Clinical trials: Preterm Birth Complication
Preterm
Co-regulation and Interaction in the NICU
Preterm infants are exposed to multiple stressors each day, posing a risk of toxic stress that can impact their developing brains during a critical period of sensitivity.
- Trial name
- CORI (NCT06753435)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Linkoeping University
Premature Baby, Pulmonary Hypertension of Newborn
Measuring Heart Health in Both Term, Preterm and Unwell Newborn Babies With an Advanced Ultrasound Method: Speckle Tracking Echocardiography
This study aims to improve how neonatologists check the heart function of newborn babies, especially those who are sick. While standard heart ultrasound scans are useful, a more advanced and sensitive technique called 2D speckle…
- Conditions
- Premature Baby, Pulmonary Hypertension of Newborn, Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy (HIE), Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
- Trial name
- NCT07364682
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 190 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust
Preterm Birth
Cerclage for the Reduction of Extreme Preterm Birth in Twin Pregnancies With a Short Cervix or Dilatation
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the effectiveness of a cerclage in women with a twin pregnancy with a midpregnancy short cervix or cervical dilatation compared to standard treatment (no cerclage) in the prevention of…
- Trial name
- TWIN Cerclage (NCT05968794)
- Testing
- Vaginal cerclage
- Where
- 13 sites in Belgium, Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 238 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Premature Rupture of Membrane
Magnesium Sulphate in Premature Rupture of Membranes
To assess the outcome of using magnesium sulphate on fetus and women with preterm premature rupture of membranes
- Trial name
- NCT05134688
- Testing
- Magnesium sulfate
- Volunteers
- 124 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Premature Infant, Breast Feeding, Exclusive
Amphia Premature Infant Pain Study
Last thirty years, many research was performed concerning pain in the newborn. These investigations showed us the negative effects of pain in the neonatal period.
- Conditions
- Premature Infant, Breast Feeding, Exclusive, Puncture Skin
- Trial name
- APIP (NCT01276366)
- Testing
- breast feeding, supplemental breast milk, sucrose
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Amphia Hospital
Preterm Birth
What is the Impact of Early Life Exposures on the Cardiovascular System in Young Adulthood?
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether early life exposures such as premature birth or exposure to preeclampsia before you are born results in long-term alterations in the cardiovascular system that increase risk of…
- Trial name
- EVS (NCT01487824)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 234 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
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
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
Chorioamnionitis, Chorioamnionitis Affecting Fetus or Newborn
Amniotic Fluid & the Preterm Gut
Background: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and sepsis in preterm infants have been linked to intestinal immaturity and preclinical gut microbiota alterations.
- Conditions
- Chorioamnionitis, Chorioamnionitis Affecting Fetus or Newborn, Necrotizing Enterocolitis of Newborn, Neonatal Sepsis, Early-Onset
- Trial name
- AMFIBIE (NCT07152106)
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 275 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maxima Medical Center
Fetal Growth Restriction (FGR), Preterm Birth
Enhancing Prediction of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Africa Through Partnerships and Innovation
Pregnancy complications such as pre-eclampsia (high blood pressure during pregnancy), poor fetal growth, unexplained stillbirth, and spontaneous preterm birth are major causes of illness and death for mothers and babies in…
- Conditions
- Fetal Growth Restriction (FGR), Preterm Birth, Still Births, Abruptio Placentae
- Trial name
- EPAPOA (NCT07844876)
- Where
- 2 sites in Uganda
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Makerere University
Preterm, Feeding, Bottle
Comparison of Bottle and Cup Feeding on Transition to Full Breastfeeding and Discharge Time
Breastfeeding is the ideal feeding method and that in the absence of breastfeeding the bottle and cup feeding are common alternatives. There is a lack of evidence regarding superiority of either of these methods.
- Conditions
- Preterm, Feeding, Bottle, Feeding Behavior, Feeding, Breast
- Trial name
- NCT04975282
- Testing
- Bottle feeding, Cup feeding
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 158 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pamukkale University
Preterm Birth, Low Birth Weight
Periodontal Disease and Small Vulnerable Newborns in Rural Nepal: A Community-based Trial
Periodontal disease in pregnant women has been implicated as a potential risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes, including being born preterm, small-for-gestational age, and/or low birth weight.
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Low Birth Weight, Small Vulnerable Newborn, Small-for-gestational Age
- Trial name
- NCT07553286
- Testing
- A package of oral health interventions, including a daily antiseptic oral rinse (alcohol-free cetylpyridinium chloride (0.075%))
- Volunteers
- 2,280 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Preterm Rupture of Membranes
Identification of Microbial DNA in Maternal Plasma After PPROM
This study evaluates the use of metagenomic next generation sequencing in identifying microbial DNA in plasma samples of patients with preterm premature rupture of membranes.
- Trial name
- NCT04318470
- Testing
- mNGS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Language Development
Language Development in Preterm Children
This research investigates the ways in which preterm birth affects how very young children learn to speak and understand language, and how older children gain efficiency in language processing.
- Trial name
- NCT01599780
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Preterm Labor
Impact of Suspected Preterm Labour on Cardiometabolic Profile and Neurodevelopment
Suspected preterm labour (SPL), define as the presence of regular and painful uterine contractions and cervical shortening, constitute a prenatal insult with potential long-term consequences.
- Trial name
- SKs (NCT05211297)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón
Neonatal Death, Stillbirth
Asia Pregnancy Outcomes Study
Preterm birth is a major cause of child mortality and morbidity, most of which occurs in south-east Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.
- Trial name
- NCT03438110
- Where
- 3 sites in India, Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 1,226 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RTI International
Premature Baby 26 to 32 Weeks, Preterm Birth
Effectiveness of Positioning in Preterm Neonates
Introduction: When babies are born prematurely, they are deprived of their usual space limits (uterus walls). This along with the action of gravity to which they are exposed after birth, makes the neonates have a low muscle tone…
- Trial name
- NCT04251260
- Testing
- Positioning in flexion
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Patras
Preterm Spontaneous Labor With Preterm Delivery, Preterm Birth
Synbiotics in Patients at RIsk fOr Preterm Birth
Prematurity remains the main cause of death and serious health problems in new-borns. Besides the need for hospitalization and medical interventions in the first weeks or months of the new-borns' life, prematurity can cause…
- Conditions
- Preterm Spontaneous Labor With Preterm Delivery, Preterm Birth, Microbial Colonization, Microbiome Dysbiosis
- Trial name
- PRIORI (NCT05966649)
- Testing
- Synbiotics
- Where
- 9 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 402 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg
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, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight
Development of Standards for the New Ballard Maturation Score
The primary purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of gestational age (GA) estimates by using the New Ballard Score (NBS) in newborns 24 to 27 weeks GA with accurate obstetric estimates of GA.
- Conditions
- Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Infant, Premature
- Trial name
- Ballard (NCT01203449)
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,090 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Neonatal Research Network