Clinical trials: Neonates and Preterm Infants, open to volunteers
Infant and Young Child Feeding
Standardized Application of Feeding Evaluations Using SMART Tool
Premature and medically complex infants have delayed development of oral feeding skills, leading to prolonged hospitalization, costs, and family stress.
- Trial name
- SAFEST (NCT07136610)
- Testing
- SMART Tool
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,500 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Child Development, Infant Development
Infant-Maternal Partnership and Cognitive Training Study for Preterm Infants
This study will test the hypothesis that in preterm infants a caregiver-implemented early developmental intervention (EDI) using finger puppets to develop joint attention and encourage interactive communication with routine EDI…
- Conditions
- Child Development, Infant Development, Infant, Premature, Diseases
- Trial name
- IMPACT (NCT06335524)
- Testing
- Finger puppet, Bookworm reading intervention training and routine EDI care.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 188 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm Infants
Radiological Markers for PDA Management in Preterm Infants
The aim of this Randomized controlled trial is to determine whether Echo with Organ Doppler-guided management strategy for hemodynamically significant patent ductus arteriosus (hsPDA) improves the short-term outcomes compared…
- Trial name
- NCT07812064
- Testing
- Organ doppler, Echocardiography
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Early Prediction of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Preterm Infants Using Clinical Data
Early Prediction of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Preterm Infants Using Clinical Data from the First Three Postnatal Weeks with Large Language Models: A Retrospective Study This retrospective, observational study aims to evaluate…
- Trial name
- NCT07525167
- Testing
- Artificial Intelligence-Based Risk Prediction
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- Konya City Hospital
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
The Role of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), Airway Mucins and the Microbiome in the Early Prediction of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD)
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), the most common respiratory complication of extremely preterm birth, significantly impacts healthcare with high morbidity and mortality rates.
- Trial name
- INFANCY (NCT06342752)
- Testing
- Breath test, Throat swabs, Placental samples
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Antwerp
Preterm Birth Complication, Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality
Delayed Versus Immediate Cord Clamping in Preterm Birth
The goal of this study is to evaluate whether delayed cord clamping improves early neonatal outcomes compared with immediate clamping in preterm birth.
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth Complication, Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality, Cord Clamping, Delayed Cord Clamping
- Trial name
- PREM-CORD (NCT07699666)
- Testing
- Delayed Umbilical Cord Clamping, Immediate Umbilical Cord Clamping
- Where
- Tunisia
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Faculty of Medicine of Tunis
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
Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Premature Infant
Surfactant Therapy Via Supraglottic Airway to Preterm Neonates With RDS in Vietnam
Preterm babies often have trouble breathing because their lungs are not fully developed. This condition is called respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). A medicine called surfactant helps their lungs open up and work better.
- Trial name
- NEOSURF (NCT07098910)
- Testing
- Surfactant Administration Through Laryngeal or Supraglottic Airways (SALSA), Intubation - Surfactant administration - Extubation (INSURE)
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 440 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Apnea Neonatal, Apnea of Prematurity
The Role of Electroencephalography in Caffeine Discontinuation Timing in Premature Infants
The aim of this observational study is to investigate whether functional maturation assessment by electroencephalography in preterm infants can provide reliable data for the safe discontinuation of caffeine therapy without…
- Trial name
- NCT07324941
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Uludag 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
BPD - Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Pulmonary Hypertension
Safety and PK-PD Study of Oral L-CIT in Preterm Infants With BPD±PH and NEC
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and explore the PK/PD of L-CIT supplementation in preterm infants to prevent the development of inflammatory pathways initiated by low levels of plasma CIT, specifically in…
- Conditions
- BPD - Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Pulmonary Hypertension, NEC
- Trial name
- NCT05636397
- Testing
- L-Citrulline
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Antibiotic Stewardship, Neonatal Sepsis, Late-Onset
Vancomycin Reduction Practices (VRP) in the NICU
This multi-center, cluster randomized study aimed at improving implementation of vancomycin reducing practices (VRP) in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs).
- Conditions
- Antibiotic Stewardship, Neonatal Sepsis, Late-Onset, Vancomycin
- Trial name
- NCT06772675
- Testing
- External Facilitation
- Where
- 13 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Exosomes, Newborn
Exosome microRNAs as Potential Biomarkers of Metabolic Bone Disease of Prematurity
Metabolic bone disease of prematurity (MBDP) is caused by insufficient content of calcium, phosphorus, and organic protein matrix in preterm infants or bone metabolism disorder, which is one of the complications affecting the…
- Conditions
- Exosomes, Newborn, Bone Diseases, Metabolic
- Trial name
- NCT06368154
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hunan Children's Hospital
Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS)
Comparison of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) and Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV) in Preterm Newborns With Respiratory Distress Syndrome.
Primary objective: to evaluate safety and efficacy of two different non-invasive respiratory support modalities in preterm neonatal patients with respiratory distress syndrome.
- Trial name
- NC3 (NCT06966752)
- Testing
- NIPPV, CPAP
- Where
- Lithuania
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Vilnius University
Preterm Birth
The Social Determinants of Health Screening and Referral Project
Up to a quarter of the families with preterm infants have unmet social needs, such as housing or job insecurity, which represent adverse social determinants of health (SDOH).
- Trial name
- NCT06582147
- Testing
- Implementation of social determinants of health screening and referral
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 882 people
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Premature Infant, Hemostasis
Normal Hemostasis Values in Premature Infants
This study aims to retrospectively determine, in a large cohort of apparently healthy children born before 37 weeks of gestation, the expected values of certain hemostasis parameters from birth to 18 months (when they start…
- Trial name
- PRHEMO (NCT07349251)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Infant, Premature, Diseases, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Forced Oscillometry in Infants With Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
The purpose of this study is to use forced oscillometry technique (FOT) to measure pulmonary mechanics and function in in term infants and premature infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD)
- Conditions
- Infant, Premature, Diseases, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT04270045
- Testing
- Non-invasive forced airway oscillometry
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Winston Manimtim
Retinopathy of Prematurity
European Disease Registry on Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)
The EU-ROP registry is a European wide multicenter non-interventional observational registry study intended to run open-ended in as many countries as possible including infants treated for retinopathy of prematurity irrespective…
- Trial name
- EU-ROP (NCT04939571)
- Testing
- Registry of preterm born infants with treatment-requiring ROP
- Where
- 59 sites in Austria, Bulgaria and 10 more
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people
- Sponsor
- University Medicine Greifswald
Hemorrhage, Premature Infants
NIRS Monitoring in Premature Infants
This study uses frequency domain near-infrared spectroscopy coupled with diffuse correlation spectroscopy (FDNIRS-DCS) technology for monitoring cerebral blood flow (CBF) and cerebral oxygen metabolism (CMRO2) at the bedside for…
- Conditions
- Hemorrhage, Premature Infants, Newborn, Hydrocephalus
- Trial name
- NCT02601339
- Testing
- ETV/CPC
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Inhaled Ciclesonide Study in Preterm Infants
Our overall objective is to conduct a safety study with inhaled ciclesonide to evaluate known glucocorticoids (sGC)-related acute and intermediate toxic effects while measuring for the first time in neonates its systemic…
- Trial name
- NCT06589245
- Testing
- Alvesco Inhalant Product
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Venkatesh Sampath