Clinical trials: Preterm Infant Nutrition
Pregnancy
Maternal and Infant Cord Blood Monosaccharide Content
Mother's breast milk provides many benefits to babies with regard to development and improved health. We believe the simple sugars which make up these complex sugars in breast milk and are also found in the brain may be critical…
- Trial name
- NCT00783770
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute
Preterm Infants
Protocol-driven Nutrition in Preterm Infants
The project is a national, prospective, multicenter, interventional pilot project focused on protocol-driven nutrition in preterm infants in the Czech republic.
- Trial name
- NCT07364500
- Testing
- Nutrition plan supported by advanced clinical nutrition software
- Where
- 5 sites in Czechia
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Institute of Health Information and Statistics of the Czech Republic
Preterm Infants
Hepatic Function and Bile Acid in Preterm Infants Receiving Parenteral Lipids Emulsion
The etiology of parenteral nutrition-associated cholestasis(PNAC)although elusive is thought to be multifactorial, and proposed theories also include problems arising from lipid emulsions, leading us to explore alternative…
- Trial name
- NCT01786759
- Testing
- ClinOleic, Intralipid
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
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
Cholestasis of Parenteral Nutrition
Ursodeoxycholic Acid Prevents Total Parenteral Nutrition Cholestasis
This study aims to confirm whether the preventive use of ursodeoxycholic acid on the 5th day after birth in preterm infants who started parenteral nutrition therapy can reduce the occurrence of enteral nutrition-related…
- Trial name
- UDACPPNAC (NCT05043194)
- Testing
- Ursodeoxycholic Acid 250 Mg Oral Capsule
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Wei Liu
Premature Birth of Newborn
Body Composition at Discharge and Neurological Development at 2 Years in Very Preterm Infants (OPTIPREMA)
This study evaluates the perinatal factors influencing body composition at discharge in very preterm infants and the relationship between fat free mass and further neurocognitive development.
- Trial name
- OPTIPREMA (NCT02686801)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse
Patent Ductus Arteriosus
Feeding During Ibuprofen or Indomethacin Treatment of Preterm Infants
We hypothesize that feeding preterm infants while they receive indomethacin or ibuprofen therapy for treatment of a patent ductus arteriosus will decrease the incidence of feeding intolerance and shorten the time period that…
- Trial name
- NCT00728117
- Testing
- feeding, fasting
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 177 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Music Therapy
The Effects of Recorded Receptive Music Therapy on Oral Nutrition and the Well-being of the Italian Premature Baby
The investigators have thought with a dedicated research group, to deepen the use of receptive music therapy so that it can improve the non-nutritive sucking of premature babies through listening to lullabies sung by parents and…
- Trial name
- NCT04759170
- Testing
- Music therapy
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Ospedale di Circolo - Fondazione Macchi
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
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
Parenteral Nutrition, Infant, Premature, Diseases
Complete Shielding of Multivitamins to Reduce Toxic Peroxides in the Parenteral Nutrition: A Pilot Study
The purpose of this study is to examine if a new and simple method involving complete photo-protection of multivitamins only (since sampling through infusion) will result in a significant reduction of peroxide contamination of…
- Conditions
- Parenteral Nutrition, Infant, Premature, Diseases, Infant, Newborn, Disease, Lung Diseases
- Trial name
- C-SMART-PN (NCT04234152)
- Testing
- Photo-protection, Standard Care
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- St. Justine's Hospital
Prematurity; Extreme, Growth Retardation
Nutritional Care and Head Growth in Preterm Infants
As extremely low birth weight infants are high-risk patients, the study aimed to compare neonatal care, nutritional strategy and postnatal growth of these infants in two European neonatal units.
- Trial name
- KARLY (NCT03635944)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 71 people
- Sponsor
- Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse
Vitamin D Deficiency, Osteopenia
Monitored vs Standard Supplementation of Vitamin D in Preterm Infants
The purpose of this study is to determine wheather the monitored vitamin D (vit D) therapy is safer and more effective than standard therapy in pretrem infants.
- Conditions
- Vitamin D Deficiency, Osteopenia, Nephrolithiasis, Drug Overdose
- Trial name
- MOSVID (NCT03087149)
- Testing
- monitored vit D supplementation, standard vit D supplementation
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 109 people
- Sponsor
- Princess Anna Mazowiecka Hospital, Warsaw, Poland
Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency (EFAD)
Pediatric Study to Evaluate Risk of Developing Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency When Receiving Clinolipid or Standard-of-Care Lipid Emulsion (Part A)
This will be a descriptive study designed to evaluate the propensity for hospitalized pediatric patients treated adequately with Clinolipid or standard of care (Intralipid) from 7 up to 90 days to develop Essential Fatty Acid…
- Trial name
- NCT04555044
- Testing
- Clinolipid, Intralipid
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Parenteral Nutrition, Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Neurodevelopment and Neuroimaging in Parenterally-fed Infants and Young Children
Manganese (Mn) is an essential metal required for normal growth and development. However, exposure to high Mn levels can be toxic to the brain.
- Conditions
- Parenteral Nutrition, Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Digestive System Abnormalities, Cholestasis
- Trial name
- NCT00392730
- Testing
- Remove Mn from PN if evidence of increased brain Mn on MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Nasogastric Tube, Orogastric Tube
Effects of Intermittent Feeding Methods With Nasogastric and Orogastric Tubes in Preterm Infants
The study is a randomized controlled, prospective, double-blind trial planned to compare the effects of intermittent feeding methods using nasogastric and orogastric tubes on the growth, nutrition, and physiological parameters of…
- Trial name
- NCT06765720
- Testing
- Intermittent feeding method with nasogastric tube, Intermittent feeding method with orogastric tube
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- İstanbul Yeni Yüzyıl Üniversitesi
Premature Infant, Breast Milk Expression
Growth and Nutritional Status of Very Low Birth Weight Infants Fed a High Protein Exclusive Human Milk Diet
The purpose of this two-arm investigation is to determine if growth patterns of very low birth weight infants (VLBW) (birth weight 750-1500 grams) fed human milk (maternal or donor) supplemented with a human milk-based fortifier…
- Trial name
- MedolacHMF (NCT03839173)
- Testing
- Human milk based human milk fortifier
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- Augusta University
Metabolic Bone Disease, Osteopenia
A Study to Assess Metabolic Bone Disease of Prematurity Using an Acoustic Method
The goal of this project is to develop a new noninvasive ultrasound based technique, called vibro-acoustic analysis (VAA), for evaluation of infant bone health with particular application in assessment of bone health in premature…
- Conditions
- Metabolic Bone Disease, Osteopenia, Neonatal Rickets
- Trial name
- NCT04752098
- Testing
- Vibro-acoustic analysis (VAA), based on ultrasound radiation force
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
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