Clinical trials: Preterm Infant Development
Behavior, Infant, Development, Infant
Maternal Scent and Preterm Infant Nutrition
To study the effect of maternal scent on the oral feeding, behavior and stress level of premature infants hospitalized in the Neonatal intensive care unit and to assess its potential effect on their development at 18 to 24 months.
- Conditions
- Behavior, Infant, Development, Infant, Development, Child
- Trial name
- NCT03849248
- Testing
- Maternal scent cloth
- Where
- Lebanon
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- American University of Beirut Medical Center
Infant, Very Low Birth Weight, Infant, Premature, Diseases
Regulation of Cerebral Blood Flow in Very Low Birth Weight Infants
Advances in newborn intensive care have lead to dramatic improvements in survival for the most premature infants-often weighing 1 pound at birth.
- Conditions
- Infant, Very Low Birth Weight, Infant, Premature, Diseases, Cerebral Hemorrhage
- Trial name
- NCT00579943
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Infant, Premature
The Impact of Implementing NIDCAP on Preterm Infants in the NICU
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of the NIDCAP program of individualized patient consultation on the neurobehavioral organization of transported preterm infants in the NICU.
- Trial name
- NCT00179933
- Testing
- Newborn Individualized Assessment Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Infant Development, Preterm Birth
Auditory Environment by Parents of Preterm Infants
Data on parent-infant physical closeness and infants' auditory environment will be collected among preterm infants when they are at gestational age of 32 to 34 weeks.
- Conditions
- Infant Development, Preterm Birth, Language Development
- Trial name
- APPLE (NCT04826978)
- Testing
- Auditory environment
- Volunteers
- 116 people
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Retinopathy of Prematurity
Enteral Administration of Docosahexaenoic Acid to Prevent Retinopathy of Prematurity
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether docosahexaenoic acid given by enteral feeding prevent retinopathy of prematurity and/or diminish its severity in preterm infants.
- Trial name
- NCT02683317
- Testing
- docosahexaenoic acid, sunflower oil
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Coordinación de Investigación en Salud, Mexico
Infant Growth, Mothers' Parental Competence
Nursing and Nurturing Premature Infants
The purpose of this study is to determine whether systematic use of the Newborn Individualized Developmental Care Assessment Program (NIDCAP®) improves the neurologic development of children and the parental competence of mothers.
- Trial name
- NCT00388141
- Testing
- NIDCAP
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Infant Development
Evaluation of Preterm Infants Fed Post-Discharge Preterm Infant Formula
This single-group study will assess growth and tolerance of infants fed a post-discharge preterm infant formula containing a prebiotic.
- Trial name
- NCT03991949
- Testing
- Experimental Infant Formula
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abbott Nutrition
Sleep Problem, Neurobehavioral Manifestations
NapBiome: Targeting Gut Microbiota and Sleep Rhythm to Improve Developmental and Behavioral Outcomes in Early Childhood
The gut-brain axis plays a crucial role in the regulation and development of psychological and physical processes. The first year of life is a critical period for the development of the gut microbiome, which parallels important…
- Trial name
- NapBiome (NCT06396689)
- Testing
- Synbiotic
- Where
- 2 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 380 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Petra Zimmermann
Preterm Birth, Parent-Child Relations
Epigenetics and Protective Factors in the Preterm Infant
Preterm infants (PT) spend their first weeks of life in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) where they are exposed to unfavorable conditions with different effects on child development including long-term alterations in…
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Parent-Child Relations, Epigenetics
- Trial name
- EPIC (NCT04804280)
- Testing
- DNA methylation of target genes, Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) acquisition
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Infant Development, Patient Comfort
Effect Of Early Intervention Program Applied To Premature Infants
Purpose: This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of singing a lullaby with compassionate touch on early comfort and later on development of developmental support program in premature infants in the neonatal intensive care…
- Conditions
- Infant Development, Patient Comfort, Nursing Caries, Premature Infant Disease
- Trial name
- NCT06191757
- Testing
- supported with the developmental support program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aydin Adnan Menderes University
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
Premature Infants
Development of Preterm Infant Gut Microbiome
This study aims to explore the developmental of the gut microbiome in preterm infants as they grow and mature
- Trial name
- NCT03552952
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rambam Health Care Campus
Premature Birth, Infant, Newborn
Orofacial Development of Preterm and Low Birthweight Infants Versus Term Infants
Preterm infants account for 6 % of all live-births in western societies. Scientific evidence can be found for altered palatal morphology in the short term among preterm children.
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Infant, Newborn, Pregnancy
- Trial name
- NCT00408746
- Testing
- palatal development
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Muenster
Premature Infant
The Early Life Clinical Feature and Risk Factors Analysis in Children With Neurodevelopmental Disorders
The study will be a 5-year retrospective and prospective case control study, included 650 participants, and participants will be divided into four groups.By this research the investigators will achieve several aims:(1) Through…
- Trial name
- NCT05430256
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 650 people
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Preterm Birth
The GROWNDUP Study of Late Preterm Births
This pilot study will examine the feasibility of conducting a large randomized clinical trial (RCT) to examine the role of a novel, specialized follow-up clinic in preventing complications among late preterm infants (LPTB), born…
- Trial name
- GROWNDUP (NCT01747603)
- Testing
- Specialized LPTB clinic
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Motor Skills Disorders
Motor Development and Early Predictors of Psychomotor Outcomes in Preterm and Term Infants Assessed by MOS-R and Caregiver Questionnaire at 18 and 36 Months
This study examines how early motor behavior in infants relates to their later psychomotor development. Researchers will observe both preterm and full-term infants during the first months of life, using video-based assessments to…
- Conditions
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Motor Skills Disorders, Infant, Premature Development, Infant, Term Development
- Trial name
- NCT07296003
- Testing
- Vojta method
- Where
- 3 sites in Czechia
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Masaryk University
Pediatrics
Visual Perception in Preterm Infants
We aim to increase our knowledge of the impact of preterm birth on the maturation of the visual and auditory systems and on the development of multisensory perception Specifically, we aim to evaluate the preterm infants'…
- Trial name
- PREMAVISION (NCT02908113)
- Testing
- collection data, IRM
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Premature Infant
Effect of Online Education Given to Parent on Motor Social Development for The Premature Babies in The Neonatal Intensive Care Unites
Our study aim to evaluate the effect of online program that provides education to parents of premature infants in which stayed in the neonatal intensive care units (NICU),in their motor,socail-communişcation development and the…
- Trial name
- NCT05410639
- Testing
- online education program, no online education program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 73 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Motor Development, Infant, Premature, Diseases
Peabody Developmental Motor Scale-2 in 0 - 24 Months in Turkey
This study is the determination of the Turkish version of the Peabody Developmental Motor Scale-2 and its Turkish validity reliability in infants age between 0 - 24 months and to spread its use for evaluation in early…
- Trial name
- NCT04886310
- Testing
- Peabody Developmental Motor Scale II (PDMS-2)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Ondokuz Mayıs University
Intracranial Hemorrhage, Periventricular Leukomalacia
Does Erythropoietin Improve Outcome in Very Preterm Infants?
The main goal of this trial is to investigate whether early administration of human erythropoietin (EPO) in very preterm infants improves neurodevelopmental outcome at 24 months corrected age.
- Conditions
- Intracranial Hemorrhage, Periventricular Leukomalacia, Cerebral Palsy, Developmental Psychomotor Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT00413946
- Testing
- Recombinant human Erythropoietin, saline
- Where
- 5 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 420 people
- Sponsor
- Swiss Neonatal Network