Clinical trials: Preterm Labor
Preterm Birth Complication, Infant Self-regulation
Effects of a Parent-Mediated Self-Regulation Support Intervention in Preterm Infants
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of a parent-mediated self-regulation support intervention on self-regulation skills in preterm infants and on parenting stress, perceived social support, and parental cooperation.
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth Complication, Infant Self-regulation, Parenting Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT07850297
- Testing
- Parent-Mediated Self-Regulation Support Intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Feryal Savcı
Premature, Behavior, Child
Effects of Oriental Music on Preterm Infants
The goal of this study is to explore the effect of oriental music on premature infants' physiological and behavioral parameters during their hospital stay in the NICU.
- Trial name
- NCT04565210
- Testing
- Music exposure, Silence
- Where
- Lebanon
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- American University of Beirut Medical Center
Infant, Premature
Effect of Baby Massage on Oral Motor Skills of Premature Babies
This experimental research was conducted in a single-blind, block randomized controlled design type. The primary purpose of the study is to examine the effect of premature baby massage on oral motor coordination skills.
- Trial name
- NCT06308471
- Testing
- Baby massage was applied to the intervention group (n=20) of the study, Oral stimulation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ege University
Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight
Delayed Cord Clamping in VLBW Infants
This study tested the feasibility of conducting a randomized controlled trial to vary the timing that doctors clamp the umbilical cord after birth in extremely low birthweight infants.
- Conditions
- Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Infant, Premature
- Trial name
- NCT01222364
- Testing
- Standard Cord Clamping, Delayed Cord Clamping
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Neonatal Research Network
Preterm Birth
Assessment of DHA On Reducing Early Preterm Birth
The purpose of this study is to determine if giving a larger amount of DHA than currently included in some prenatal supplements can reduce early preterm birth (birth before 34 weeks of pregnancy).
- Trial name
- ADORE (NCT02626299)
- Testing
- Docosahexaenoic acid - 800mg/day, Docosahexaenoic acid - 200mg/day
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Premature Birth, Birth Weight
Fresh RX: NHS 2020
This study is an evaluation of the Fresh Rx: Nourishing Healthy Starts program administered by Operation Food Search, a St. Louis-based nonprofit organization.
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Birth Weight, Post Partum Depression, Health Care Utilization
- Trial name
- NCT04845230
- Testing
- FreshRx Nourishing Healthy Starts
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 750 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
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
Birth Weight, Miscarriage
Micronutrient Supplementation Before and During 1st Pregnancy to Improve Birth Outcomes (JiVitA-5)
The purpose of this cluster-randomized trial is to evaluate the efficacy of daily, multiple micronutrient (MM) supplement versus identical placebo use among nulligravid, recently married women, starting preconceptionally through…
- Conditions
- Birth Weight, Miscarriage, Small-for-gestational Age, Preterm Birth
- Trial name
- JiVitA-5 (NCT03921177)
- Testing
- Multiple micronutrient supplement
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 9,859 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Maternal Infection During Pregnancy (Diagnosis), Neonatal Infection
Immediate Versus Delayed Induction in Term-PROM Using or Not Antibiotic Prophylaxis
The primary aim of this study is to determine if antibiotics combined with immediate induction can significantly reduce the rate of maternal and neonatal infection compared with immediate induction alone in women presenting with…
- Trial name
- NCT02985086
- Testing
- Cefoxitin, oxytocin/misoprostol
- Where
- 2 sites in Portugal
- Volunteers
- 568 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Santa Maria, Portugal
Stress, Psychological, Father-Child Relations
Hair Cortisol as Marker of Chronic Stress in Preterm and Term Fathers - Fathair-study
The goal of this observational study is to compare the paternal hair cortisol as a marker for chronic stress in prematurely born children to maturely born children.
- Conditions
- Stress, Psychological, Father-Child Relations, Premature Birth
- Trial name
- NCT05969431
- Testing
- measurement of cortisol level
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cologne
Premature; Infant, Light-for-dates, Breastfeeding
Probiotics and Early Microbial Contact in Preterm Neonates
Probiotics are live microbes which, when administered in sufficient amounts, confer a health benefit to the host. According to recent clinical trials, administration of probiotics to very low birth weight infants significantly…
- Trial name
- ProPre (NCT01454661)
- Testing
- LGG, LGG+Bb-12
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Labor Pain, Early Labor
Therapeutic Rest to Delay Admission in Early Labor: A Prospective Study on Morphine Sleep
This will be a prospective study on labor characteristics, and obstetric and neonatal outcomes in women who accept and women who decline morphine as a form of pain management in labor.
- Trial name
- NCT03539562
- Testing
- Morphine Sulfate and Promethazine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Preterm Birth, Short Cervix
Canadian Study on the Association of Pessary With Progesterone
Prematurity is the leading cause of neonatal morbidity causing more than 1 million deaths worldwide per year. In 2012, a randomized controlled trial (RCT) testing "pessary" (silicone ring placed around the cervix) versus "no…
- Trial name
- CAPP (NCT03227705)
- Testing
- Prometrium, Dr. Arabin, cerclage pessary perforated
- Where
- 8 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Sherbrooke
Premature Infant
Effect of Online Education Given to Parent on Motor Social Development for The Premature Babies in The Neonatal Intensive Care Unites
Our study aim to evaluate the effect of online program that provides education to parents of premature infants in which stayed in the neonatal intensive care units (NICU),in their motor,socail-communişcation development and the…
- Trial name
- NCT05410639
- Testing
- online education program, no online education program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 73 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight
The Effects of Erythropoietin (EPO) on the Transfusion Requirements of Very Low Birth Weight Infants
This study tested the safety and efficacy of transfusing erythropoietin (Epo) and iron in infants of <1,250g birth weight. For infants 401-1,000g birth weight, we tested whether early erythropoietin (Epo) and iron therapy would…
- Conditions
- Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Infant, Premature
- Trial name
- EPO (NCT01203514)
- Testing
- Erythropoietin
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 318 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Neonatal Research Network
Hemorrhage, Premature Infants
NIRS Monitoring in Premature Infants
This study uses frequency domain near-infrared spectroscopy coupled with diffuse correlation spectroscopy (FDNIRS-DCS) technology for monitoring cerebral blood flow (CBF) and cerebral oxygen metabolism (CMRO2) at the bedside for…
- Conditions
- Hemorrhage, Premature Infants, Newborn, Hydrocephalus
- Trial name
- NCT02601339
- Testing
- ETV/CPC
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Infant, Newborn, Diseases
Electrogastrography (EGC) in Premature Infants With Feeding Intolerance
Serial EGC measurements in premature infants attempting to correlate EGC measurements with signs of feeding intolerance and response to metoclopramide therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT00008736
- Testing
- metoclopramide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Preterm Labor
Uterocervical Angle in Idiopathic Polyhydramnios
To evaluate the performance of uterocervical angle (UCA) in the prediction of preterm labor in isolated polyhydramnios
- Trial name
- NCT03828695
- Testing
- uterocervical angle
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nefise Nazlı YENIGUL
Prematurity
Umbilical Cord Milking on the Reduction of Red Blood Cell Transfusion Rates in Infants
Delayed cord clamp of at least 30 seconds in neonates under 37 weeks has shown that these infants have higher circulating blood volume in the first 24 hours, less need for blood transfusions, and less incidence of…
- Trial name
- NCT01523769
- Testing
- Umbilical Cord Milking
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 113 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eastern Virginia Medical School
Preterm Birth
Trial of the Use of Antenatal Corticosteroids in Developing Countries
Multi-country two-arm, parallel cluster randomized controlled trial to reduce neonatal mortality through increasing the rate of antenatal corticosteroid administration to eligible women.
- Trial name
- ACT (NCT01084096)
- Testing
- Increasing use of Antenatal Corticosteroids (ACS)
- Where
- 7 sites in Argentina, Guatemala and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 103,117 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health