Clinical trials: Preterm Birth
Preterm Birth
Cervical Pessary to Prevent Preterm Singleton Birth in High Risk Population
DESIGN: Observational prospective study. INCLUSION CRITERIA: All women are 18 years old of age or older with high risk for preterm birth, based on clinical history, and between 18.0 weeks and 23.6 weeks of pregnancy.
- Trial name
- NCT04147117
- Testing
- Cervical pessary
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 214 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Sant Joan de Deu
Premature, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
The Effect of Gentle Human Touch and Stimulus Reduction on Pain and Comfort During Heel Blood Collection in Premature Newborns
Premature infants frequently experience painful procedures during their admission to neonatal intensive care units; this can lead to acute adverse events, imbalances, and long-term neurodevelopmental implications.
- Conditions
- Premature, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Touch, Nursing Care
- Trial name
- NCT07715682
- Testing
- Gentle Human Touch, Environmental Modification
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kubra Nur Kabakcı Sarıdağ
Prematurity
Brain Imaging and Developmental Follow up of Infants Treated With Erythropoietin
Approximately 60,000 premature infants are born each year who weigh less than 1,500 grams,many of whom sustain brain damage because of their prematurity.
- Trial name
- BRITE (NCT01207778)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Preterm Labor (24 GA - 32 GA)
Identification of Spontaneous Delivery Markers
The investigators project aims to identify, in pregnant women, discriminating molecules to allow an early detection of women who will spontaneously deliver prematurely, suitable in routine clinical practice.
- Trial name
- TrophY2 (NCT02225717)
- Testing
- Cervicovaginal swab
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 238 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Neonatal Respiratory Distress
Urine NT-ProBNP in Neonatal Respiratory Distress
There is a need for a biochemical marker in addition to clinical condition which will help the physician to understand the clinical progress of the disease.
- Trial name
- NT-proBNP (NCT02020993)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara University
Infant Development, Infant,Premature
Pacifier Activated Device and Mother's Voice in Infants at High-risk for Cerebral Palsy
The study seeks to determine the efficacy of non-nutritive suck (NNS) training using a pacifier-activated device (PAM) with mothers' voice to condition suck-strength and rhythmicity, in improving the feeding and developmental…
- Conditions
- Infant Development, Infant,Premature, Hydrocephalus, Neonatal Encephalopathy
- Trial name
- NCT03230032
- Testing
- pacifier-activated device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
Preterm Birth, Inflammation
Stress Phenotypes and Preterm Birth
Pregnancy ends in preterm birth (PTB) for approximately 1 in 10 women, though more often for Non-Hispanic Black women, 14.12% PTB rate, compared to 9.09% for Non-Hispanic White women.
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Inflammation, Stress, Mental Health Issue
- Trial name
- PTB (NCT05229666)
- Testing
- Cognitive Challenge
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Chorioamnionitis, Placenta Diseases
Effect of Chorioamnionitis on Platelet Activation and Placental Vessel Among Preterm Infants by Wnt-Flt1 Signal Pathway
Objective:The purpose of this study was to explore the effect and mechanism of maternal chorioamnionitis on placental microvasculature and platelet activation among preterm infants by activating Wnt-Flt1 signal pathway .
- Conditions
- Chorioamnionitis, Placenta Diseases, Thrombocytopenia, Preterm Infant
- Trial name
- NCT03636698
- Testing
- chorioamnionitis
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Guangdong Women and Children Hospital
Premature Birth
Exploring the Feasibility of Centering Pregnancy With Care Navigation
Pacific Islanders residing in the United States (US) have disproportionally high rates of preterm birth (<37 weeks) and low birthweight infants (<2,500 grams).
- Trial name
- NCT05645549
- Testing
- Centering Pregnancy with Care Navigation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Preterm Labor, Preterm Labor With Preterm Delivery in Third Trimester
The Effect of Facilitated Tucking After Vaginal Delivery on Late Preterm Stress, Comfort and Physiological Parameters
Objective: It is aimed to examine the effect of facilitated tucking after vaginal delivery on late preterm stress, comfort and physiological parameters. Design: The study was designed randomized controlled study.
- Conditions
- Preterm Labor, Preterm Labor With Preterm Delivery in Third Trimester, Preterm Spontaneous Labor With Preterm Delivery
- Trial name
- NCT05430321
- Testing
- Assessment of physiological parameters, Assessment of Stress, Assessment of Comfort
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Respiratory Distress Syndrome In Premature Infants
Successful Extubation and Noninvasive Ventilation in Preterm ≤ 1500g Terms
Noninvasive ventilation has been used in preterm newborn with respiratory distress syndrome in an attempt to assist failure extubation.
- Trial name
- NCT02396693
- Testing
- NIPPV, Bubble NCPAP, Ventilator NCPAP
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Minas Gerais
Catheter-related Bloodstream Infection, Preterm
Lock sOlutiOnS for Epicutaneo-caval Catheters in Neonates: a "LOOSEN" Pilot Study
Epicutaneo-caval catheters (ECCs) are widely used in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). They are small catheters inserted via superficial veins of the limbs or scalp using direct vein visualization The pathogenic…
- Conditions
- Catheter-related Bloodstream Infection, Preterm, Catheter Infection, Catheter Complications
- Trial name
- LOOSEN (NCT05729321)
- Testing
- neutrox
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Infectious Diseases
Severe Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Preterm Newborns <1500g Using Probiotics
The purpose of this study is to know the effects of probiotics on the incidence of Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) in preterm infants less than 1500 g.
- Trial name
- EPP (NCT02226263)
- Testing
- probiotics Lactobacillus acidophilus boucardii
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Coordinación de Investigación en Salud, Mexico
Preterm Labor, Tobacco Use Disorder
Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Smoking Cessation in Pregnancy
Smoking is the most important modifiable risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes including preterm birth, neonatal death, and maternal complications.
- Trial name
- INFANTS (NCT04417595)
- Testing
- Fish Oil (Containing Omega-3 Acids), Olive Oil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 237 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Safe Sleep Education, SUID
Social Media and Risk-reduction Training for Preterm Infant Care Practices
SMART Preemie is a cluster randomized trial that will investigate the effectiveness of NICU-based and post-discharge interventions to improve adherence to safe sleep practices among mothers of preterm infants.
- Conditions
- Safe Sleep Education, SUID, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
- Trial name
- SMART Preemie (NCT07420686)
- Testing
- Safe Sleep NICU Quality Improvement Campaign, Shared Reading NICU Quality Improvement Campaign, Safe Sleep TodaysNICUBaby videos and messages
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Neonatal Sepsis
Using Machine Learning to Model Early-onset Neonatal Sepsis Risk in Uganda and Zimbabwe
The goal of this observational study is to develop a risk prediction model for early-onset neonatal sepsis in term and late preterm neonates in Uganda and Zimbabwe.
- Trial name
- NeoRisk (NCT06411405)
- Testing
- Maternal medical history
- Where
- 2 sites in Uganda, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 2,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St George's, University of London
Acute Kidney Injury, Chronic Kidney Disease
Outcomes of Neonatal Acute Kidney Injury In Premature Infants
The objective of this protocol is to investigate the impact of prematurity, with or without associated acute kidney injury (AKI), on the future risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) by establishing a patient registry and…
- Trial name
- NCT02375854
- Testing
- Observation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Preterm Neonates Pain Managment, PreTerm Neonate
Pain Managment in Preterm Neonates
To compare the effect of Intranasal versus Intravenous Fentanyl on oxidative stress by measuring MDA level just before and after 30 minutes from painful procedure and comparing the results.
- Trial name
- NCT07148882
- Testing
- fentanyl
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Preterm Contractions
Uterine Contractions Under Blue Light
The objective in the current study is to test the hypothesis that nocturnal uterine contractions in preterm women can be suppressed by brief ocular exposure to blue light.The Olcese lab at Florida State University identified a…
- Trial name
- NCT03691740
- Testing
- Ocular light
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Participants of Longitudinal Cohort Studies, Controls
A Mobile App to Improve Participation in Following-up Cohorts
The main objective is to test the superiority of a newly developed mobile application - RECAP_MyLife - for data collection in cohort studies in order to increase participation in follow-up evaluations.
- Trial name
- NCT04714788
- Testing
- RECAP_MyLife mobile app, Usual data collection methods
- Volunteers
- 310 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto de Saude Publica da Universidade do Porto
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