Clinical trials: Preterm Infants
Cerebral Palsy, Cerebral Palsy (CP)
Assessing Intellectual and Motor Outcomes in High-risk Infants
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a condition when a baby has a brain injury that affects their movement and muscle tone. Some people with CP can have other developmental issues, like learning impairments, but many do not and have isolated…
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Cerebral Palsy (CP), Cerebral Palsy Children, High-risk Infants
- Trial name
- AIM-High (NCT06857539)
- Where
- 4 sites in Ireland
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College Cork
Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight
Intravenous Immune Globulin (IVIG) to Prevent Neonatal Infection
A controlled clinical trial was conducted at eight participating centers between January 1, 1988, and March 31, 1991. Patients were randomly assigned to an intravenous immune globulin group or a control group.
- Conditions
- Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Infant, Premature
- Trial name
- IVIG (NCT01203345)
- Testing
- IVIG
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,416 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Neonatal Research Network
Respiratory Compliance, Functional Residual Capacity
Rescue Antenatal Steroids and Pulmonary Function Tests in Preterm Infants
One course of steroids given to a mother before a premature delivery helps the lungs of the premature infant and decreases breathing problems.
- Conditions
- Respiratory Compliance, Functional Residual Capacity, Pulmonary Function Testing
- Trial name
- NCT00669383
- Testing
- betamethasone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Patent Ductus Arteriosus
Aminoglycosides and Duct
The aim of the study is to assess the effect of aminoglycoside treatment on ductal closure in preterms
- Trial name
- NCT04415554
- Testing
- echocardiography
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Carmel Medical Center
Music, Premature Infant
The Effect of Classical and Harp Music Practice on Premature Infants
Aim of the study is to determine the effects of classical and harp music practice on physiological parameters (heart rate, respiratory rate and oxygen saturation value), cerebral oxygenation value (rSO2) and comfort of premature…
- Conditions
- Music, Premature Infant, Cerebral Oxygenation, Comfort
- Trial name
- NCT05647005
- Testing
- Classical music, Harp music
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Selcuk University
Retinopathy of Prematurity
Heredity of Retinal Vessel Tortuosity
The purpose of this study is to asses the relative influence of genetic and environmental influence on the tortuosity of retinal arterioles in eyes of 218 healthy Danish twins aged 20-46 years.
- Trial name
- NCT00427063
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 218 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Glostrup University Hospital, Copenhagen
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
Preterm Infant
Effects of Two Modalities of Non-invasive Ventilation After Extubation in Very Low Birth Weight Neonates
The objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of continuous positive airway pressure and nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation on breathing pattern variables of very low birth weight neonates immediately after…
- Trial name
- NCT03551314
- Testing
- Nasal Intermittent Positive Pressure, Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
- Where
- 2 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Minas Gerais
Delayed Umbilical Cord Clamping Benefits, Postpartum Haemorrhage
Timing of Umbilical Cord Occlusion in Premature Babies( <33 w). Delayed vs Early.
Early cord clamping after delivery has been common practice for many decades as part of the active management of the third stage of labour.
- Conditions
- Delayed Umbilical Cord Clamping Benefits, Postpartum Haemorrhage, Intraventricular Haemorrhage
- Trial name
- CODE-P (NCT02187874)
- Testing
- delayed umbilical cord occlusion, early umbilical cord occlusion, Oxytocin
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron Research Institute
Meconium Ileus
Impact of Visceral Osteopathic Treatment on Meconium Evacuation in Preterm Infants
Timing of the first and last meconium stool is critical for oral feeding tolerance and proper gastrointestinal function. The time until premature infants pass their first meconium ranges from 1 hour to 27 days (median: 43 hours).
- Trial name
- NCT02140710
- Testing
- Osteopathic treatment
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight
Benchmarking Initiative to Reduce Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
This study tested whether Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) teams trained in benchmarking -- comparing care practices between different NICUs to see which practices prevent bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) -- and quality…
- Conditions
- Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Infant, Premature
- Trial name
- Benchmarking (NCT00067613)
- Testing
- Benchmarking Management Practices, Standard Management Practices
- Where
- 17 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 4,095 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Neonatal Research Network
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
129Xe MRI in Pediatric Population With BPD
Hyperpolarized (HP) gas magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the lungs offers additional information that cannot be obtained with CT scan, the current gold standard for imaging this disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT04035629
- Testing
- MagniXene, hyperpolarized 129Xe MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xemed LLC
Infant, Premature, Diseases
Effect of Tactile-Kinesthetic Stimulation on Preterm Neonates
An interventional study to evaluate the effect of tactile-kinesthetic stimulation (TKS) on growth, neurobehavior and development among preterm neonates in the neonatal unit of Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital.
- Trial name
- NCT04807088
- Testing
- Tactile-kinesthetic Stimulation
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Preterm Birth, Breastfeeding
Phone Breastfeeding Support for Premature Babies
It was observed that premature babies had the risk of insufficient milk intake and a lower rate of breastfeeding compared to term babies.
- Trial name
- NCT04883866
- Testing
- Telephone Breastfeeding Support Program, Sending a breastfeeding guide for premature babies to the phone of mothers in addition to the routine discharge procedure
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz University
Preterm Infant, Low Birth Weight Infant
m-Health System for Tracking Kangaroo Mother Care and Temperature in Southern India
The product innovation is a wearable device that (combined with a smartphone and back-end analytics system) acts as a sensor, processor and actuator, and is therefore designed to identify critical parameters (Kangaroo Mother Care…
- Conditions
- Preterm Infant, Low Birth Weight Infant, Kangaroo Mother Care, Hypothermia, Newborn
- Trial name
- NCT04929977
- Testing
- Wearable device with smart mobile phone
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. John's Research Institute
Preterm Babies
Oral Motor Intervention for Preterm Babies
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of oral motor intervention (PIOMI) applied to preterm babies along with the smell and taste of breast milk on feeding parameters and the transition time to oral feeding.
- Trial name
- PIOMI (NCT06046157)
- Testing
- Breast milk-scented PIOMI, Breast milk-tasting PIOMI
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ataturk University
Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn, Neonatal Respiratory Distress
Efficacy of Misoprostol in Prevention of Neonatal Respiratory Morbidity in Parturient at Early Term Elective Caesarian Section
Neonatal respiratory morbidities represent a common group of post natal complications including respiratory distress syndrome, transient tachypnea of newborn, and persistent pulmonary hypertension of newborn.
- Trial name
- NCT04780412
- Testing
- Misoprostol
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Prematurity
Effect of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment on Length of Stay in Preterms
The use of osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) in preterm infants has been documented and results from previous studies suggest the association between OMT and length of stay (LOS) reduction, as well as significant…
- Trial name
- NCT01544257
- Testing
- osteopathic manipulative treatment, Usual care
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- European Institute for Evidence Based Osteopathic Medicine
Premature Birth
Delayed Umbilical Cord Clamping in Infants Less Than 32 Weeks
The overall objective of the present study is to examine the effects of delayed umbilical cord clamping in preterm infants on neonatal outcomes using a prospective randomized controlled trial comparing immediate cord clamping…
- Trial name
- DUC (NCT00562536)
- Testing
- Umbilical cord clamping
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 296 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada
Infant Development, Infant,Premature
Pacifier Activated Device and Mother's Voice in Infants at High-risk for Cerebral Palsy
The study seeks to determine the efficacy of non-nutritive suck (NNS) training using a pacifier-activated device (PAM) with mothers' voice to condition suck-strength and rhythmicity, in improving the feeding and developmental…
- Conditions
- Infant Development, Infant,Premature, Hydrocephalus, Neonatal Encephalopathy
- Trial name
- NCT03230032
- Testing
- pacifier-activated device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nationwide Children's Hospital