Clinical trials: Pre-term Birth
Weight Gain
Effect of Olive Oil Massage on Growth in Preterm Low Birth Weight Neonate: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
STUDY TITLE: Effect of olive oil massage on growth of preterm low birth weight neonate: A randomized controlled clinical trial." SUMMARY: Preterm low birth weight (LBW) babies have more the risk of the neurological complications…
- Trial name
- NCT05944991
- Testing
- Olive oil message
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Pregnancy Related, Preterm Birth
Assessing the Effectiveness and Efficacy of the MyHealthyPregnancy Application
One in ten births will occur prior to 37 weeks of gestation leading to serious complications such as problems with lung, heart and brain function and an increased risk of infant mortality.
- Trial name
- NCT05502510
- Testing
- MyHealthyPregnancy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12,344 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Naima Health LLC
Pain, Acute, Preterm Infant
Olfactive Stimulation Interventions With Mothers' Milk on Preterm Pain Response
Repeated and untreated pain can lead to long-term consequences in preterm infants, such as pain hypersensitivity and impaired motor and intellectual development.
- Conditions
- Pain, Acute, Preterm Infant, Breast Milk
- Trial name
- NCT04062513
- Testing
- Olfactive stimulation intervention with familiarization, Olfactive stimulation intervention, Standard care
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Justine's Hospital
Obstetric Labour, Premature
A Study to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetics, Safety and Tolerability of Retosiban (GSK221149) When Dosed With Efavirenz (EFZ)
This will be a randomized single sequence open label study. This study is designed to determine if chronic dosing with efavirenz (EFZ) will have an effect on the pharmacokinetics (PK) of intravenously-administered retosiban in…
- Trial name
- NCT01867996
- Testing
- Retosiban, EFZ 600 mg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
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 Neonate
Effect of "Kangaroo Mother Care" on Premature Infants Physiological Outcomes
This project aims at testing the effect of applying the KMC on the premature infants' physiological outcomes. The findings of this project are expected to contribute to the discipline of preterm infants' care by providing…
- Trial name
- NCT02919540
- Testing
- Kangaroo care approach
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jordan University of Science and Technology
Prematurity
Effects of a Parenting Skills Training Program on Maternal Self-Efficacy, Perceived Social Support, and Infant Development in Mothers of Preterm Infants Aged 6-12 Months
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether a structured parenting skills training intervention can improve maternal parenting self-efficacy, perceived social support, and infant developmental outcomes in mothers of…
- Trial name
- NCT07468435
- Testing
- Parental Skill Training Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medipol University
Premature
Pain and Comfort During Endotracheal Suction in Premature Neonates
Most of the preterm babies in neonatal units are followed up with invasive mechanical ventilation support. For this reason, endotracheal suction is needed repeatedly in preterm babies in order to open the airway obstruction…
- Trial name
- NCT05095285
- Testing
- Swaddling, Oropharyngeal colostrum
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Aydın University
Advanced Maternal Age Pregnancy, Premature
Pregnancies Outcomes in Advanced Maternal Age Women
Pregnancies occurring in advanced maternal age (AMA) have become more common over the last few decades for a variety of reasons.
- Conditions
- Advanced Maternal Age Pregnancy, Premature, Labor Complication, Delivery Complication
- Trial name
- POIAMA (NCT06528340)
- Testing
- spontaneous delivery
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centro di Ricerca Clinica Salentino
Premature Birth, Extremely Premature Infants
Prenatal Counseling in Extreme Prematurity: Professionals' View
This study is part of the PreCo study, evaluating Dutch care in (imminent) extreme preterm birth including current and preferred counseling, barriers and facilitators for preferred counseling from both obstetricians and…
- Trial name
- PreCo-profs (NCT02782650)
- Testing
- survey and interview
- Volunteers
- 122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection, Neonatal Infection
Antenatal Chlamydia Trachomatis and Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Testing to Prevent Adverse Neonatal Consequences
To assess the effectiveness of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) testing and treatment during pregnancy to reduce adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes compared to the standard of care (treatment based on…
- Conditions
- Chlamydia Trachomatis Infection, Neonatal Infection, Preterm Birth, Gonorrhea
- Trial name
- NCT04955717
- Testing
- Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae screening using the GeneXpert
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Botswana
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Pain, Infant ALL
The Effect of Non-pharmacological Methods on Pain
The research will be conducted using a randomized controlled experimental method.The preterm newborns included in the study will be randomized into three groups using the sealed envelope method.
- Conditions
- Pain, Infant ALL, Preterm
- Trial name
- NCT06455631
- Testing
- Facilitated Tucking, Oral Breast Milk , Kangaroo Care
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fenerbahce University
Preterm Birth, Distress Respiratory Syndrome
Adverse Neonatal Outcomes With a Shortened Clinical Regimen of Dexamethasone.
Respiratory morbidity, including respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), is a serious complication of preterm birth and the leading cause of early neonatal mortality and disability.
- Trial name
- UNODEXA (NCT06569251)
- Testing
- Dexamethasone 12 mg QD, Dexamethasone 6 mg BID
- Where
- Honduras
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ricardo A Gutierrez Ramirez, MD, MSc, FACOG
Preterm Birth
Development, ADL, Participation, and Quality of Life in Preterm Infants: A Longitudinal Follow Up Study
A Longitudinal Study of Function, ADL, and Quality of life of Patients with Developmental Disabilities
- Trial name
- NCT05498753
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Neonatal Death, Prematurity
Outcomes Following Early Parenteral Nutrition Use in Preterm Neonates
BACKGROUND An essential part of neonatal care is providing nutrition to ensure that babies grow and develop. Providing this can be difficult in premature babies because their intestines are underdeveloped.
- Trial name
- NCT03767634
- Testing
- Parenteral nutrition
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 97,507 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Miscarriage, Preterm Birth
Progesterone for the Prevention of Miscarriage and Preterm Birth in Women With First Trimester Bleeding: PREEMPT Trial
Miscarriages and preterm births are common and serious events affecting women, families, and healthcare systems on many levels. One of the risk factors for miscarriage and preterm birth is bleeding in the first trimester of…
- Trial name
- NCT02145767
- Testing
- Progesterone
- Where
- 7 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 850 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sir Mortimer B. Davis - Jewish General Hospital
Preterm Delivery
Factors Associated With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Patients With After Preterm Delivery
Each year in France, between 50,000 and 60,000 children are born prematurely (< 37 weeks of amenorrhea). Literature has shown that preterm deliveries can be associated with the development of PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder)…
- Trial name
- PTSD-preterm (NCT03344471)
- Testing
- Passation of questionnaires
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CHU de Reims
Preterm Birth, Twin Pregnancy With Antenatal Problem
Prophylactic Cerclage for Twin Pregnancy With Shortened Cervix
This randomized controlled trial is aimed to evaluate pregnancy and neonatal outcomes in twin pregnancies, in which a cervical cerclage is placed due to the shortening of the cervix with or without visible fetal membranes.
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Twin Pregnancy With Antenatal Problem, Cervical Shortening
- Trial name
- NCT05338164
- Testing
- cervical cerclage
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zagazig University
Premature Infant
Amino Acids Profiles in Premature Infants Receiving Nutritional Support
The aim of this study is to investigate the changes of amino acid metabolic profiles in different nutritional stages of preterm infants and determine the effects of nutritional intervention on the amino acid metabolic status of…
- Trial name
- NCT03100305
- Testing
- Collection of blood and urine
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 124 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Intraventricular Brain Hemorrhage
Detection and Quantification of Neonatal Intraventricular Hemorrhage
Dense array EEG and EIT (electrical impedence tomography) are new technologies that can add to information needed to diagnose neurological problems in infants - both preterm and term.
- Trial name
- DQNIH (NCT01899651)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Electrical Geodesics, Inc.