Clinical trials: Preterm Birth Complication
Prematurity, VLBW - Very Low Birth Weight Infant
Self Regulated Physical Activity and Bone Growth Enhancement in Premature Infants
Premature very low birth weight (VLBW) infants were placed in two groups matched for birth age. The control group received traditional joint compression exercises designed to decrease bone density loss.
- Trial name
- NCT03884322
- Testing
- Prepod, Joint compression exercises
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Asante Health System
Anxiety Fear, Prenatal Depression
Mentors Offering Maternal Support (M-O-M-S™): A Prenatal Program for Decreasing Maternal Anxiety and Depression
The M-O-M-S project evaluates the effectiveness of the M-O-M-S program for improving birth outcomes and maternal-infant attachment and role satisfaction in a large military sample.
- Conditions
- Anxiety Fear, Prenatal Depression, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Preterm Birth
- Trial name
- M-O-M-S (NCT03393637)
- Testing
- Mentors Offering Maternal Support (M-O-M-S)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,717 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of the Incarnate Word
Small for Gestational Age, Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
Effect of Low Dose Aspirin on Birthweight in Twins: The GAP Trial.
Low-dose aspirin started in the first-trimester has been associated with a decrease of preeclampsia, fetal growth restriction and preterm birth in high-risk pregnancies.
- Conditions
- Small for Gestational Age, Infant, Very Low Birth Weight, Fetal Growth Retardation, Preeclampsia
- Trial name
- GAP (NCT02280031)
- Testing
- Acetylsalicylic Acid
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CHU de Quebec-Universite Laval
Prematurity; Extreme
Pulmonary Vascular Disease and Cardiac Performance in Extreme Preterm Infants
Pulmonary vascular disease and cardiac performance in extreme preterm infants: A prospective cross-sectional study
- Trial name
- NCT04114435
- Testing
- Echocardiography
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Oral Colostrum Administration, Early Feeding Skills
Oropharyngeal Colostrum Administration in Premature Infants
this study aimed to determine the effect of oropharyngeal colostrum administration on premature newborns on early feeding cues and transition time to full oral feeding.
- Conditions
- Oral Colostrum Administration, Early Feeding Skills, Transition to Oral Feeding
- Trial name
- NCT06631703
- Testing
- Group receiving Oral Colostrum Administiration
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kocaeli University
PreTerm Neonate
Effect of Nursing Interventions on Pain and Salivary Cortisol Levels During Heel Stick in Preterm Newborns
Babies born before the thirty-seventh gestational week are called preterm or premature. Most preterm newborns require Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) care depending on their gestational age and clinical condition.
- Trial name
- NCT06628232
- Testing
- pacifier with breast milk, heel heating, interventions combined
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Namik Kemal University
Preterm Birth Complication
Kangroo Mother Care
infants had a condition that might influence their responses to pain, e.g., congenital anomalies or severe illnesses requiring treatment with antiepileptics, muscle relaxants, or analgesic drugs.
- Trial name
- NCT05955404
- Testing
- Kangaroo mother care
- Where
- Iraq
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Baghdad
Premature Birth, Low Birth Weight
Pilot Trial of CenteringPregnancy With Mindfulness Skills
In the U.S., rates of preterm birth and low birth weight have increased over the past 30 years. Poor birth outcomes are especially high among racial/ethnic minority populations.
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Low Birth Weight, Postpartum Depression
- Trial name
- NCT01646463
- Testing
- CenteringPregnancy, CenteringPregnancy with Mindfulness Skills
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Preterm Infant, Infant Development
Effects of the Additional Weight on the Reaching Behavior of Pre Term Infants With Low Birth Weight
The effects of additional weight on early motor skills of infants have been increasingly studied. During the reaching behavior, the additional weight has been shown benefits in certain kinematic variables in full term and preterm…
- Conditions
- Preterm Infant, Infant Development, Low Birth Weight
- Trial name
- NCT03405181
- Testing
- Training with additional weight, Training without additional weight
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Brasilia
Preterm Infants, Metabolic Bone Disease
Calciuric Effect and Cyclic Parenteral Nutrition in Preterm Infants
The aim of our work is to study the effect of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) cycling in preterm infants on hypercalcuria (excessive calcium excretion in urine).
- Trial name
- NCT00711763
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport
Infant, Premature, Diseases, Infant Nutrition Disorders
Early Nutrition and Neurological Development of Very Preterm Infants
The main goal of this study is to determine the association between: the quantity of mother's milk and duration of breastfeeding the intake of polyunsaturated fatty acids and iron during hospitalization and the development of…
- Conditions
- Infant, Premature, Diseases, Infant Nutrition Disorders, Development; Delayed, Mental
- Trial name
- EPINUTRI (NCT01486173)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 260 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lapillonne, Alexandre, M.D.
Infant, Premature, Kangaroo Mother Care
Effect of Developmental Care on Comfort, Growth, and Oral Feeding Transition in Preterm Infants
This randomized controlled study aims to evaluate the effects of kangaroo care combined with maternal voice and fetal positioning on the comfort, growth, and transition to full oral feeding in preterm infants aged 30 to 34 weeks…
- Conditions
- Infant, Premature, Kangaroo Mother Care, Comfort, Feeding
- Trial name
- KCareInfant (NCT07045402)
- Testing
- Kangaroo Care + Maternal Voice + Fetal Position Group, control group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fenerbahce University
Hemorrhage, Premature Infants
NIRS Monitoring in Premature Infants
This study uses frequency domain near-infrared spectroscopy coupled with diffuse correlation spectroscopy (FDNIRS-DCS) technology for monitoring cerebral blood flow (CBF) and cerebral oxygen metabolism (CMRO2) at the bedside for…
- Conditions
- Hemorrhage, Premature Infants, Newborn, Hydrocephalus
- Trial name
- NCT02601339
- Testing
- ETV/CPC
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Neonatal Disease, Pain, Acute
The Role of Time Interval Elimination on Pain Control of Preterm Infants by Sucrose Administration
Purpose. It has been demonstrated clearly that sucrose solutions given before a minor painful procedure can reduce pain among newborns.
- Trial name
- NCT05465694
- Testing
- 2-minute-time interval of per oral 24% sucrose, no time interval of per oral 24% sucrose
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 98 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gulhane School of Medicine
Temperature Regulation; Disorder, Fetus or Newborn
Effect of Drying Before Plastic Wrapping on Thermal Losses in Very Preterm Infants at Birth
This is a multicenter, unblinded, randomized controlled trial comparing drying vs. not drying before plastic wrapping for the thermoregulation of very preterm infants at birth.
- Trial name
- NEODRY (NCT05740072)
- Testing
- Drying before wrapping, No drying before wrapping
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 346 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Padova
Very Low Birthweight
Mother Sibling Interactions Following Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW) Infant Homecoming
The proposed study will explore longitudinally the impact of a very low birthweight (VLBW) infant on mother-sibling interactions and sibling adjustment.
- Trial name
- NCT01385254
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Premature Birth
Effects of Baby Massage on Parenting Stress and Attachment in Premature
This study is an experimental randomized controlled clinical trial. To explore the effect of infant massage on parental pressure and parent-child attachment of premature infants.
- Trial name
- NCT04255797
- Testing
- baby massage
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chung Shan Medical University
Premature Infants
Feeding Study in Premature Infants
To evaluate weight gain of preterm infants fed fortified human milk.
- Trial name
- NCT00681018
- Testing
- Liquid human milk fortifier, Powder human milk fortifier
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 143 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mead Johnson Nutrition
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
Neonatal Hypothermia, Brown Adipose Tissue
Investigation of the Mechanisms of the Tendency to Hypothermia in Newborns and Premature Neonates
Newborns have thermoregulatory mechanisms that differ from those of adults. Instead of producing heat through shivering, newborns primarily rely on non-shivering thermogenesis by the brown adipose tissue.
- Conditions
- Neonatal Hypothermia, Brown Adipose Tissue, Preterm and Term Infants, Neonate
- Trial name
- NCT06803069
- Where
- 2 sites in Hungary
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pecs