Clinical trials: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Prematurity
Ultrasound Monitoring of Muscle Thickness in Premature Patients
The goal of this interventional study is to investigate through musculoskeletal ultrasonography how the thickness and muscle trophism in infants aged 28 to 35 weeks undergoing infant massage compared with a group of infants with…
- Trial name
- NeoMassage (NCT06273202)
- Testing
- Infant Massage
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
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
Premature, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
The Effect of Gentle Human Touch and Stimulus Reduction on Pain and Comfort During Heel Blood Collection in Premature Newborns
Premature infants frequently experience painful procedures during their admission to neonatal intensive care units; this can lead to acute adverse events, imbalances, and long-term neurodevelopmental implications.
- Conditions
- Premature, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Touch, Nursing Care
- Trial name
- NCT07715682
- Testing
- Gentle Human Touch, Environmental Modification
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kubra Nur Kabakcı Sarıdağ
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
Mothers, Premature
Empowering Mothers Whose Babies Are Hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Family Integrated Care is designed to eliminate the barriers between parents and their infants in the NICU by involving parents of premature infants in their care.
- Conditions
- Mothers, Premature, Empowerment
- Trial name
- NCT06958458
- Testing
- Mother Integrated Care
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Yalova
Opinions of the Neonatal Registered Dietitian
Advancing the Role of the Neonatal Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
This observational study aims to identify the needs, engagement levels, and expertise of NICU RDNs and provide insights into their job satisfaction and career longevity.
- Trial name
- NCT06771778
- Testing
- Survey using a questionnaire.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 253 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Florida International University
Parents
Resilient Families Open Pilot: Dyadic Resiliency Intervention
The goal is to develop, refine, and test the feasibility and acceptability of a dyadic, resiliency intervention ("Resilient Families;" R-FAM) that aims to reduce emotional distress and improve relationships among parents in the…
- Trial name
- R-FAM (NCT06239571)
- Testing
- Resilient Families (R-FAM)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
Effects of TUMATA and Mozart Music on Sleep and Comfort in NICU Newborns
This study aims to evaluate the effects of two different types of music played in the neonatal intensive care unit on newborns' sleep and comfort levels.
- Trial name
- NeoMusic (NCT07837180)
- Testing
- TUMATA Music, Mozart Classical Music
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University
Lactation, Mindfulness
Mindfulness and Meditation Based Lactation Education on Maternal Breastmilk in the Neonatal ICU
The purpose of this research is to investigate associations between mindfulness and meditation techniques and changes in maternal breastmilk in the mother pumping for her NICU infant.
- Conditions
- Lactation, Mindfulness, NICU, Breastmilk
- Trial name
- NCT07351799
- Testing
- Standard of Care, Mindfulness-based Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Neonatal Hypothermia, Brown Adipose Tissue
Investigation of the Mechanisms of the Tendency to Hypothermia in Newborns and Premature Neonates
Newborns have thermoregulatory mechanisms that differ from those of adults. Instead of producing heat through shivering, newborns primarily rely on non-shivering thermogenesis by the brown adipose tissue.
- Conditions
- Neonatal Hypothermia, Brown Adipose Tissue, Preterm and Term Infants, Neonate
- Trial name
- NCT06803069
- Where
- 2 sites in Hungary
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pecs
Neonatal Care Neonatal Comfort Swaddled Bathing Wipe Bathing
The Effect of Wiping and Swaddling Bath Methods Applied in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit on Neonatal Comfort: a Randomized Controlled Trial
This study will be conducted as a randomized controlled trial to examine the effects of different bathing methods on neonatal comfort.
- Trial name
- WS-Bath RCT (NCT06887686)
- Testing
- Swaddled Bath Intervention Wipe Bath Intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gamze Gocmen
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Hospitalized Newborn
Maternal Sensory Interventions in Newborns
This study was designed to determine the effects of maternal sensory interventions (kangaroo care, lullabies, and maternal tactile-auditory soothing) on sleep-wake states, physiological parameters, and sleep onset latency in…
- Trial name
- MSI (NCT07725094)
- Testing
- Kangaroo Care, Maternal Lullaby, Maternal Tactile-Auditory Soothing
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi
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
Virtual, Attachment
Impact of Virtual Visit on Mothers' Attachment and Satisfaction
Virtual visit, which is frequently used in the field of health in line with the latest technological developments, is accepted as a unique opportunity that allows babies and their families to connect in real time.
- Conditions
- Virtual, Attachment, Satisfaction
- Trial name
- Virtualvisit (NCT05402787)
- Testing
- Virtual visit
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sakarya University
Staph Aureus Colonization, Staph Aureus Infection
Treating Parents to Reduce NICU Transmission of Staphylococcus Aureus Trial
This trial will test the hypothesis that treating parents of neonates requiring NICU care with intranasal mupirocin and topical chlorhexidine bathing will reduce the spread of S. aureus from parents to neonates.
- Trial name
- TREAT PARENTS (NCT02223520)
- Testing
- Mupirocin and Chlorhexidine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 307 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
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
Prematurity
Effectiveness Of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment In NICU: A Multicenter Clinical Trial
The use of complementary and alternative medicine in neonatal ward has been steadily rising during the last decade. This integrated medicine approach has been shown to be helpful to improve neonatal health care.
- Trial name
- NCT01645137
- Testing
- osteopathic manipulative treatment, Usual care
- Where
- 3 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 690 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- European Institute for Evidence Based Osteopathic Medicine
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
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
Neonatal SEPSIS
Neonatal Sepsis at Neonatal Intensive Care Units in Ghana
Background: Neonatal sepsis is a major contributor to global under five mortality. In developing countries a major proportion of neonatal sepsis is thought to emanate from the healthcare setting, due to challenges in infection…
- Trial name
- NCT03755635
- Testing
- The WHO multimodal hand hygiene strategy
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 5,433 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stephanie Bjerrum