Clinical trials: Premature Birth
Newborn, Infant
Placing Preterm Infants in Polyethylene Bags Immediately After Birth
Primary objective: To determine if placing preterm infants in a polyethylene bag (PB) immediately after birth, before the umbilical cord is clamped, will increase the number of preterm infants with a normal temperature on…
- Conditions
- Newborn, Infant, Hypothermia, Premature
- Trial name
- NCT04463511
- Testing
- Polyethylene bag before the umbilical cord is clamped
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 194 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College Dublin
Regional Blood Flow, Premature Birth
Common Neonatal Procedures Could Affect the aEEG in <30 Weeks of Gestational Age Preterms
Very low birth weight infants has increased dramatically their survival. Survival without neurologic disturbance varies a lot between centers.There is evidence that fluctuations in cerebral blood flow influences the appearance of…
- Conditions
- Regional Blood Flow, Premature Birth, Electroencephalography
- Trial name
- ELECTROPREM (NCT00722033)
- Testing
- 3 protocols of Indomethacin administration
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Preterm Birth, Immunologic Activity Alteration
Threatened Preterm Birth and Time of Subsequent Delivery -a Prediction Model
This study investigates immunological and clinical markers in threatened preterm birth aiming to create a prediction model for preterm birth.
- Trial name
- NCT03796949
- Volunteers
- 204 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Linkoeping University
Pregnancy Preterm, Neonatal Hypoglycemia
Continuous Glucose Monitoring of Late Preterm Birth After Corticosteroids
Women undergoing late preterm birth are at high risk of delivering a newborn with neonatal hypoglycemia. The investigators plan to monitor interstitial glucose levels prior to delivery in these women in order to develop a better…
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Preterm, Neonatal Hypoglycemia, Prematurity
- Trial name
- NCT03738293
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pediatrix
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Complication of Prematurity
Correlation of CXCR4 Expression in Premature Infants With a Diagnosis of Autism at 24 Months
Preterm children are at increased risk for autism spectrum disorders, with an estimated rate of 10%. In the US, about 1 in 8 pregnancies ends with a premature birth.
- Trial name
- ASD-CXCR4 (NCT01686685)
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization
Premature Birth, Stress
Effects of Massage on the Immune System of Preterm Infants
Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) are exposed to stressful stimuli such as loud noises, bright lights, blood drawing, suctioning, and intubation, and are frequently left in isolation with minimal proper…
- Trial name
- NCT00317278
- Testing
- massage therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Preterm Neonate Analgesia
Melatonin As an Analgesic in Preterm Neonate
Melatonin (N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine) is a neurohormone secreted by the pineal gland with several important functions, including regulation of the circadian rhythms, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects, accumulating…
- Trial name
- NCT05971485
- Testing
- Melatonin 10 mg
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Premature Birth, Breastmilk Collection
Targeted Nutrition for Moderate to Late Preterm Infants
This study will be comparing the postnatal growth of moderate to late preterm infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) born between gestational ages of 30 weeks 0 days to 35 weeks and 6 days who are receiving enteral…
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Breastmilk Collection, Postnatal Growth Restriction
- Trial name
- NCT05515614
- Testing
- Targeted Fortification, Enfamil Liquid Human Milk Fortifier
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Premature Birth
Order Effects of Prematurity Outcome Data
Women recruited from the internet were put in a hypothetical situation of being in labor at 22 weeks of pregnancy, and presented with information in the form of pictographs about survival and disability of babies born at this…
- Trial name
- NCT04269616
- Testing
- Order of pictographs provided to participants, Level of description in survival pictograph
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 839 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Breast Milk
Influence of Medical Clown Activity on Milk Production of Mothers of Premature Infants
The aim of this study is to determine whether medical clown activity enables relaxation of mothers of premature infants, and as a result increases their breast milk production.
- Trial name
- NCT01758133
- Testing
- Exposure to medical clown activities
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
Thrombocytopenia, Transfusion
Study Comparing Platelet Transfusion Volumes in Premature Babies
Platelet transfusions can help clotting but may also have risks. Currently when babies get platelet transfusions they get as much as three times (per kilogram of body weight) as much as adults do.
- Trial name
- PlaNeT-3 (NCT06095648)
- Testing
- Dose of platelet transfusion
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 370 people
- Sponsor
- University College Dublin
Retinopathy of Prematurity, Neurodevelopmental Abnormality
Analysis of Ocular and Neurodevelopmental Function for Retinopathy of Prematurity
The goal of this research project is to identify the long-term outcome of neurodevelopment in patients with retinopathy of prematurity(ROP) and the treatment of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) such as intravitreal…
- Trial name
- NCT05186155
- Testing
- Severe ROP
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 510 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Premature Infants
Impact of Antenatal Exposure to Pesticides on Neurophysiological Functions (Sleep, Respiration) of Preterm Neonates
During pregnancy, the foetus is therefore chronically exposed to a large number of substances. A number of studies have started to emphasize the effects of this antenatal exposure on the newborn infant's morphological parameters…
- Trial name
- PHYSIOMECO (NCT02785926)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens
Preterm Birth, Oxygen Toxicity
Fetal Haemoglobin and Cerebral and Peripheral Oxygenation.
The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between cerebral and peripheral oxygenation and oxygen extraction, as measured by NIRS (near-infrared spectroscopy ), and the FHbF (fraction of fetal hemoglobin) and…
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Oxygen Toxicity, Fetal Hemoglobin
- Trial name
- HbFIN (NCT04802629)
- Testing
- Near-infrared spectroscopy
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Graz
Premature Ventricular Contraction (PVC), Pulsed Field Ablation
PULSE PVC Registry: Multicenter Study on Focal Pulsed Field Ablation for Premature Ventricular Contractions
The PULSE PVC Registry is a European multicenter observational study designed to assess the safety and efficacy of focal pulsed field ablation (PFA) using the Centauri Generator system in patients with symptomatic premature…
- Trial name
- NCT07003412
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Zentralklinik Bad Berka
Infant,Premature, Respiratory Failure
Nasal High-frequency Jet Ventilation (nHFJV) Following Extubation in Preterm Infants
Very low birth weight infants are at increased risk of requiring prolonged duration of mechanical ventilation and multiple intubations, both of which are risk factors for ventilator-induced lung injury and BPD.
- Conditions
- Infant,Premature, Respiratory Failure, Respiratory Insufficiency, Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Premature Infant
- Trial name
- NCT03558737
- Testing
- Nasal high-frequency jet ventilation (nHFJV), Nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Premature Newborn
Study of Swaddling on Tactile Learning in Premature Infants
Explore the sensorially of the premature newborn that is fundamental to adapting the care environment to these hospitalized babies
- Trial name
- EMMASENS (NCT04315428)
- Testing
- swaddling, no swaddling
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Premature Birth, Respiration Failure
Predictors of Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation in Preterm Infants
This prospective cohort study aims to identify the independent predictors of prolonged mechanical ventilation in preterm infants admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Assiut University Children Hospital.
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Respiration Failure, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
- Trial name
- NCT07821632
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
MRI in BPD Subjects
The investigators are wanting to learn more about early development of the lungs and to help them better understand prematurity and the development of a breathing disorder call BPD (Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia)
- Trial name
- NCT03657693
- Testing
- NICU MRI, Polysomnography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Pregnancy
Vaginal Progesterone to Reduce the Risk of Another Preterm Birth
This research study is being conducted at over 12 pregnancy research centers in the US. The study will compare an investigational treatment with a placebo (a treatment without medication).
- Trial name
- NCT00086177
- Testing
- 8% progesterone vaginal gel
- Where
- 45 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 636 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Juniper Pharmaceuticals, Inc.