Clinical trials: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
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
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
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
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
Kangaroo Care Trainig
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Utilization of the Kangaroo Care Guide
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of kangaroo care guideline-based training for nurses on nurses' knowledge level, kangaroo care practices and Attitude Towards Evidence-Based Nursing scale scores.
- Trial name
- NCT06211101
- Testing
- Providing training on kangaroo care guide
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Selcuk University
Development
Childhood Measures of NICU-based Chemical Exposure
This study aims to identify early life exposures to metals and chemicals by measuring the concentration of metals and organic compounds in shed primary teeth.
- Trial name
- NCT02292680
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Conditions Influencing Health Status
Association Between the Support of NICU Team and Subjective Health of Parents
Preterm birth is a traumatic event for parents. They cope with threatening and unfamiliar environment of hospital, losing the parental role, and frustration. The NICU team is the main support source for these parents.
- Trial name
- NCT01006928
- Testing
- Questionaire
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
Neonatal Neuroimaging
Development of a MR Scanner Capable of Being Sited in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Firefly Sheffield)
This study investigates a novel magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system designed by GEHC for imaging viable neonate and infant populations.
- Trial name
- NCT02785588
- Testing
- 3.0 T Neonatal MRI scanner
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GE Healthcare
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Actigraphy and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome of Hospitalized Newborn in Intensive Care Units
The aim of this study is to analyse the correlation between actigraphy and Lipsitz scoring system in neonatal opioid abstinence syndrome of hospitalized newborn in intensive care units
- Trial name
- ACTINEO2 (NCT04983563)
- Testing
- Actigraphy, eTact
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Caen
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
A Critical Appraisal of the Role of Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
While near infrared spectroscopy is an exciting technology, scientific rigor is required in order to optimize its appropriate use in the clinical arena.
- Trial name
- NCT01282099
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Akron Children's Hospital
NICU Design
NICU Design: Open Space Versus Single Family Room
This prospective, multicenter observational study aims to investigate parents' and healthcare professionals' perceptions of neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) design, comparing Open Space and Single Family Room settings.
- Trial name
- NICUDesign/24 (NCT07877792)
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 142 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Pain Management
Non-Pharmacological Nursing Pain Management for Preterm Infants
A randomized controlled trial will be conducted to examine the effect of non-pharmacological nursing pain management strategies in alleviating pain among preterm infants.
- Trial name
- NCT05947877
- Testing
- Non-pharmacological pain management strategies
- Where
- Iraq
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Baghdad
Family Resilience, Parent-Infant Bonding
Development and Evaluation of an Intelligent Parent-Infant Connection-Based Intervention to Strengthen Family Resilience in Preterm Infant Care
This study aims to develop, optimize, and evaluate the effectiveness of a family resilience intervention centered on intelligent parent-infant connection for parents of preterm infants.
- Conditions
- Family Resilience, Parent-Infant Bonding, Parents of Premature Infants, Intelligent Intervention
- Trial name
- NCT07373002
- Testing
- Intelligent Intervention to enhance Parent-Infant Connection and Family Resilience, Routine Care
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan
Amount of Breast Milk, Maternal Anxiety Level
The Effect of Music on Maternal Stress and Milk Amount
Premature babies who have to deal with life-threatening situations have to spend the first days of their lives in intensive care units.
- Trial name
- NCT06307756
- Testing
- Music group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Adiyaman University
Stress, Psychological, Preterm Infants
Multimedia Admission Orientation in NICU
The effect of a multimedia admission orientation on the parental stress, uncertainty, and knowledge of primary caregivers of high-risk infants in a neonatal intensive care unit: a quasi-randomized controlled trial study.
- Conditions
- Stress, Psychological, Preterm Infants, Intensive Care Units, Neonatal, Education
- Trial name
- NCT05214248
- Testing
- a multimedia admission orientation
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences
Infant, Newborn, Diseases, Congenital Malformations
Fast Exome for Diagnosis of Congenital Conditions in Infants Under 12 Months of Age Hospitalized in Intensive Care Unit
An early diagnosis of congenital malformations and suspected genetic conditions in critically ill infants is essential to perform specific adapted care, prevention, and give proper genetic counseling.
- Conditions
- Infant, Newborn, Diseases, Congenital Malformations, Intensive Care Unit, Neurologic Symptoms
- Trial name
- REUNIR (NCT03831035)
- Testing
- Genetic analyse by whole exome sequencing
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Premature Infant, Mental Health Issue (E.G., Depression, Psychosis, Personality Disorder, Substance Abuse)
Preventing Vulnerable Child Syndrome in the NICU With Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (PreVNT Trial)
This study is being done to see if outcomes for both a premature infant's parents and the infant born prematurely who have spent time in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) can be improved through parent cognitive behavioral…
- Conditions
- Premature Infant, Mental Health Issue (E.G., Depression, Psychosis, Personality Disorder, Substance Abuse), Development, Child, Parent-Child Relations
- Trial name
- PreVNT (NCT03906435)
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Sepsis
Pro-adrenomedullin as a Prognostic Marker in Neonatal Sepsis
The aim of this study was to clarify the prognostic value of serum pro-Adrenomedullin level in neonatal sepsis. Eighty term and preterm neonates with sepsis were enrolled in this study.
- Trial name
- NCT01362504
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zekai Tahir Burak Women's Health Research and Education Hospital
Postpartum Depression (PPD), Self-Efficacy
NICU Utilization of Remote Voice Technology to Improve mateRnal Experience (NURTURE)
The study's objective is to conduct a Phase II randomized controlled trial examining the preliminary efficacy of the VoiceLove app compared to usual care on maternal postpartum depression in mothers with infants admitted to the…
- Conditions
- Postpartum Depression (PPD), Self-Efficacy, Parental Anxiety, Engagement, Patient
- Trial name
- NURTURE (NCT07214597)
- Testing
- VoiceLove mobile phone application
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center