Clinical trials: Preterm Infant Nutrition
Preterm Birth, Healthy
A Study Evaluating Sleep, Stress and Infant Nutrition Using a Chatbot
20 parents with healthy preterm infants (born at <37 weeks of gestation), age 0-6 months and discharged from the hospital at time of enrollment and 20 parents with healthy full-term infants (born at ≥37 weeks of gestation), age…
- Trial name
- NCT03630679
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Danone Asia Pacific Holdings Pte, Ltd.
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, Parenteral Nutrition
Physiotherapy to Improve Feeding Skills in Preterm Infants
INTRODUCTION: Suction problems are very common in premature children due to a lack of maturation and orofacial control, the manifestation of a low muscle tone and the incoordination during sucking-swallow-breathe.
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Parenteral Nutrition, Motor Disorders, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT05619224
- Testing
- Neurodevelopmental stimulation + Oral stimulation, Oral stimulation
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Almeria
Oxygen Saturation, Heart Rate
The Effect of Elastic Sac on Feeding
The study will be conducted using the crossover randomized controlled method. Preterm infants who began oral feeding from the neonatal intensive care unit will be divided into two groups through randomization in the computer…
- Conditions
- Oxygen Saturation, Heart Rate, Nutritional Status
- Trial name
- NCT05154357
- Testing
- Elastic Sac, Control
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
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
Growth Failure, Atopy
The PREWEAN Study. Weaning of Preterm Infants During the First Year of Life.
In this Austrian observational study preterm infants born with a birth weight <1500 g and a gestational age <32 weeks will be investigated at the neonatal outpatient clinic.
- Conditions
- Growth Failure, Atopy, Adiposity, Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- PREWEAN (NCT02936219)
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 218 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Hypovitaminosis D
Vitamin D Status and the Adequacy of Vitamin D Intake in Early Preterm Infants
Vitamin D is an essential nutrient. Deficiency of vitamin D is widespread. The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in early preterm infants is unknown.
- Trial name
- NCT01793402
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Gastric Residuals Assessment, Prematurity
Does Routine Assessment of Gastric Residuals in Preterm Neonates Influence Time Taken to Reach Full Enteral Feeding?
The study aims to compare routine assessment of gastric residuals versus no assessment of residuals in preterm neonates with respect to time taken for achieving full enteral feeding and the incidence of possible complications…
- Conditions
- Gastric Residuals Assessment, Prematurity, Sepsis Newborn, Necrotizing Enterocolitis of Newborn
- Trial name
- GRASS (NCT03111329)
- Testing
- No aspiration of gastric residuals
- Where
- 2 sites in Czechia, Ireland
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute for the Care of Mother and Child, Prague, Czech Republic
Breast Milk Production, Human Milk Feeding
Efficacy of Herbal Galactagogue Silitidil After Preterm Birth
After preterm birth mothers often suffer from hypogalactia. Herbal galactogogues can be used in order to increase milk production.
- Conditions
- Breast Milk Production, Human Milk Feeding, Hypogalactia, Preterm Infant Nutrition
- Trial name
- NCT03577587
- Testing
- Silitidil for 21 days
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Waldkrankenhaus Protestant Hospital, Spandau
Complication of Prematurity
Effect of Extensively Hydrolyzed Liquid Human Milk Fortifier on Growth and Tolerance in Moderately Premature Infants
The purpose of this study is for the researchers to examine the safety and efficacy of liquid human milk fortifier (HMF) in moderately preterm infants compared to powdered human milk fortifier.
- Trial name
- NCT02632266
- Testing
- Powder HMF, Liquid HMF
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Adiposity, Insulin Resistance
PREterM FOrmula Or Donor Breast Milk for Premature Babies
In order to address this crucial question, central to preterm newborn care, a multicentre United Kingdom (UK) -wide study randomising 4000 preterm babies would be necessary to achieve sufficient power to evaluate the impact on…
- Conditions
- Adiposity, Insulin Resistance, Metabolomic Profile, microRNA Profile
- Trial name
- PREMFOOD (NCT01686477)
- Testing
- Unfortified Human donor Milk used to make up any shortfall in mother's own milk, Fortified Human donor Milk used to make up any shortfall in mother's own milk, Preterm Formula used when there is a shortfall in mother's own milk
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 103 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Prematurity
Fact-based Nutrition for Infants and Lactating Mothers
Human milk (HM) is the ideal source of nutrients for infants, but its composition is highly variable. When not enough own mother's milk (OMM) is available, the administration of pasteurized donor human milk (DHM) is considered…
- Trial name
- NUTRISHIELD (NCT05646940)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto de Investigacion Sanitaria La Fe
Preterm Infant Development, Preterm Infant Feeding Outcomes
Estimation of Nutritional Needs of Preterm Neonates Fed on Parenteral Nutrition and Effects on Body Weight Gain
This randomized controlled trial included 100 preterm and small for gestational age neonates. The study aimed to determine the optimal approach for estimating nutritional needs in parenteral nutrition (PN) with the assistance of…
- Trial name
- NCT07236957
- Testing
- Intervention Group, Control group
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Panos Papandreou
Low-Birth-Weight Infant, Premature Infants
Analyzer of Human Milk: Applicability in Clinical Practice in Order to Achieve the Best Nutrition for Infants
An observational and prospective study involving about 30 healthy lactating mothers whose preterm infant(s) is/are hospitalized at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit after childbirth and who can provide enough maternal milk (3mL) to be…
- Trial name
- MISTU (NCT02971904)
- Testing
- human milk collection
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Danone Early Life Nutrition Brazil
Small for Gestational Age at Delivery, Low Birth Weight
Effect of a Fortified Balanced Energy-Protein Supplement on Birth Outcome and Child Growth in Houndé District, Burkina Faso.
The 2016 WHO antenatal care guidelines stated that pregnant women in undernourished populations should receive fortified balanced energy-protein (BEP) supplements to reduce the risk of stillbirth and small-for-gestational-age…
- Conditions
- Small for Gestational Age at Delivery, Low Birth Weight, Prematurity, Infant Malnutrition
- Trial name
- MISAME-3 (NCT03533712)
- Testing
- Fortified balanced energy-protein (BEP) supplement, Fe and folic acid supplement
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 1,788 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Impaired Psychomotor Development
Arachidonic Acid Supplementation in Very Preterm Infants
Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs), arachidonic acid (AA omega-6; 20:4ω-6), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA omega-3; 22:6ω-3), are required for the formation of non-myelinated cell membranes in the central nervous…
- Trial name
- NCT02503020
- Testing
- Preterm infants formula A, Preterm infants formula B
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Health Research Institute of Santiago
Growth Failure, Adiposity
Optimal Growth of Preterm Infants With Growth Restriction
In this prospective randomized controlled multi center trial the investigators stratify "Very Low Birthweight " (VLBW)-infants with growth retardation in small for gestational age (SGA) or intrauterine growth restricted (IUGR) …
- Conditions
- Growth Failure, Adiposity, Diabetes, Neurologic Deficits
- Trial name
- OPTIGROW (NCT02999945)
- Testing
- SGA-enhanced nutrients, IUGR-enhanced nutrients, SGA-standard nutrients
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Preterm, Very Low Birth Weight Infant
Weight Gain in Extremely Premature Infant With Targeted Versus Adjusted Fortification
Investigation about the effect on weight gain in extremely low birth weight preterm with individualized fortification, according to human milk analysis versus fortification adjusted according to urea serum concentration.
- Conditions
- Preterm, Very Low Birth Weight Infant, Feeding, Breast, Food, Fortified
- Trial name
- FORTIN (NCT04982133)
- Testing
- Protein supplementation based on plasma urea concentration every other week or human milk analysis on experiment
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitario La Paz
Other Preterm Infants, Vitamin D Deficiency
The Effect of Vitamin D Administration to Premature Infants on Vitamin D Status and Respiratory Morbidity
This trial objective is to assess whether doubling the daily intake of vitamin D improves serum vitamin D levels and serves as primary prevention of respiratory infections and asthma in premature infants.
- Conditions
- Other Preterm Infants, Vitamin D Deficiency, Bronchiolitis, Asthma
- Trial name
- NCT02404623
- Testing
- Vitamin D
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Soroka University Medical Center
Metabolic Syndrome
Individualized Maternal Milk Fortification for Feeding the Preterm Infants
Neonatal nutrition has to face a contradictory and conflicting nutritional regimen like a high percentage of amino acids from the first day of life in order to achieve normal neurodevelopment versus metabolic complications…
- Trial name
- NCT01947972
- Testing
- Tailored protein fortification
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki