Clinical trials: Preterm Birth
Preterm Birth, Postpartum Depression
COntact RElationship in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
The present research project aims to explore the value that contact relationships between caregivers and the preterm infant may have in terms of promoting developmental and maturational processes,by attending to the…
- Trial name
- CORE in NICU (NCT06462638)
- Testing
- Neurobehavioral states and physiological parameters evaluation, Maternal vocal pitch evaluation to assess depressive/anxious state
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituto per la Ricerca e l'Innovazione Biomedica
Premature Infant
Respiratory Stability and Vegetative Coupling During Neonatal Skin-to-skin Care
The main purpose of this study is to identify and to determine the involvement of cardio-respiratory coordination mechanisms during SSC between the preterm infant and his (her) parent.
- Trial name
- PO-A-PO-PREMA (NCT03827252)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens
Cervical Insufficiency, Preterm Birth
Investigation Into the Microorganisms in Pregnant Women
Pregnant women with short cervical length (<25 mm) in second-trimester ultrasonographic assessment are at high risk for preterm birth, a major cause of perinatal mortality and morbidity worldwide.
- Trial name
- NCT04688866
- Testing
- Sequencing
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Premature Birth, Obstetric Labor, Premature
Vaginal Progesterone for the Prevention of Preterm Birth in Women With Arrested Preterm Labor
Preterm birth, defined as birth before 37 weeks' gestation, is a leading cause of infant death and disease. Progesterone is the single most effective intervention in the prevention of preterm birth.
- Trial name
- PAL (NCT01840228)
- Testing
- Micronized progesterone suppository
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Preterm, Feeding
Feeding Maturity in Preterm Infants
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of two pacifier-use strategies-routine 5-minute pacifier use prior to each feeding versus random 30-minute pacifier use at any time of day, independent of feeding-on feeding…
- Conditions
- Preterm, Feeding, Non Nutritive Sucking
- Trial name
- NCT07273266
- Testing
- Routine NNS, Random NNS
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Acibadem University
Pregnancy Preterm, Neonatal Hypoglycemia
Euglycemia After Antenatal Late Preterm Steroids, the E-ALPS Study
Annually in the U.S 300,000 neonates are born late preterm, defined as 34 weeks 0 days - 36 weeks 6 days. The Antenatal Late Preterm Steroids (ALPS) Trial demonstrated that maternal treatment with betamethasone in the late…
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Preterm, Neonatal Hypoglycemia, Hyperglycemia Drug Induced
- Trial name
- E-ALPS (NCT03076775)
- Testing
- Maternal glycemic control
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Metabolic Acidosis, Neonatal Disease
Prevention of Metabolic Acidosis in Preterm Neonates by Replacing Sodium Chloride With Sodium Acetate in Parenteral Nutrition
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the addition of sodium acetate in neonatal PN works to prevent and treat metabolic acidosis and associated comorbidities in preterm neonates.
- Conditions
- Metabolic Acidosis, Neonatal Disease, Neonatal Complication
- Trial name
- PROTECT (NCT06545565)
- Testing
- sodium acetate group will receive sodium acetate in the neonatal PN., sodium chloride group will receive sodium chloride in the neonatal PN.
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University Hospital, Pakistan
Previous; Cesarean Section, Cicatricial, Complicating Pregnancy or Childbirth, Affecting Fetus or Newborn, Prelabor Rupture of Membranes
Balloon Induction of Labor in PROM for TOLAC
A prospective randomized controlled trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of labor induction with a double balloon catheter (Atad Ripener Device) in women desiring TOLAC (trial of labor after cesarean) with PROM (pre labor…
- Trial name
- BILROM-TOLAC (NCT03399266)
- Testing
- Double Balloon catheter for induction of labor
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Soroka University Medical Center
Vitamin D Deficiency, Pregnancy
Effects of Vitamin D on Health Promotion During Pregnancy and Its Impact on Prematurity-Related Outcome
The VitDTracking study focuses on the relevance of maternal vitamin D levels and their association with prematurity, aiming to improve maternal and child health outcomes, particularly by reducing avoidable preterm births.
- Trial name
- VitDTracking (NCT06292195)
- Testing
- Exposure
- Where
- 3 sites in Portugal
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Évora
Threatened Preterm Labor
FB-CT2 Includes Two Prospective, Multi-centre Studies With a Medical Device in Hospital Settings: a Randomized, Dual-arm, Open-label Pilot Study in Spain, Followed by a Single-arm, Non-randomized, Open-label International Pivotal Study
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the safety and the ability of a clinical investigation device (Cervisense TPTL) to predict the risk of spontaneous preterm birth in pregnant women with symptoms of threatened preterm…
- Trial name
- FB-CT2 (NCT06968364)
- Testing
- Cervisense Intravaginal Probe V0.1 cervical stiffness evaluation., Transvaginal ultrasound
- Where
- 14 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 457 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ultrasound-Innovation Medtech, S.L.
Macrosomia, Low Birth Weight
Wales Electronic Cohort for Children
The investigators are developing a research platform capable of improving children's health through the generation of knowledge from analysis of routinely collected data from within and outside the health service.
- Conditions
- Macrosomia, Low Birth Weight, Premature Birth, Childhood Obesity
- Trial name
- WECC (NCT01136681)
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 900,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swansea University
Enterocolitis, Necrotizing, Infant, Premature
Role of Urinary Claudin-2, Caveolin-1, and EGF as Diagnostic Biomarkers of Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Preterm Neonates
Our study aims to determine the differences in the concentration of urinary claudin-2, caveolin-1, and epidermal growth factor (EGF) as non-invasive biomarkers in the diagnosis of Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC).
- Trial name
- NCT05335577
- Testing
- Urinary Claudin-2, Urinary Caveolin-1, Urinary EGF
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Brawijaya
Prematurity
Are Newborns Conscious of the Placebo Effect? Result From an RCT in Osteopathy
Results from previous studies suggest the association between Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) and length of stay (LOS) reduction in a population of preterm infants.
- Trial name
- NCT01852500
- Testing
- Standard care
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- European Institute for Evidence Based Osteopathic Medicine
Preterm, Infant, Premature, Diseases
The Effect of Lullaby and Breastmilk Smell on Preterm Newborns
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the effect of live lullaby from mother voice, and breast milk smell on pyhsiological parameters, comfort and maternal attachment levels of preterm newborns who are between 35-37…
- Conditions
- Preterm, Infant, Premature, Diseases, Postpartum Depression, Mother-Infant Interaction
- Trial name
- NCT05830955
- Testing
- Lullaby group, Breast milk group, Control group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mustafa Kemal University
Preterm Labor, Cervical Incompetence
Cervical Cerclage for Singleton Pregnant on Vaginal Progesterone With Progressive Cervical Length Shortening
The aim of this study is to Determine whether cerclage with vaginal progesterone will: 1. Reduce the overall spontaneous preterm birth rate. 2. Prolong pregnancy latency. 3. Improve neonatal outcome.
- Trial name
- NCT03837288
- Testing
- Cerclage
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight
Intravenous Immune Globulin (IVIG) to Prevent Neonatal Infection
A controlled clinical trial was conducted at eight participating centers between January 1, 1988, and March 31, 1991. Patients were randomly assigned to an intravenous immune globulin group or a control group.
- Conditions
- Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Infant, Premature
- Trial name
- IVIG (NCT01203345)
- Testing
- IVIG
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,416 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Neonatal Research Network
Parents of Premature Infants, Intelligent Intervention
Effects of Intelligent Parent-child Bonding Intervention on the Physical, Psychological and Social Health of Parents of Premature Infants During Hospitalization and Return Home
The study purpose is to construct and validate the effects of "intelligent parent-child bonding intervention" on the physical, psychological and social health of parents of premature infants.
- Conditions
- Parents of Premature Infants, Intelligent Intervention, Parent-child Connection
- Trial name
- NCT06987227
- Testing
- Intelligent intervention to enhance parent-child connection, Routine care
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan
Preterm Birth, Twin Pregnancy, Antepartum Condition or Complication
Prophylactic Cervical Cerclage in Twin Pregnancies With Non-shortened Cervix
This randomized controlled trial is aimed to assess the protective value of prophylactic cervical cerclage against preterm birth in twin pregnancies with history of one or more preterm births without having cervical shortening in…
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Twin Pregnancy, Antepartum Condition or Complication, Cervical Cerclage
- Trial name
- NCT05334264
- Testing
- Cervical cerclage
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zagazig University
Very Low Birth Weight Infant
Emollient Therapy for Premature Infants in Zimbabwe
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of topical emollient treatments in improving neonatal growth and mortality rates.
- Trial name
- NCT05461404
- Testing
- Topical Emollient Therapy
- Where
- Zimbabwe
- Volunteers
- 520 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Low-Birth-Weight Infant, Premature Infants
Analyzer of Human Milk: Applicability in Clinical Practice in Order to Achieve the Best Nutrition for Infants
An observational and prospective study involving about 30 healthy lactating mothers whose preterm infant(s) is/are hospitalized at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit after childbirth and who can provide enough maternal milk (3mL) to be…
- Trial name
- MISTU (NCT02971904)
- Testing
- human milk collection
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Danone Early Life Nutrition Brazil
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