Clinical trials: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, open to volunteers
Parents
Resilient Families Feasibility Trial
The goal of this study is to 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 Neonatal…
- Trial name
- R-FAM (NCT07383948)
- Testing
- Resilient Families (R-FAM), Educational Resources & Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Neonatal Intensive Care Units, Premature Infant
Virtual Reality-Enhanced Parent Education in Neonatal Intensive Care
This randomized pilot clinical trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness and feasibility of virtual reality (VR)-enhanced parent education in improving neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) caregiving practices among parents of…
- Conditions
- Neonatal Intensive Care Units, Premature Infant, Parent Education, Virtual Reality
- Trial name
- NCT07410858
- Testing
- Virtual Reality-Enhanced Parent Education
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Jouf University
CLABSI - Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection, CRBSI - Catheter Related Bloodstream Infection
Neonatal Catheter Lock for Infection Prevention
For newborns admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs), one of the main risk factors for late-onset sepsis is the presence of a central venous catheter (CVC), which is often essential for the administration of medications…
- Conditions
- CLABSI - Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection, CRBSI - Catheter Related Bloodstream Infection, Neonatal Sepsis, Late-Onset
- Trial name
- Neo-CLIP (NCT07585188)
- Testing
- Taurolidine 2% lock, Normal saline lock
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 576 people
- Sponsor
- University of Turin, Italy
Preterm Birth, Caffeine
Caffeine for Infants Born at 28 to 34 Weeks Receiving Respiratory Support
The goal of this pilot clinical trial is to test if it is possible to conduct a larger study on the use of caffeine in preterm infants who need help with their breathing.
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Caffeine, Neonatal Outcomes
- Trial name
- CARES-Pilot (NCT07456670)
- Testing
- Caffeine
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Queen's University
Infant Admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Doula Support
Community-Partnered Doula Support for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Families
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if pairing families who have a baby in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with a community doula improves stress.
- Trial name
- NCT07437131
- Testing
- Enhanced doula support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
Growth, Neonates
Improving Artificial Intelligence-derived Algorithms for Estimating Length and Weight in NEonateS and infanTs up to 6 Months of Age (NEST)
The NEST study is a prospective, observational research study designed to collect clinical measurements and image data to develop and evaluate artificial intelligence (AI)-derived algorithms for estimating anthropometric…
- Conditions
- Growth, Neonates, AI (Artificial Intelligence)
- Trial name
- NEST (NCT07514182)
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Danone Asia Pacific Holdings Pte, Ltd.
Heart Defects, Congenital, Intensive Care Units, Pediatric
High-Flow Nasal Cannula vs. NIV After Extubation in Children Undergoing Heart Surgery
High-Flow Nasal Cannula vs. NIV After Extubation in Children Undergoing Heart Surgery
- Conditions
- Heart Defects, Congenital, Intensive Care Units, Pediatric, Respiration, Artificial, Extubation
- Trial name
- NCT07059689
- Testing
- High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV)
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 114 people
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Preterm Birth, Low; Birthweight, Extremely (999 Grams or Less)
Effect of Support for Low-Income Mothers of Preterm Infants
Preterm birth is a leading cause of childhood mortality and developmental disabilities. Socioeconomic disparities in the incidence of preterm birth and morbidities, mortality, and quality of care for preterm infants persist.
- Trial name
- NCT06362798
- Testing
- Financial Transfers
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 420 people
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Alert Fatigue, Health Personnel
Intervention Program for Alarm Fatigue in NICU Nurses Based on ABC-X Model
Monitors in newborn intensive care (NICU) help keep babies safe, but the constant beeping can overwhelm nurses. This 'alarm fatigue' makes it harder for nurses to identify real emergencies, stresses them out, and can impact…
- Trial name
- NCT07025863
- Testing
- Alarm Fatigue Intervention Program
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Guizhou Medical University
Study of Predictors of Successful Extubation in Preterm Infants, Extubation Succeeded
Neonatal Diaphragmatic Activity-Linked Extubation Conditions and Timing
The objective of this study is to evaluate the role of diaphragmatic electrical activity monitoring (collected by esophageal probe) around extubation of preterm patients in order to consider its use as a standardized objective…
- Conditions
- Study of Predictors of Successful Extubation in Preterm Infants, Extubation Succeeded, Extubation Failure, Preterm
- Trial name
- NEODIALECT (NCT07709988)
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Creteil
Breastfeeding
The Effect of Podcast Breastfeeding Training on Mothers of Preterm Infants
The aim of this study is to examine the effect of breastfeeding education provided via podcast to mothers of preterm infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit on the mothers' breastfeeding success, awareness…
- Trial name
- NCT07660965
- Testing
- Breastfeeding education via podcast
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Dilek Kucuk Alemdar
Preterm, Parent-Child Relations
Sensory Optimization of the Hospital Environment
The long-term goal of this project is to improve the health and well-being of preterm infants and their parents. Although there is evidence to support positive multisensory interventions in the NICU, these interventions are often…
- Conditions
- Preterm, Parent-Child Relations, Parents, Development, Infant
- Trial name
- SOOTHE (NCT05230199)
- Testing
- SENSE multisensory program, Monitored standard of care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 215 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Physical Therapy, NICU Infants
Immersive Physical Therapy in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
To learn if and how the physical and occupational therapy program in the Newborn Critical Care Center helps parents with their stress levels and ability to meet the needs of their preterm infants.
- Trial name
- NCT06927037
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Preterm Birth, Postpartum Depression
COntact RElationship in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
The present research project aims to explore the value that contact relationships between caregivers and the preterm infant may have in terms of promoting developmental and maturational processes,by attending to the…
- Trial name
- CORE in NICU (NCT06462638)
- Testing
- Neurobehavioral states and physiological parameters evaluation, Maternal vocal pitch evaluation to assess depressive/anxious state
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituto per la Ricerca e l'Innovazione Biomedica
Seizure Recurrence
Mobile Video Education and Machine Learning-Based Risk Prediction in Neonatal Seizure Management
This mixed-methods study will develop a machine learning-based model to identify infants at high risk of seizure recurrence after discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit.
- Trial name
- NCT07695623
- Testing
- Mobile Video-Supported Education
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Saglik Bilimleri University
Infant Admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
The Effects of a Caregiver-initiated Reading Intervention to Their Infant in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of a caregiver-initiated reading intervention to their infant, in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), on the caregiver-infant dyad, both during hospitalization and…
- Trial name
- NCT07789145
- Testing
- Reading Intervention
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Postpartum Anxiety, Postpartum Period
Short-Term Mindfulness Intervention for Anxiety and Maternal Attachment in NICU Mothers
This randomized controlled study aims to evaluate the effects of a short-term mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program on anxiety levels and maternal attachment in mothers whose infants are admitted to the Neonatal…
- Conditions
- Postpartum Anxiety, Postpartum Period, Maternal Behavior, Psychological Stress
- Trial name
- NCT07520435
- Testing
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Program
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Infection, Bacterial, Infection Prevention
Optimising Kangaroo Care to Reduce Neonatal Severe Infection/Sepsis and Resistant Bacterial Colonisation Among High-risk Infants in NICU.
NeoDeco is a pragmatic, multicenter, parallel-group, cluster-randomised hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial designed to evaluate the impact of implementing optimised Kangaroo Care (KC) at the unit level compared to standard…
- Trial name
- NeoDeco (NCT05993442)
- Testing
- Optimised kangaroo care
- Where
- 24 sites in Greece, Italy and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 3,080 people
- Sponsor
- PENTA Foundation
Neonates Post Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy
Sensorimotor Stimulation on Oral Feeding
Background: Perinatal asphyxia and the resulting hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) are significant causes of irreversible adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes in children.
- Trial name
- NCT06700135
- Testing
- sensorimotor stimulation program sessions
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Perinatal and Neonatal Outcomes in Pregnancies With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM)
Antenatal Myo-inositol Supplementation in Pre-existing Diabetes
This feasibility pilot study aims to gather data that can guide the design of a larger, more comprehensive trial to establish the effects of myo-inositol supplementation on supporting healthy outcomes in pregnancies complicated…
- Trial name
- AMulet (NCT07241221)
- Testing
- Myo-inositol and folic acid supplement, Folic acid supplement
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 182 people
- Sponsor
- National University Hospital, Singapore