Clinical trials: Preterm Infant Health
Low Birthweight, Pre-Term
Low-birthweight Infant Feeding Exploration
Globally, 15% of all babies, amounting to 20 million infants each year, are born low birthweight (LBW), defined less than 2500 grams (5.5 lbs).
- Trial name
- LIFE (NCT04002908)
- Where
- 3 sites in India, Malawi and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 3,188 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Low Birth Weight Baby, Small for Gestational Age (SGA)
Biological Impacts of Rising Temperatures on Maternal, Fetal, and Newborn Health: A Cohort Study (BIRTH Cohort)
The goal of this study is to learn how being exposed to high environmental temperatures during pregnancy affects the health of pregnant women and their babies.
- Conditions
- Low Birth Weight Baby, Small for Gestational Age (SGA), Preterm Birth, Pregnancy Complications
- Trial name
- BIRTH (NCT06957769)
- Testing
- heat stress
- Where
- 3 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 6,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Empowerment, Competence
COPE Program , Mental Health, Mother- Infant Interaction, Sense of Competence
The aim of the study is to: Evaluate the effect of creating opportunities for parent empowerment program on maternal sense of competence, mental health outcome and mother-infant interaction.
- Conditions
- Empowerment, Competence, Outcome, Interaction
- Trial name
- NCT06502730
- Testing
- Creating Opportunities for Parent Empowerment (COPE) Program
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Matrouh University
Breast Milk Expression
Early Initiation of Milk Expression in Mothers of Very Low Birth Weight Infants
Compelling evidence exists that breast milk helps protect very premature infants from prematurity-specific morbidities. Unfortunately, mothers of premature infants often exhibit delayed lactogenesis stage II (when the milk "comes…
- Trial name
- NCT01892085
- Testing
- Early initiation, Intermediate expression, Late initiation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Premature Birth, Pregnancy Preterm
Engaging Mothers & Babies; Reimagining Antenatal Care for Everyone (EMBRACE) Study
This is a randomized comparative effectiveness study of two forms of enhanced prenatal care among 674 Medi-Cal eligible pregnant individuals in Fresno, California.
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Pregnancy Preterm, Prenatal Stress, Depression, Anxiety
- Trial name
- EMBRACE (NCT04154423)
- Testing
- Glow! Group Prenatal Care, Individual Prenatal Care with CPSP
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 678 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Preterm Infants, Sleep
Sleep Program on Preterm Infants' Sleep, and Caregiver's Sleep, Stress, Quality of Life, and Attachment
This research plan to construct an "Early Sleep Facilitation Program"and to explore the effects of the "early sleep Facilitation program" on the sleep and health of preterm infants and the sleep, stress, quality of life and…
- Conditions
- Preterm Infants, Sleep, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT04932044
- Testing
- Early Sleep Facilitation Program, Routine care
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan
Preterm Birth
NICU-HEALTH (Hospital Exposures and Long-Term Health)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of environmental exposures during the NICU hospitalization on preterm infant development. The research team is interested in both chemical and non-chemical exposures.
- Trial name
- NCT01963065
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 239 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD), Chronic Lung Disease of Newborn
Long-Term Burden of BPD and Health-Related Quality of Life (BronQ Family)
The objective of this study is to examine the long-term impact of having a child with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) on the parents and caregivers from the time of diagnosis through adulthood.
- Conditions
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD), Chronic Lung Disease of Newborn, HRQOL (Health Related Quality Of Life)
- Trial name
- BronQ Family (NCT07134387)
- Testing
- N/A, no intervention, participation in survey
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Global Foundation for the Care of Newborn Infants
Premature Birth
Feeding and Transition to Home for Preterms at Social Risk
Premature infants are at high risk of suboptimal health and development. This randomized clinical trial evaluated the impact of a developmentally based intervention, H-HOPE (Hospital-home transition: optimizing prematures'…
- Trial name
- H-HOPE (NCT02041923)
- Testing
- H-HOPE, Attention Control
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 198 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)
HBM-Based Education for Retinopathy of Prematurity Screening in Parents of Premature Infants
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether Health Belief Model (HBM)-based educational interventions can improve knowledge and practices related to Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) screening among parents of premature…
- Trial name
- NCT07661654
- Testing
- HBM-Based Video Education, HBM-Based Audio Education, Standard Counselling and Pamphlet
- Volunteers
- 99 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Behavioral Assessment of Children, Early Intervention
PaREnting ProgrAm to Enhance PREterm Infants' Health and Development (PREPARE Trial)
Preterm infants are at high risk of developmental delay or disabilities and they do benefit from early intervention programs. Many programs aiming at improving preterm infants' developmental outcome have been proposed with mixed…
- Trial name
- PREPARE (NCT04783220)
- Testing
- Comprehensive structured parent intervention
- Where
- Lebanon
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- American University of Beirut Medical Center
Preterm Infants, Term Infants
The Intestinal Innate Immune System in Newborns. Development and Inflammation in Health and Disease
The goal of this observational study is to determine the normal development of the human intestinal immune system in premature and mature neonatal life and to determine the pathophysiology behind life-threatening gastrointestinal…
- Conditions
- Preterm Infants, Term Infants, Necrotising Enterocolitis, Atresia; Bowel
- Trial name
- INTINE (NCT06092463)
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 275 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Postpartum Depression, Lifestyle, Healthy
Nutrition and Physical Activity Intervention on Psychosocial Well-Being of Postpartum Mothers
This study aims to examine the effectiveness of nutrition and physical intervention to improve psychosocial well-being of postpartum mothers with preterm infants.
- Trial name
- NCT05444179
- Testing
- Mommies can Eat & Exercise with No Stress (MomEENS)
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Teknologi Mara
Premature Birth
The Impact of NICU Music Therapy for Preterm Infants and Caregivers
This study aims to provide initial evidence for the use of music therapy in the NICU in a UK context. In other countries, such as the US and the Netherlands, music therapy is routinely provided in the NICU and research has…
- Trial name
- NCT06844396
- Testing
- Music Therapy
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Anglia Ruskin University
Conditions Influencing Health Status
Association Between the Support of NICU Team and Subjective Health of Parents
Preterm birth is a traumatic event for parents. They cope with threatening and unfamiliar environment of hospital, losing the parental role, and frustration. The NICU team is the main support source for these parents.
- Trial name
- NCT01006928
- Testing
- Questionaire
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
Health Problems in Pregnancy, Pregnancy Outcomes
Peking University Birth Cohort in Tongzhou
The PKUBC-T is a prospective cohort study carried out in Tongzhou district of Beijing, China. The primary aim of this study is to investigate the short-term and long-term effects of pre-pregnant and prenatal exposure on maternal…
- Conditions
- Health Problems in Pregnancy, Pregnancy Outcomes, Gestational Diabetes, Gestational Hypertension
- Trial name
- PKUBC-T (NCT03814395)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 5,426 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking University
Anemia of Prematurity, Very Low Birth Weight Infant
Iron Supplementation and Intestinal Health
This is a randomized double-blinded study of enteral iron supplementation in Very Low Birth Weight infants. The subjects will be randomized into low dose (2 mg/kg/day) and high dose (6 mg/kg/day) of daily iron supplementation.
- Trial name
- NCT04497012
- Testing
- 2mg/kg/day Iron Sulfate, 6 mg/kg/day Iron Sulfate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 183 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Infant Mortality, Preterm Birth
Antenatal Micronutrient Supplementation and Infant Survival
The purpose of this community-based randomized trial is to examine whether a daily antenatal and postnatal multiple micronutrient supplement given to women will enhance newborn and infant survival and health and other birth…
- Conditions
- Infant Mortality, Preterm Birth, Low Birth Weight, Neonatal Mortality
- Trial name
- JiVitA-3 (NCT00860470)
- Testing
- Iron (27 mg) - folic acid (600 ug), Multiple micronutrient
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 44,567 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Preterm Birth, Very Low Birth Weight Infant
Assessment of Body Composition in Premature Children Submitted to an Early Stimulation Program
This is a cross-sectional study of a randomized clinical trial to investigate nutritional aspects of pre-scholar aged children born preterm submitted to an early stimulation program versus conventional care program.
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Very Low Birth Weight Infant, Early Intervention, Parent-Child Relations
- Trial name
- NCT05399667
- Testing
- Early stimulation, Conventional care
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Parents of Premature Infants, Intelligent Intervention
Effects of Intelligent Parent-child Bonding Intervention on the Physical, Psychological and Social Health of Parents of Premature Infants During Hospitalization and Return Home
The study purpose is to construct and validate the effects of "intelligent parent-child bonding intervention" on the physical, psychological and social health of parents of premature infants.
- Conditions
- Parents of Premature Infants, Intelligent Intervention, Parent-child Connection
- Trial name
- NCT06987227
- Testing
- Intelligent intervention to enhance parent-child connection, Routine care
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan