Clinical trials: Preterm Infants
Neonatal Respiratory Distress
A Comparative Study Between Postextubation of Preterm Infants Into High-Flow Nasal Cannulae V.S Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
The investigators hypothesize that there is a growing trend of the feasibility of HFNC as an alternative to other forms of non-invasive ventilation mechanism to provide continuous distending pressure to preterm infants.
- Trial name
- NCT04051762
- Testing
- High flow nasal cannula vs. Nasal continuous positive airway pressure
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ramy Saleh Morsy
Milk Expression, Breast
Efficacy of Breast Milk in Healing of Skin Damage
The population of the research will be preterm infants born 35-36 weeks of gestation, hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Karaman State Hospital, whose skin is damaged due to Intravenous (IV) vascular access…
- Trial name
- NCT05390372
- Testing
- human milk, Routine care group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University
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
Preterm
The Effect of Surgical Incision Drep Use in Endotracheal Tube Fixation
It is aimed to minimise both unplanned extubation and skin damage with the surgical incision drep that we will use to fix the endotracheal tube in neonatal preterm infants and to reduce the complications that may develop due to…
- Trial name
- NCT06832553
- Testing
- surgical incision drep
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hasan Kalyoncu University
Stress, Depressive Symptomatology
Emotional Experiences in Fathers of NICU Infants
This study is designed to evaluate the emotional experiences of fathers who have preterm infants who are hospitalized in a (neonatal intensive care unit)NICU setting.
- Trial name
- NCT00306605
- Testing
- Questionnaire
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Christiana Care Health Services
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
Pre-Eclampsia, Premature Birth
PREPARE, Prematurity Reduction by Pre-eclampsia Care
Investigators will test a novel system of integrated care, to promote the use of the WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION Guidelines for the management of pre-eclampsia and initiate the use of a structured risk assessment strategy to reduce…
- Trial name
- PREPARE (NCT03073317)
- Testing
- FullPIERS and sFlit/PLGF (Soluble fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase-1-to-Placental Growth Factor Ratio)
- Where
- 8 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 1,250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto Fernandes Figueira
Lactation
The Effect of Music Practice and Marmet Technique on Lactation and Maternal Anxiety in Mothers With Premature Babies
This study was planned as a randomized controlled study to examine the effect of music practice and Marmet Technique on lactation and maternal anxiety in mothers with premature babies in the neonatal intensive care unit.The…
- Trial name
- NCT05211076
- Testing
- Music Group, Marmet Technique Group, Control group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Resmiye KAYA ODABAŞ
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary Hypertension and Oxygen Saturation Targeting in Preterm Infants
Around 50% of infants born extremely preterm develop a chronic lung disease known as bronchopulmonary dysplasia of which some infants will also develop pulmonary hypertension of which 50% of children will die before the age of 2.
- Trial name
- PHOX (NCT06373289)
- Testing
- higher oxygen saturation target using Nellcor pulse oximetry sensors, lower oxygen saturation target using Nellcor pulse oximetry sensors
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
RSV Immunization, Healthy Volunteer
Study of a Single Intramuscular Dose of Nirsevimab in the Prevention of Hospitalizations Due to Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection in Healthy Term and Preterm Infants During the First Year of Life
The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy and safety of a single intramuscular (IM) dose of nirsevimab, compared to no intervention, for the prevention of hospitalizations due to lower respiratory tract infection…
- Trial name
- NCT05437510
- Testing
- Nirsevimab
- Where
- 240 sites in France, Germany and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 8,057 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sanofi Pasteur, a Sanofi Company
Nursing Care, Mother-Infant Interaction
Preterm Newborn Mothers' Anxiety and Self-Efficacy
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of QR code supported infant care training given to mothers of preterm newborns on maternal self-efficacy and maternal anxiety level .
- Conditions
- Nursing Care, Mother-Infant Interaction, Education
- Trial name
- NCT06359288
- Testing
- Group receiving QR code supported training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kocaeli University
Preterm Membrane Rupture, Neonatal Sepsis
Comparison of the Effectiveness of Two Different Antibiotic Regimens of the Treatment of Pregnant Women With Preterm Rupture of Membranes
There is no consensus around the world on the treatment of preterm rupture of membranes, which is one of the important causes of early neonatal sepsis and one of the common causes of prematurity.
- Trial name
- NCT04528251
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
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
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Effects of IVIG for BPD in Preterm Infant Born at 28 Weeks and Below
It is intended to examine the short-term and long-term efficacy and safety of intravenous immunoglobulin(IVIG) for the bronchopulmonary dysplasia in preterms born at 28 weeks and below.
- Trial name
- NCT07561125
- Testing
- intravenous immunoglobulin
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital
Premature, Infant Development
The Turkish Version of the Affordances in the Home Environment for Motor Development-Infant Scale (AHEMD-IS)
The Affordances in the Home Environment for Motor Development-Infant Scale (AHEMD-IS) is an instrument that assesses the quality and quantity of motor development opportunities available in the home for infants aged 3 to 18…
- Conditions
- Premature, Infant Development, Environmental Exposure
- Trial name
- AHEMD-IS (NCT05210959)
- Testing
- The Affordances in the Home Environment for Motor Development-Infant Scale (AHEMD-IS)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gazi University
Anxiety
Organizing the Information Given to Parents of NICU Infants in Order to Reduce Their Anxiety
Being a parent to a premature infant in NICU is an anxious state. Parents ask a lot of questions, and look for information all the time. Organizing the information given to parents could reduce their anxiety.
- Trial name
- NCT00699127
- Testing
- Lecture
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
Breastfeeding
Pilot Study of the FEEDBACK System for Use With Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at University of Virginia
The purpose of this study is to assess the accuracy of FEEDBACK for measuring breastmilk intake of a pre-term baby. Mothers and babies will use the FEEDBACK system during a breastfeeding session in the NICU.
- Trial name
- NCT03702686
- Testing
- FEEDBACK System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Molex Ventures LLC
Retinopathy of Prematurity
Retinal Microanatomy in Retinopathy of Prematurity (BabySTEPS2)
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a disorder of development of the neural retina and its vasculature that can impact vision in vulnerable preterm neonates for a lifetime.
- Trial name
- BabySTEPS2 (NCT04995341)
- Testing
- Investigational ultracompact OCT and OCTA system, retinal photographs
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 236 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Neonatal Disease, Intubation; Difficult or Failed
Intubating Laryngeal Mask vs Direct Laryngoscopy: a Crossover Randomized Controlled Preterm Manikin Trial
The study aims to compare the success and time of intubation through an intubating laryngeal mask vs. direct laryngoscopy in a manikin simulating a term infant. In addition, we will assess the operator's opinion on the procedure.
- Trial name
- NCT06263790
- Testing
- Intubating laryngeal mask, Direct laryngoscopy
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Padova
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