Clinical trials: Preterm Birth Complication
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
Kangaroo Mother Care Method
Effect of Kangaroo Position on Electromyographic Activity, Macrocirculation and Microcirculation of Preterm Newborns
Growing evidences indicates that the Kangaroo Mother Method is associated with health benefits for the child and her mother. Improvements have been found in physiological parameters of the preterm infants assisted by the method.
- Trial name
- NCT03611088
- Testing
- Kangaroo Position.
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Professor Fernando Figueira Integral Medicine Institute
Prematurity; Decision Support
Decision Aid - Extreme Prematurity
The purpose of this study is to assess in a pilot randomized controlled trial the following PICOT question: In parents facing extreme premature delivery, does the use of an existing validated visual decision aid as compared to…
- Trial name
- NCT01713894
- Testing
- Decision Aid, Standard
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Christiana Care Health Services
Habitual Abortion
Low Molecular Weight Heparin and/or Aspirin in Prevention of Habitual Abortion
1 % of all pregnancies end in habitual/recurrent abortion. In about half of women with habitual abortions (HAB) hereditary or acquired (antiphospholipid antibodies) thrombophilia are observed.
- Trial name
- HABENOX (NCT00959621)
- Testing
- Aspirin, Klexane, Klexane and ASA
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Helsinki
Preterm Labor, PreTerm Birth
Electrical Inhibition of Human Preterm Contractions
The purpose of this study is to explore a new method to stop preterm uterine contractions using an electrical device. The device, an "electrical pacemaker for the uterus," has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration…
- Conditions
- Preterm Labor, PreTerm Birth, Preterm Labor With Delivery Nos
- Trial name
- NCT02983240
- Testing
- Electrical Uterine Pacemaker
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- e-Bio Corp
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
Nursing Care, Mother-Infant Interaction
Preterm Newborn Mothers' Anxiety and Self-Efficacy
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of QR code supported infant care training given to mothers of preterm newborns on maternal self-efficacy and maternal anxiety level .
- Conditions
- Nursing Care, Mother-Infant Interaction, Education
- Trial name
- NCT06359288
- Testing
- Group receiving QR code supported training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kocaeli University
Breast Feeding, Infant, Premature
Breastfeeding Preterm Infants - The Efficacy of Internet-based Peer Support
This study examines if the internet-based peer support has an effect on the breastfeeding attitude or the duration of breastfeeding in preterm infants and their mothers compared with mothers with routine care.
- Trial name
- NCT02580786
- Testing
- Breastfeeding peer support
- Volunteers
- 124 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Turku
Brain Development, Behavior Disorders, Child
The Brain Mechanism of Social Emotion and Communication in Infants Aged 0 to 6 Years
This study explores the relationship between brain development and infants' social emotion and communication ability, as well as the role of genetic factors and maternal exposure during pregnancy (e.g., environmental exposures…
- Conditions
- Brain Development, Behavior Disorders, Child, Intellectual Developmental Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT05040542
- Testing
- maternal exposure during pregnancy
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 3,001 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Fudan University
Infant Development, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Individual Structured Therapy in Early Premature Infants at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
In this study, investigators aimed to apply an individual structured therapy protocol within the framework of neurodevelopmental therapy principles in early premature infants hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit and…
- Conditions
- Infant Development, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, INDIVIDUALIZED THERAPY
- Trial name
- NCT06648213
- Testing
- Physiotherapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Extremely Low Gestational Age Newborn, Premature Infant
Oropharyngeal Administration of Colostrum to Extremely Low Gestational Age Newborns
Colostrum is rich in cytokines and other immune agents that may provide immunomodulatory protection against nosocomial infection in extremely premature infants.
- Trial name
- NCT01536093
- Testing
- oropharyngeal administration of own mother's colostrum, oropharyngeal administration of sterile water
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Nursing Care
Thermoregulation in the Preterm Infant
The purpose of this study is to compare the response of temperature adaptation in preterm infant using the polyethylene wrap with and without previous drying.
- Trial name
- NCT01236599
- Testing
- Polyethylene for thermoregulation in the preterm infant
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
Preterm Membrane Rupture, Neonatal Sepsis
Comparison of the Effectiveness of Two Different Antibiotic Regimens of the Treatment of Pregnant Women With Preterm Rupture of Membranes
There is no consensus around the world on the treatment of preterm rupture of membranes, which is one of the important causes of early neonatal sepsis and one of the common causes of prematurity.
- Trial name
- NCT04528251
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Allergy
Investigation of Allergen Sensitization in Newborn Babies Diagnosed With Necrotizing Enterocolitis.
To evaluate the frequency of allergy between 12 and 24 months of age in infants who were treated in the neonatal clinic and had NEC.
- Conditions
- Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Allergy, Preterm
- Trial name
- AlisNEC (NCT07562009)
- Testing
- skin prick test
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Premature, Thermoregulation
Delaying First Bathing and Skin Barrier Function on Infant
It is still unknown when the first bath should be done in premature newborns. Investigators think that delaying the time of the first bath compared to the time in the clinic will show some positive changes in preterm newborns.
- Trial name
- TEWL (NCT04231799)
- Testing
- Bathing
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz University
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Thrombocytopenia
Thrombocytopoiesis and Platelet Homeostasis in Infants With Bronchoplumonary Dysplasia
To investigate the relationship between bronchopulmonary dysplasia and thrombocytopenia.
- Conditions
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Thrombocytopenia, Preterm Infant
- Trial name
- BPD (NCT04348799)
- Testing
- BPD
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- yangjie
Premature Birth
EEG and NIRS in Preterm Infants
Experimental cross-sectional study of a single application (vojta therapy or massage) in preterm and non-preterm infants to test whether there are differences in brain activation and oxygenation that occur with both techniques…
- Trial name
- NCT05410340
- Testing
- Vojta Therapy, Massotherapy
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Salamanca
Premature Birth, Twin Pregnancy
Vaginal Progesterone for the Prevention of Preterm Birth in Twins
This trial is a randomised, multi-centre, 2 x 2 factorial designed pilot trial with two factors of 200mg vs. 400mg progesterone self-administered daily from 11-14 weeks' gestation vs.
- Trial name
- POPPET (NCT03540225)
- Testing
- Progesterone
- Where
- 4 sites in Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chiu Yee Liona Poon
Influenza
Study of Live, Attenuated Influenza Vaccination in Preterm and Full-Term Infants
Severe influenza respiratory disease is increasingly recognized in children. Influenza hospitalization rates in high-risk infants, such as premature infants, are increased some five-fold over rates in other children.
- Trial name
- NCT01194297
- Testing
- Live attenuated influenza vaccine, Inactivated influenza vaccine
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Other Preterm Infants
Cognitive Processing in Preterm Infants and NICU Music Therapy
Several positive physiological and behavioural outcomes have been observed in preterm infants exposed to music therapy during their stay at Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU).
- Trial name
- NICU-MT (NCT04314440)
- Testing
- Music therapy
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Saskatchewan Health Authority - Regina Area