Clinical trials: Pre-term Birth
Premature Birth, Breastfeeding, Exclusive
taVNS-Paired Breastfeeding to Improve Breastfeeding at Discharge
Investigators aim to improve the skills of premature or sick term infants in breastfeeding by boosting motor learning with transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation.
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Breastfeeding, Exclusive, Feeding; Difficult, Newborn
- Trial name
- NCT06417385
- Testing
- taVNS soterix device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Sensation Disorders
Relationship Between Sensory Processing and Motor Development
The aim of this study is to analyse correlation between the sensory processing and motor development in preterm infants.
- Trial name
- NCT02889887
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gazi University
Premature Birth
A Longitudinal Study of Effectiveness of Early Intervention for Preterm Infants
The main purpose of this study is to extend the investigators' previous research to longitudinally examine the effectiveness of three early intervention programs: usual care program, clinic-based intervention program and…
- Trial name
- NCT00946244
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 183 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Infant, Low Birth Weight, Infant, Premature, Diseases
Farm Work & Preterm Low Birthweight Among Hispanic Women
The most persistent and intractable cause of infant and child mortality and morbidity in the US remains preterm and low birthweight deliveries.
- Trial name
- NCT00015613
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Preterm Birth, Psychological Distress
Expected and Actual Preterm-Birth and Parental Distress: Impact on Children's Mental Health
The purpose of the present study is the assessment of the mental health and cognitive development of children 6-11 years after premature or term birth.
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Psychological Distress, Mental Health, Cognitive Functioning
- Trial name
- NCT06627140
- Testing
- Diagnostic procedures
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Goethe University
Preterm Delivery
Neonatal Outcome by Reason for Delivery
To determine the rate of Composite Neonatal Morbidity for very preterm babies delivered secondary to preterm labor (PTL) vs. prelabor rupture of membranes (PROM).
- Trial name
- NCT01818518
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 995 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Obstetrix Medical Group
Preterm Labor, Premature Birth
Comparison Between Natural Progesterone and Vaginal Pessary for the Prevention of Spontaneous Preterm Birth
The aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness between the cervical pessary and the natural progesterone in reduction of preterm birth rates in pregnant women with a uterine cervical length of 25 mm or less evaluated by…
- Trial name
- PAP-C (NCT02511574)
- Testing
- natural progesterone, cervical pessary
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 203 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Red Blood Cells, Preterm
Blood Transfusions in Preterm Infants
A cross sectional study to assess the effect of blood transfusions on the outcome of preterm infants
- Trial name
- NCT05331235
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kasr El Aini Hospital
Premature Infant Disease
Influence and Mechanism of Dyadic Coping on Parenting Stress and Parenting Self-Efficacy in Parents of Preterm Infant
The goal of this observational study is to investigate the parenting stress, parenting self-efficacy and dyadic coping of preterm parents and explore the influence and pathway analysis of dyadic coping between parenting stress…
- Trial name
- NCT05592210
- Testing
- Questionnaires
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 308 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sun Yat-sen University
Pre-diabetes
Short-term Health Effects of Wild Blueberry Juice Consumption
Researchers at the University of Prince Edward Island want to learn about the health effects of wild blueberry juice.
- Trial name
- NCT02139878
- Testing
- Wild blueberry juice
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Prince Edward Island
Prematurity
Expressive Language and Cognitive Early Development in Very Low Birth-Weight Preterm Toddlers
The aim of the present study is to describe the performance of very low birth-weight preterm toddlers regarding expressive language and cognitive development during sensorimotor and beginning of pre-operational periods, as well…
- Trial name
- NCT00689676
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Prematurity
Effect of Auditory and Tactile-kinesthetic Stimulation on Preterm Neonates
The study was conducted at a level II special care nursery of the Moi Teaching \& Referral Hospital, an academic hospital in the Western region of Kenya.
- Trial name
- NCT04287322
- Testing
- Tactile-kinesthetic stimulation, Recorded maternal voice
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Moi University
Infant, Premature, Infant, Low Birth Weight
Global Survey on Newborns' HOspitalisation and Parental Experiences - the HOPE Study
This study aims to explore parents' experiences and emotional burdens related to their newborn's hospital stay using an online survey.
- Conditions
- Infant, Premature, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Parents, Life Change Events
- Trial name
- HOPE (NCT06827028)
- Testing
- N/A, no intervention, participation in survey
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Global Foundation for the Care of Newborn Infants
Premature Birth
Brain Training in Preterm Children at Risk for Inattention, Hyperactivity, and Executive Function Impairment
The purpose of this study is to determine if different forms of child-friendly, computer-based puzzles and games ("brain training") targeting executive function (EF) skills (i.e., thinking, problem-solving) result in improvements…
- Trial name
- NCT02588391
- Testing
- Brain Training (Active), Brain Training (Passive), Brain Training (Active or Passive)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Intraventricular Hemorrhage (IVH), Bleeding in the Brain
Indomethacin Germinal Matrix Hemorrhage/Intraventricular Hemorrhage (GMH/IVH) Prevention Trial
The purpose of this multicenter trial is to determine if indomethacin prevents bleeding in the brain of very low birth weight preterm infants.
- Conditions
- Intraventricular Hemorrhage (IVH), Bleeding in the Brain, Prematurity, Very Low Birth Weight Infants
- Trial name
- NCT00033917
- Testing
- indomethacin
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 630 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Breast Milk Collection, Breast Pumping
Breast Massage and Hot Compress Application to Mothers With Premature Babies at Newborn Intensive Care University Effect on Milk Release and Anxiety
This research was carried out in order to determine the effect of breast massage and hot compresses on milk release and anxiety to mothers with premature babies in YYBU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit)
- Conditions
- Breast Milk Collection, Breast Pumping, Massage Therapy
- Trial name
- NCT05420389
- Testing
- breast massage, hot compress, breast massage-hot compress
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seyma Ertugral
Pregnancy Complications, Preterm Birth
Group Antenatal/Postnatal Care in Rwanda
The focus of this work is to improve antenatal care (ANC) and postnatal care (PNC) at the health center level in five districts in Rwanda (Bugesera, Burera, Nyamasheke, Nyarugenge, and Rubavu).
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Complications, Preterm Birth, Preterm Labor, Stillbirth
- Trial name
- PTBi Rwanda (NCT03154177)
- Testing
- Group ANC/PNC, Ultrasound+Pregnancy Testing
- Where
- 2 sites in Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 26,381 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Preterm Milk, Term Milk
Pre/Term Milk Profiling
This study aims for an in-depth characterization of human milk of mothers who delivered prematurely to decipher differences with milk of mothers who delivered at the expected term, with a particular focus on milk proteins
- Trial name
- NCT02052245
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)
Hand Hygiene Compliance, Hand Hygiene Effectiveness
Fluorescent Hand Hygiene Training and Long-Term Effects in First-Year Nursing Students
This single-group quasi-experimental study will evaluate the effectiveness and durability of a fluorescent hand hygiene training program for first-year nursing students at a Polish university.
- Conditions
- Hand Hygiene Compliance, Hand Hygiene Effectiveness, Hand Hygiene, Hand Hygiene Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT07759037
- Testing
- Fluorescent Hand Hygiene Training with Glo Germ
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Powiślańska Academy of Applied Sciences
Premature, Self Efficacy
The Effect of Individualized Developmental Care Education
This study aims to evaluate the effect of individualized developmental care education provided to mothers of premature infants on maternal self-efficacy and maternal-infant attachment.
- Conditions
- Premature, Self Efficacy, Attachment, Maternal
- Trial name
- NCT06958471
- Testing
- Individualized Developmental Care Education Group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Yalova