Clinical trials: Pre-term Birth
Preterm Birth, Preterm Labor
To Optimize Antenatal Management of Women With Pre Term Labor Using Amniocentesis
Implementation of prediction models of risk of spontaneous delivery within 7 days or of intra-amniotic infection in women with preterm labor and intact membranes
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Preterm Labor, Intra-amniotic Infection, Amniocentesis Affecting Fetus or Newborn
- Trial name
- OPTIM-PTL (NCT04831086)
- Testing
- Steroid Drug, Tocolytic Agents
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 247 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundacion Clinic per a la Recerca Biomédica
Premature Birth
Decision Making in Neonatology : a Qualitative Study
This study aimed to describe and understand the decision making process in neonatology in situations of limiting of withdraw life sustaining treatments, by conducting interviews with physicians from one neonatology unit.
- Trial name
- PRODA (NCT03323970)
- Testing
- semi-structured interviews
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
Gastric Tube Placement
Correct Gastric Tube Placement in Very Low Birth Weight Neonates
Gastric tube (GT) placement is a recurrent procedure in VLBW infants due to feeding impairment correlated with low birth weight.
- Trial name
- NCT04127773
- Testing
- oro gastric tube
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 220 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Neonatal Death, Preterm Birth
SURVIVAL PLUSS: Increasing Capacity for Mama-baby Survival in Post-conflict Uganda and South Sudan
Universal coverage of good quality facility based care globally could prevent nearly 113,000 maternal deaths, 531,000 stillbirths and 1.3 million neonatal deaths annually by 2020.
- Conditions
- Neonatal Death, Preterm Birth, Low Birthweight, Neonatal Hypoglycemia
- Trial name
- NCT02605369
- Testing
- Intervention arm: An integrated package
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 1,877 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Makerere University
Patients With Type 2 Diabetes (FSG: More Than 7.1 and Not Higher Than 15.8 mmol/L)
Short-term Effect of Pomegranate Juice on Blood Sugar and Its Controlling Hormones in Pre-diabetic and Type II Diabetic Patients.
Fresh pomegranate juice at 1.5 mL/kg of body weight was administered by recruited healthy individuals and patients with type 2 diabetes of fasting serum glucose between 7.1 and 15.8 mmol/L after approximately 12 hours fasting.
- Trial name
- NCT03902288
- Testing
- Fresh pomegranate juice
- Where
- Jordan
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jordan University of Science and Technology
Preterm Birth, Breastfeeding
Phone Breastfeeding Support for Premature Babies
It was observed that premature babies had the risk of insufficient milk intake and a lower rate of breastfeeding compared to term babies.
- Trial name
- NCT04883866
- Testing
- Telephone Breastfeeding Support Program, Sending a breastfeeding guide for premature babies to the phone of mothers in addition to the routine discharge procedure
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz University
Small for Gestational Age at Delivery, Low Birth Weight
Effect of a Fortified Balanced Energy-Protein Supplement on Birth Outcome and Child Growth in Houndé District, Burkina Faso.
The 2016 WHO antenatal care guidelines stated that pregnant women in undernourished populations should receive fortified balanced energy-protein (BEP) supplements to reduce the risk of stillbirth and small-for-gestational-age…
- Conditions
- Small for Gestational Age at Delivery, Low Birth Weight, Prematurity, Infant Malnutrition
- Trial name
- MISAME-3 (NCT03533712)
- Testing
- Fortified balanced energy-protein (BEP) supplement, Fe and folic acid supplement
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 1,788 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Necrotizing Enterocolitis of Newborn
Role of Probiotic Use in Outcomes of Premature Birth
Project Summary: The prevalence of preterm birth ranges from 5% to 18% across 184 countries, and an estimated 15 million infants are born preterm globally.
- Trial name
- NCT05710575
- Testing
- probiotic
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Health Sciences Lahore
BPD - Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Safety and Efficacy of Umbilical Cord-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell(MSC) Transplantation in the Treatment of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia(BPD) in Premature Infants
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a chronic lung disease, which is a major complication of very low and ultra-low preterm infants.
- Trial name
- MSC，BPD (NCT06788470)
- Testing
- MSC
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- The Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine
Obstetric Labour, Premature
A Phase III Efficacy and Safety Study of Intravenous Retosiban Versus Placebo for Women in Spontaneous Preterm Labor
The study's primary objective is to demonstrate the superiority of retosiban to prolong pregnancy and improve neonatal outcomes compared with placebo.
- Trial name
- NEWBORN-1 (NCT02377466)
- Testing
- Retosiban IV infusion
- Where
- 50 sites in United States, Canada and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Very Low Birth Weight Baby, Premature Birth
Human-derived Human Milk Fortifiers (H2MF), Gut Microbiota and Oxidative Stress in Premature Infants
This is a randomized controlled trial of a human-derived human milk fortifier (H2MF) vs standard bovine-derived human milk fortifier (HMF) evaluating fecal microbiota and fecal and urinary biomarkers of oxidative stress in…
- Conditions
- Very Low Birth Weight Baby, Premature Birth, Microbial Colonization, Oxidative Stress
- Trial name
- NCT03214822
- Testing
- H2MF
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Sepsis, Pre-Term
Olive Oil Massage Effect for Reduction of Preterm Sepsis (OMEPS)
The OMEPS trial is a randomized clinical trial in the western region of Saudi Arabia. Conducted to assess the safety and feasibility of olive oil as massage for preterm infants and if associated with reduced risk of Late-Onset…
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Pre-Term, Late-Onset Neonatal Sepsis
- Trial name
- OMEPS (NCT04717037)
- Testing
- Olive Oil Massage
- Where
- 2 sites in Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center
Infant,Premature, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
L-citrulline and Pulmonary Hypertension Associated With Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is a chronic lung disease that affects up to 35% of very low birth weight infants (VLBW < 1500 g).
- Conditions
- Infant,Premature, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Pulmonary Hypertension
- Trial name
- NCT03542812
- Testing
- L-Citrulline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Parturition; Precipitate
Capturing Early Events in Human Parturition
This is a prospective observational study on normal singleton pregnant women who have no sign of labor at 40 weeks of gestation or pregnant women who admitted to hospital for any sign of labor at term, aiming to identify…
- Trial name
- NCT04411745
- Testing
- No intervention, observational study
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Endotracheal Extubation, Infant, Premature
Comparison of NIV-NAVA vs. N-CPAP After Extubation in Preterm Infants Study
This study is a randomized controlled study to compare if a a non-invasive neurally adjusted ventilatory assist (NIV-NAVA) is better than nasal continuous positive airway pressure (N-CPAP) after extubation in infants' < 30 weeks…
- Trial name
- NCT02590757
- Testing
- NIV-NAVA, N-CPAP
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Anemia
Prevention of Transfusion Related Acute Gut Injury (TRAGI) in Extremely Low Gestational Age Neonates (ELGANs) Using iNO
The investigators seek to determine whether providing inhaled nitric oxide (iNO; a vasodilator) will improve the delivery of oxygen to the brain, kidney and intestines of preterm neonates during and after the subject receives a…
- Trial name
- iNO-TRAGI (NCT02851472)
- Testing
- Inhaled Nitric Oxide
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- New York Medical College
Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Necrotizing Enterocolitis (Nec) and B. Lactis in Premature Babies
The purpose of the trial is to demonstrate the effect of B. lactis in reducing the incidence of Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) compared to placebo in preterm infants.
- Trial name
- NCT00977912
- Testing
- Probiotic supplementation
- Where
- 3 sites in South Africa
- Volunteers
- 318 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)
Cervical Insufficiency
Relation of the Area of Cerclage With Preterm Birth
This study is planned prospectively in pregnancies who applied to Etlik Zübeyde Hanım Women's Health Care, Training and Research Hospital which is a teritiary hospital with 15.000 births anually, between January 2022 and January…
- Trial name
- NCT05220839
- Testing
- Type of cerclage procedure Mc Donald
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Etlik Zubeyde Hanım Women's Health Care, Training and Research Hospital
Preterm Infant
Acoustics as a Metric of Airway Pressure in Premature Infants Using Bubble Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
This is an observational, proof-of-concept, feasibility study where 30 preterm infants on bubble CPAP with gestational age < 32+0 weeks will be recruited from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at the Montreal Children's…
- Trial name
- Bubble CPAP (NCT07060833)
- Testing
- External pressure transducer, Standard microphone, Wireless acoustic sensor
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Swallow, Preterm Infant
Effect of Kinesio-taping Technique on Oral Feeding in Late Preterm Infants
Difficulty in feeding among late preterm infants is one of the most significant factors contributing to prolonged hospitalization and re-admissions.
- Conditions
- Swallow, Preterm Infant, Newborn, Kinesiotaping
- Trial name
- NCT06208228
- Testing
- Kinesiotaping
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- Ondokuz Mayıs University