348295
- Testing
- Observation
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 210 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oulu
Infant Development, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Individual Structured Therapy in Early Premature Infants at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
In this study, investigators aimed to apply an individual structured therapy protocol within the framework of neurodevelopmental therapy principles in early premature infants hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit and…
- Conditions
- Infant Development, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, INDIVIDUALIZED THERAPY
- Trial name
- NCT06648213
- Testing
- Physiotherapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
PREMATURITY
Skin-to-skin Contact to Promote Bacterial Decolonization in Preterm Infants
BACKGROUND Decolonization with topical antibiotics is necessary to prevent and / or control outbreaks of multidrug-resistant bacterial infection in the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit), but can trigger bacterial resistance.
- Trial name
- NCT01498133
- Testing
- skin-to skin contact
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal do Maranhão
Premature Birth of Newborn, Family
GPS (Giving Parents Support): Parent Navigation After NICU Discharge
BACKGROUND: Annually >400,000 US newborns require neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) care.1/3 will require ongoing or specialty care after discharge.
- Conditions
- Premature Birth of Newborn, Family, Immature Newborn, Newborn Morbidity
- Trial name
- GPS (NCT02643472)
- Testing
- Parent Navigator, Care Notebook
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Children's National Research Institute
Drug Therapy
Safety Analysis of Antimicrobial Pharmacotherapy in Intensive Care Unit at Pediatric Hospital
Changes in the metabolic ability of cytochrome P-450 during child development can affect both bioavailability and elimination depending on the involvement of intestinal and hepatic metabolic processes.
- Trial name
- NCT04141657
- Testing
- Pharmacogenetic test
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Anna Vlasova
Persistent Ductus Arteriosus, Complication of Prematurity
The Preterm Infants' Paracetamol Study
Present randomized, controlled, double-blind trial investigates the efficacy and safety of early (<24 h) intravenous paracetamol therapy for pain medication in very small premature infants.
- Conditions
- Persistent Ductus Arteriosus, Complication of Prematurity, Pain or Discomfort in Intensive Care of Preterm Infants
- Trial name
- PreParaS (NCT01938261)
- Testing
- paracetamol, 0.45 % saline solution
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oulu
Neonatal Seizure
Neonatal Seizures in NICU of Assuit University Children's Hospital
A cross sectional study on neonatal seizures in Assuit University Children's hospital NICU.
- Trial name
- NCT05257889
- Testing
- blood and CSF studies + neuroimaging studies
- Volunteers
- 554 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Intra-Abdominal Hypertension
Intra-Abdominal Hypertension in Neonatal Intensive Care Patients
The observational study is designed to determine the feasibility of performing Intra-Abdominal Pressure (IAP) via bladder pressure measurements and of tracking IAP in neonates who require bladder catheterization.
- Trial name
- NCT00747552
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Bacterial Transmission Surveillance, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Bacterial Transmission Dynamics Study
Infections with multiply antibiotic-resistant bacteria represent a major cause of preventable morbidity and mortality amongst hospitalized neonates worldwide.
- Conditions
- Bacterial Transmission Surveillance, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Drug Resistance
- Trial name
- BTS (NCT02401204)
- Testing
- Longitudinal surveillance study
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 97 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Inguinal Hernia
Awake Caudal Catheter vs General Anesthesia
It is well established that preterm inguinal hernias discovered in the NICU pose a significant surgical risk due to the associated co-morbid conditions that accompany these patients.
- Trial name
- NCT05919732
- Testing
- Bupivacaine, Dexmedetomidine, Caffeine, Tylenol, Propofol, rocuronium, caffeine, Tylenol, bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Clinic
Thermometry
Comparison of Three Methods of Taking Temperatures in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit
Preterm infants will have their body temperature measured by three different devices in order to evaluate whether the newest device, a temporal artery scanning thermometer, is accurate for patients in the preterm period.
- Trial name
- NCT01012128
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Christiana Care Health Services