Clinical trials: Premature Birth of Newborn
Covid19, Pregnancy Related
Safety, Testing/Transmission, and Outcomes in Pregnancies With COVID-19
Pregnant women are a vulnerable and high-risk population, as COVID-19 is associated with an increased risk preterm birth, cesarean section, and maternal critical care.
- Conditions
- Covid19, Pregnancy Related, Maternal Complication of Pregnancy, Coronavirus
- Trial name
- STOPCOVID19 (NCT04718220)
- Testing
- Antibody testing for SARS-CoV-2 IgG, Testing for SARS-CoV-2 RNA, Testing for SARS-CoV-2 IgM/IgG
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 448 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Premature Birth
Perception of Temporal Regularity in Tactile Stimulation: a Diffuse Correlation Spectroscopy Study in Preterm Neonates
A key function of our brain is to identify temporal structures in the environment and use them to form expectations. These expectations allow us to plan and organize our behavior towards changes in the environment, and optimize…
- Trial name
- PREMATEMP (NCT02880696)
- Testing
- Regular stimulation sequence, Random stimulation sequence, DCS
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Caen
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Prematurity
Impact of Extended CPAP on Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
The purpose of this pilot study is to compare if keeping infants on CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) support for an extended period of time until they are 32 weeks corrected gestational age or 1250 grams (approximately…
- Trial name
- NCT05547139
- Testing
- Protocolized weaning of respiratory support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Christiana Care Health Services
Preterm Infant, Umbilical Cord Milking
Effect of Intact Umbilical Cord Milking on Neonatal and First Year Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Very Preterm Infants.
The investigators hypothesise that intact umbilical cord milking (I-UCM) will reduce neonatal morbidity and improve long term neurodevelopmental outcome in very preterm infants.
- Trial name
- Cord-milking (NCT03200301)
- Testing
- Intact Umbilical Cord Milking
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute
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
Infant Development, Sensory Disorder
The Prechtl's General Movement Assessment, Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination and Sensory Profile-2
In the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), infants encounter many sensory stimuli (excessive noise, bright lights, painful medical applications, etc.) that are not present in the uterus.
- Conditions
- Infant Development, Sensory Disorder, Sensory Processing Disorder, Motor Delay
- Trial name
- highrisk (NCT05217199)
- Testing
- Measurements
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University
Premature Birth of Newborn, Enterocolitis, Necrotizing
A Randomized Controlled Trial Investigating if Antibiotic Use in the First 48 Hours of Life Adversely Impacts the Preterm Infant Microbiome
The purpose of this study is to determine whether antibiotics given immediately after birth alter the development of the developing preterm infant's microbiome, which may further alter overall clinical outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT02477423
- Testing
- Ampicillin, Gentamicins
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn
Antepartum Betamethasone Treatment for Prevention of Respiratory Distress in Infants Born by Elective Cesarean Section
This is a randomized, multicenter, double blind, placebo controlled trial of betamethasone versus a placebo given prior to the mothers at term and near term gestation (>34 and <40 weeks of gestation) who are scheduled to undergo…
- Trial name
- NCT00139256
- Testing
- Betamethasone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Premature; Infant, Light-for-dates, Breastfeeding
Probiotics and Early Microbial Contact in Preterm Neonates
Probiotics are live microbes which, when administered in sufficient amounts, confer a health benefit to the host. According to recent clinical trials, administration of probiotics to very low birth weight infants significantly…
- Trial name
- ProPre (NCT01454661)
- Testing
- LGG, LGG+Bb-12
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Prematurity, Low Birth Weight
Paternal Involvement in Nursing Guidance and Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy in Mothers of High-Risk Newborns
This study aims to evaluate whether a structured nursing guidance program that increases fathers' participation in the care of hospitalized high-risk newborns improves maternal outcomes compared with routine nursing care.
- Conditions
- Prematurity, Low Birth Weight, Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn, Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia
- Trial name
- NCT07834008
- Testing
- step-by-step parent education, active father participation in breastfeeding support
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy, Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn
Impact of Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy on Neonatal Respiratory Outcomes
Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy is a liver condition in late pregnancy, causing itching and high bile acid levels that return to normal after birth.
- Trial name
- CHOLE-RESP (NCT06679972)
- Where
- Romania
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Preterm
The Effect of Surgical Incision Drep Use in Endotracheal Tube Fixation
It is aimed to minimise both unplanned extubation and skin damage with the surgical incision drep that we will use to fix the endotracheal tube in neonatal preterm infants and to reduce the complications that may develop due to…
- Trial name
- NCT06832553
- Testing
- surgical incision drep
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hasan Kalyoncu University
Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight
Multi-dose Pharmacokinetics and Dose Ranging of Inositol in Premature Infants (INS-2)
This pilot study is a randomized, placebo-controlled, clinical trial to measure changes in blood and urine levels of inositol in premature infants at high risk for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) following repeated doses of…
- Conditions
- Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Infant, Premature
- Trial name
- INS-2 (NCT01030575)
- Testing
- Inositol lower volume, Inositol mid-level volume, Inositol high volume
- Where
- 17 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Neonatal Research Network
Chorioamnionitis
Treatment of Chorioamnionitis After Delivery
Chorioamnionitis occurs in 1% to 5% of term pregnancies and may complicate up to 25% of cases of preterm labor. The traditional regimen used to treat intra-amniotic infection is intravenous ampicillin 2g every 6 hours and…
- Trial name
- NCT00814905
- Testing
- saline, ampicillin gentamicin, Ampicillin gentamicin clindamycin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- United States Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth
Gastroesophageal Reflux, Apnea
Study of Erythromycin in GER-Associated Apnea of the Newborn
To evaluate the relationship of reflux and apnea and to determine whether the administration of erythromycin improves the incidence of GER and GER-associated apnea, bradycardic and/or desaturation events in a prospective…
- Conditions
- Gastroesophageal Reflux, Apnea, Bradycardia
- Trial name
- SEGAN (NCT01825473)
- Testing
- Erythromycin, Multi-channel intra-luminal impedance (MII) pH monitoring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Retinopathy of Prematurity, Myopia
Prematurity and Ophthalmological Changes
Ophthalmological differences in school-aged children with and without a history of retinopathy of prematurity
- Trial name
- NCT06452524
- Testing
- axial length (AU) and anterior chamber depth (ACD), optical coherence tomography (OCT)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 211 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara City Hospital Bilkent
Behavioral Assessment of Children, Early Intervention
PaREnting ProgrAm to Enhance PREterm Infants' Health and Development (PREPARE Trial)
Preterm infants are at high risk of developmental delay or disabilities and they do benefit from early intervention programs. Many programs aiming at improving preterm infants' developmental outcome have been proposed with mixed…
- Trial name
- PREPARE (NCT04783220)
- Testing
- Comprehensive structured parent intervention
- Where
- Lebanon
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- American University of Beirut Medical Center
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
129Xe MRI in Pediatric Population With BPD
Hyperpolarized (HP) gas magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the lungs offers additional information that cannot be obtained with CT scan, the current gold standard for imaging this disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT04035629
- Testing
- MagniXene, hyperpolarized 129Xe MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xemed LLC
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Azithromycin in the Prevention of Lung Injury in Premature Newborn
The introduction of invasive mechanical ventilation in the treatment of preterm infants works as an adjuvant in the treatment of acute respiratory failure, which has resulted in significantly significant survival rates.
- Trial name
- NCT03485703
- Testing
- Azithromycin
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Pain
Analgesic Effect of Oral 25% Glucose Versus Oral 24% Sucrose for Pain Relief During Heel Lance in Preterm Neonates
RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS-In preterm neonates during heel lance oral 25% glucose is more efficacious in reducing pain as compared to oral 24% sucrose when assessed by PIPP(Premature infant pain profile)
- Trial name
- NCT01931020
- Testing
- Sucrose, Glucose
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lady Hardinge Medical College