Clinical trials: Premature Birth
Dysphagia
The Effects of Cold Liquids on the Swallowing Mechanism in Preterm Infants
The purpose of this study is to see if cold liquids improve the swallowing mechanisms in premature infants with swallowing difficulties (dysphagia).
- Trial name
- NCT01863264
- Testing
- Cold Thin Liquid Barium
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Premature Infants, Apnea
Dosing Chart for Calculating the First Dose of Doxapram in Premature Infants
Doxapram is used to stimulate respiration. For a given dose, the fluctuations in concentrations observed in infants' blood may be wide, leading to a risk of lack of efficacy or of toxic effects.
- Trial name
- NCT00389909
- Testing
- Doxapram
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 85 people
- Sponsor
- Jean Michel Hascoet
Nursing Care
Thermoregulation in the Preterm Infant
The purpose of this study is to compare the response of temperature adaptation in preterm infant using the polyethylene wrap with and without previous drying.
- Trial name
- NCT01236599
- Testing
- Polyethylene for thermoregulation in the preterm infant
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
PreTerm Neonate, Pulmonary Complications
Effects of Acupressure on Physiological Indicators, Oxygen Demand and Length of Hospital Stay in Premature Infants With Pulmonary Infiltration
In 2020, 11.6% of newborns are delivered prematurely in Taiwan. Excessive sputum is a common symptom of respiratory complications in premature infants.
- Trial name
- NCT07187232
- Testing
- massage acupoints, Routine care
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Changhua Christian Hospital
Prematurity
The Effects of Entrainment on Respiratory Stability and Cerebral Oxygenation in Preterm Infants
Infants born prematurely at will be asked to participate in this randomized controlled trial at a corrected gestational age of 24-37 weeks. Infants will be randomly selected to each of the two groups: intervention and control.
- Trial name
- NCT05223192
- Testing
- Music Therapy Entrainment with Ocean Disc Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Premature Labour
Vaginal Progesterone for Prevention of Preterm Labor in Asymptomatic Twin Pregnancies With Sonographic Short Cervix
To evaluate the value of vaginal progesterone therapy for reduction of preterm labor in asymptomatic twin pregnancies who have sonographic short cervix
- Trial name
- NCT02338830
- Testing
- Progesterone
- Where
- 2 sites in Egypt
- Volunteers
- 182 people
- Sponsor
- Mohamed Sayed Abdelhafez
Preterm Birth, Extreme Prematurity
Sustained Aeration of Infant Lungs Trial
This study is a 2-arm randomized, controlled, multi-center clinical trial to determine which of two strategies at birth are best to optimally aerate the lung of preterm infants.
- Trial name
- SAIL (NCT02139800)
- Testing
- Sustained Inflation, Standard of Care
- Where
- 21 sites in United States, Australia and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 460 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Time Perception, EEG
Neural Signatures of Processing the Temporal Features of Auditory Events: From Preterm Infancy to Adulthood
Premature neonates are able to discriminate phonemes and voice from 28wGA at a time the neuronal network establish contact between the environment and the cortical neurones.
- Conditions
- Time Perception, EEG, Premature Neonates, Discrimination
- Trial name
- PremaTempo (NCT04270734)
- Testing
- EEG, NIRS
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens
Retinopathy
Anesthesia for Retinopathy of Prematurity
Premature infants experience more respiratory problems after surgical procedures. The investigators aimed to compare general anesthesia with sedation on the need for post-operative mechanical ventilation in infants undergoing…
- Trial name
- NCT01955135
- Testing
- Ketamine, Sevoflurane, propofol
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- TC Erciyes University
Preterm Labor, Fetal Glucocorticoid Exposure
The Effect of Antenatal Corticosteroids on the Fetal Thymus - a Possible Role in Fetal Immune Programming
Administration of corticosteroids is standard practice for pregnant patients at risk of preterm labour to reduce the risk of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome, intraventricular hemorrhage, necrotizing enterocolitis and…
- Trial name
- NCT03057717
- Testing
- 2D ultrasound assessment
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Premature Infant, Eating Disorder
Effects of Oral Stimulation in Preterm Infants
Preterm infants with gestational age inferior to 34 weeks were included in the study. A prospective experimental group received the oral stimulation protocol and the effects of the intervention were compared with a historical…
- Trial name
- NCT03911674
- Testing
- Oral manual stimulation of feeding in preterm infants
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- CEU San Pablo University
Pulmonary Hypertension of Newborn
Registry to Evaluate INOmax in Newborn Babies With Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary hypertension is high blood pressure in the arteries to the lungs. It is a serious condition. It causes the blood vessels that carry blood from the heart to the lungs to become hard and narrow.
- Trial name
- PaTTerN (NCT03132428)
- Testing
- INOmax
- Where
- 30 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Mallinckrodt
Intensive Care, Neonatal, Perinatal Death
Optimal Time Intervals for Vaginal Breech Births: A Multi-Site Case-Control Study
This study uses a case-control design to test the hypotheses that avoidable delay in late second stage and premature cord clamping are associated with admission to the neonatal unit and/or early perinatal death following vaginal…
- Trial name
- NCT05223140
- Testing
- Birth within 7 minutes of rumping, Premature cord clamping
- Where
- 5 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 225 people
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Late-Onset Neonatal Sepsis
Clinical Impact of Donor Milk Pasteurized by HTST Treatment in Preterm Infants
Randomized double-blind clinical trial to compare the incidence of microbiological proven late onset sepsis in extremely preterm infants (<1000 grams) that are supplemented with donor milk pasteurized by High Temperature Short…
- Trial name
- NCT04424667
- Testing
- donor milk
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 211 people
- Sponsor
- Carmen Rosa Pallas
Resuscitation
Co2 Monitoring at Preterm Delivery-Observational Study
CO2 data, serving as a proxy marker for tidal volume, might enable titration of tidal volume/pressure thereby providing optimal ventilation during neonatal resuscitation.
- Trial name
- COSTA (NCT04699708)
- Testing
- Carbon dioxide monitoring
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Low Birth Weight Infant
Nutrition, Growth and Development Among Very Preterm Infants
The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of increased supply of energy, protein, vitamin A and the long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids docosahexaenoic acid and arachidonic acid on growth, brain maturation and…
- Trial name
- PRENU (NCT01103219)
- Testing
- Nutrition
- Where
- 3 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oslo
Very Low Birth Weight Infant, Very Preterm Maturity of Infant
USCOM Parameters in Preterm Infants: Reference Ranges
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the feasibility of hemodynamic measurement by the UltraSonic Cardiac Output Monitor (USCOM) in very preterm or very-low-birth-weight infants.
- Trial name
- NCT05961657
- Testing
- Hemodynamic measurements by USCOM
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Chronic Lung Disease of Prematurity
BPD Saturation TARgeting
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), or chronic lung disease of prematurity, affects nearly half of extremely preterm infants.This study evaluates the use of supplemental oxygen to manage infants with established BPD.
- Conditions
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Chronic Lung Disease of Prematurity, Chronic Lung Disease
- Trial name
- BPD STAR (NCT03385330)
- Testing
- LOWER oxygen saturation target group, HIGHER oxygen saturation target group
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Perinatal Mortality, Stillbirth
Impact of Prenatal Vitamin/Mineral Supplements on Perinatal Mortality
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a daily prenatal supplement of iron plus folic acid or a daily prenatal supplement with multiple vitamins and minerals given to women from their first prenatal visit through…
- Conditions
- Perinatal Mortality, Stillbirth, Neonatal Mortality
- Trial name
- NCT00133744
- Testing
- folic acid, folic acid plus iron, supplements with multiple vitamins and minerals
- Where
- 5 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 18,962 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Preterm Birth, Child Development
Preemie Tots: A Pilot Study to Understand the Effects of Prematurity in Toddlerhood
The purpose of this study is to examine whether supplementation with certain polyunsaturated fatty acids can help development and behavior of children born preterm.
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Child Development, Child Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT01683565
- Testing
- LCPUFA oil supplement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Sarah Keim