Clinical trials: Parents of Premature Infants
Premature Birth
Educational/Behavioral Intervention Program for Parents of Premature Infants
The purpose of this study is to determine whether beginning an enriched educational/behavioral program for parents of premature infants, very early in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) stay, and lasting until the child is 3…
- Trial name
- NCT00120614
- Testing
- Premature infant behavior and development information, Parental activities to support premature infant information
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 260 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Retinopathy of Prematurity
Infant-parent Skin-to-skin Contact During Screening for Retinopathy
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a feared complication of premature birth. If discovered in time, the disease can be treated, and impaired vision or blindness can be reduced.
- Trial name
- NCT02780544
- Testing
- skin-to-skin contact, incubator, Sucrose
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- St. Olavs Hospital
Oral Feeding Outcomes, Neurodevelopment Outcome
Impact of Hospital to Home: Optimizing Preterm Infant Environment for Surgical Neonates and Their Parents (H-HOPE)
Infants born with congenital defects may require major surgery in the neonatal period. These infants are at risk for neurodevelopmental impairments.
- Trial name
- H-HOPE (NCT07372898)
- Testing
- H-HOPE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Prodromal ImPACT Intervention for Children at Elevated Likelihood of ASD
This randomised-controlled trial will assess the effect of an early intervention on the social-communicative abilities and brain activity of infants with elevated likelihood of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
- Trial name
- SAPIENS (NCT05208411)
- Testing
- Project ImPACT: Improving Parents As Communication Teachers
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Preterm Birth
Longitudinal Study of Music Therapy's Effectiveness for Premature Infants and Their Caregivers
Background: Preterm birth has major medical, psychological and socio-economic consequences worldwide. A recent systematic review suggests positive effects of music therapy (MT) on physiological measures of preterm infants and…
- Trial name
- LongSTEP (NCT03564184)
- Testing
- MT during NICU, MT after NICU, Standard care
- Where
- 10 sites in Argentina, Colombia and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 213 people
- Sponsor
- NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS
Neonatal Disease, Parenting
Neonatal Neurobehavioral And Motor Behavior In Ultra Early Physical Therapy Intervention
Investigation of the combination of neonatal neurobehaviourism and motor behavior in the assessment and ultra-early physical therapy intervention of premature neonates and parental support.
- Conditions
- Neonatal Disease, Parenting, Premature Birth
- Trial name
- NCT05565287
- Testing
- ultra early physiotherapy intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in Greece
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Thessaly
Preterm Birth, Healthy
A Study Evaluating Sleep, Stress and Infant Nutrition Using a Chatbot
20 parents with healthy preterm infants (born at <37 weeks of gestation), age 0-6 months and discharged from the hospital at time of enrollment and 20 parents with healthy full-term infants (born at ≥37 weeks of gestation), age…
- Trial name
- NCT03630679
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Danone Asia Pacific Holdings Pte, Ltd.
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Parents
The Effect of Family Integrated Care on Preparing Parents With Premature Infants Hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for Discharge
Physiological and structural features of premature infants differ from mature newborns. Families worry about touching their very sensitive and fragile babies, which are quite different from their expectations, and they seriously…
- Trial name
- NCT04478162
- Testing
- Supporting parents who have premature babies to be ready for discharge with the training given within the scope of FICare model.
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sakarya University
Skin to Skin, Premature Newborns
Skin-to-skin Contact During the Transfer From the Delivery Room to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Impact on Very Preterm Infants and Their Parents
Developmental care are recognized as a standard of care for preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units. Regular skin-to skin contacts during the neonatal stay show short and long-term beneficial effects on preterm infants…
- Trial name
- TRANSPAPNEO (NCT05820386)
- Testing
- Skin-to-skin Contact (SSC), Incubator
- Where
- 4 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 118 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Tours
Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)
HBM-Based Education for Retinopathy of Prematurity Screening in Parents of Premature Infants
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether Health Belief Model (HBM)-based educational interventions can improve knowledge and practices related to Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) screening among parents of premature…
- Trial name
- NCT07661654
- Testing
- HBM-Based Video Education, HBM-Based Audio Education, Standard Counselling and Pamphlet
- Volunteers
- 99 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
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
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 420 people
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Preterm Infant, Parents
Transition Model-Based Discharge Training in Parents of Preterm Infants
Infant and Child Monitoring Protocol prepared by the General Directorate of Mother and Child Health and Family Planning of the Ministry of Health regarding the monitoring of postpartum processes in our country.
- Conditions
- Preterm Infant, Parents, Premature Birth, Randomized Controlled Trial
- Trial name
- TRAMPRE (NCT05525624)
- Testing
- TRAMPRE, Control Group
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Suleyman Demirel University
Parent-Child Relations, Parents
Therapist Education and Massage for Parent Infant-Outcomes
The Therapist Education and Massage for Parent-Infant Outcomes program is evidence-based and includes infant massage, physical therapy interventions including developmental support and play activities to promote infant…
- Conditions
- Parent-Child Relations, Parents, Extreme Prematurity
- Trial name
- TEMPO (NCT04121897)
- Testing
- Therapist Education and Massage for Parents of Extremely Preterm Infants
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Chronic Lung Disease
Using Parent Engagement to Improve the Wellbeing of Black Premature Infants With Chronic Lung Disease
The goal of this pilot study is to test the feasibility and acceptability of a collaborative goal setting intervention to improve parent engagement of Black preterm infants with chronic lung disease in primary care.
- Trial name
- NCT06474767
- Testing
- P-CGS (Pediatric Collaborative Goal Setting)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
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
Premature Infant Disease
A Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Effect of White Noises and Parental Voices As Protectors Against Noise Damage in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
The goal of this Randomized Controlled Trial is to test the efficacy of listening to white noises and parental voices against environmental noise damage in premature babies admitted to the Newborn Intensive Care Unit.
- Trial name
- NCT06150404
- Testing
- White Noises and Maternal and/or Paternal voices
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Giannina Gaslini
Preterm
Co-regulation and Interaction in the NICU
Preterm infants are exposed to multiple stressors each day, posing a risk of toxic stress that can impact their developing brains during a critical period of sensitivity.
- Trial name
- CORI (NCT06753435)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Linkoeping University
Premature Birth
Novel Epigenetic Biomarker for Prematurity Related Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Childhood
Preterms are early exposed to a stressful environment (i.e. excessive sensory stimulation and paucity of parental contact) with subsequent detrimental effects on brain maturation and neurodevelopmental outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT04617587
- Testing
- Early Intervention
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Development Delay, Motor Skills Disorders
Effect of a Telerehabilitation-Supported, Family-Centered Early Intervention Program on Neurodevelopmental and Parental Outcomes in Infants at Mild-to-Moderate Risk
The goal of this pilot randomized controlled trial is to learn whether a family-centered early intervention program, delivered remotely to parents and carried out at home, can support the development of infants who were treated…
- Conditions
- Development Delay, Motor Skills Disorders, Neurodevelomental Disorders, High Risk Infant
- Trial name
- NCT07878819
- Testing
- Remote Family-Centered Early Intervention Program, Standard Information and Routine Follow-up
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bengisu Boz Gürboğa