Clinical trials: Small for Gestational Age
Low Birth Weight Baby, Small for Gestational Age (SGA)
Biological Impacts of Rising Temperatures on Maternal, Fetal, and Newborn Health: A Cohort Study (BIRTH Cohort)
The goal of this study is to learn how being exposed to high environmental temperatures during pregnancy affects the health of pregnant women and their babies.
- Conditions
- Low Birth Weight Baby, Small for Gestational Age (SGA), Preterm Birth, Pregnancy Complications
- Trial name
- BIRTH (NCT06957769)
- Testing
- heat stress
- Where
- 3 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 6,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Pregnancy Complications, Pregnancy Related
PRECISE - Objective Measures and Observations of Physical Exposures Among Pregnant Employees in the Danish Workforce
Occupational physical activity during pregnancy may decrease blood supply to the uterus and be connected to negative pregnancy outcomes.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Complications, Pregnancy Related, Preterm Birth, Small for Gestational Age at Delivery
- Trial name
- PRECISE (NCT05670145)
- Testing
- PRECISE
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 1,600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bispebjerg Hospital
Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight
Early-Onset Sepsis Surveillance Study
In this observational study, the NICHD Neonatal Research Network (NRN) is conducting surveillance of all infants born at NRN centers to identify all newborns who are diagnosed with early-onset sepsis (EOS) and/or meningitis.
- Conditions
- Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Infant, Premature
- Trial name
- EOS (NCT00874367)
- Where
- 19 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 615 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Neonatal Research Network
Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR)
Determination of Clinical Phenotypes of Intrauterine Growth Restriction in Term Infants Based on Body Composition
Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is defined as the inability of the fetus to fulfill its genetic growth potential. "Small for gestational age" (SGA) is the most commonly used indicator for diagnosing IUGR.
- Trial name
- Restrigrowth (NCT07483424)
- Testing
- Small for gestational age (SGA) infants, Adequate for gestational age (AGA) infants
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 290 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central
Obesity, Small for Gestational Age
Maternal Obesity and Small for Gestational Age Infants
The purpose of this retrospective pilot study is to address the effect that obesity, in the absence of other comorbidities, has on birth weight.
- Trial name
- NCT00371657
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 420 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences
HIV Infections, HIV/AIDS
Evaluation of a Home-based Community Health Worker Program in Rural Eastern Cape, South Africa
The purpose of this early Phase 2 comparison trial is to evaluate the impact of community health worker (CHW) home visitors on pregnant women and their children in a rural setting in the rural Eastern Cape of South Africa.
- Conditions
- HIV Infections, HIV/AIDS, Depression, Depressive Symptoms
- Trial name
- NCT03517878
- Testing
- Comprehensive CHW Program
- Where
- 2 sites in South Africa
- Volunteers
- 1,490 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Thrombocytopenia, Small for Gestational Age (SGA)
Mechanism of Thrombocytopenia in Infants
This research project is studying the causes for low platelet levels in preterm infants. Platelets are a component of blood that helps with clotting.
- Conditions
- Thrombocytopenia, Small for Gestational Age (SGA), Preeclampsia
- Trial name
- NCT00333333
- Testing
- Cord blood
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Christiana Care Health Services
Sleep, Pregnancy
Halifax PrenaBelt Trial
Back and right-sided sleeping position in pregnant women has recently emerged as a potential risk factor for low birthweight (LBW) and stillbirth (SB) in the medical literature.
- Conditions
- Sleep, Pregnancy, Stillbirth, Infant, Low Birth Weight
- Trial name
- NCT02377817
- Testing
- PrenaBelt
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Allan Kember
Low Birth Weight, Small for Gestational Age
Epigenetic Markers of B-Cell Function in Low Birth Weight Infants
Low birth weight (LBW) status (< 10% for gestational age at birth) is associated with increased risk for diseases such as type II diabetes mellitus, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and coronary artery disease…
- Conditions
- Low Birth Weight, Small for Gestational Age, Immunodeficiency
- Trial name
- NCT00925925
- Testing
- Cord blood collection for analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Stillbirth, Fetal Death
Investigating the Structured Use of Ultrasound Scanning for Fetal Growth
Fetal growth restriction during pregnancy represents one of the biggest risk factors for stillbirth (Gardosi et al, 2013), with 'about one in three term, normally formed antepartum stillbirths are related to abnormalities of…
- Conditions
- Stillbirth, Fetal Death, Fetal Growth Retardation, Small for Gestational Age
- Trial name
- OxGRIP (NCT03662178)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 56,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
Malaria, Antepartum, Maternal Malaria During Pregnancy - Baby Not Yet Delivered
Community-based Screening and Treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy: a Cluster-randomized Trial
Malaria is a common disease in Africa and a major health problem. Pregnant women are also at risk of malaria. Malaria in pregnancy is life threatening to both the mother and the baby she is carrying.
- Conditions
- Malaria, Antepartum, Maternal Malaria During Pregnancy - Baby Not Yet Delivered, Small for Gestational Age (Disorder)
- Trial name
- COSMIC (NCT01941264)
- Testing
- community based screening and treatment
- Where
- 3 sites in Benin, Burkina Faso and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 4,265 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Royal Tropical Institute
Intrauterine Growth Retardation (IUGR)
Reproducibility of the Measurement of the Right Portal Vein Diameter
Although routine ultrasound is offered during the third trimester of pregnancy, less than a quarter of newborns with intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) are suspected antenatally.
- Trial name
- PORTALGROWTH1 (NCT04617964)
- Testing
- Ultrasound
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Poitiers University Hospital
Prenatal Care
Group Antenatal Care: The Power of Peers for Increasing Skilled Birth Attendance in Achham, Nepal
In rural Nepal, the major drivers of underutilization of skilled birth attendance are poverty, poor social support and inadequate birth planning.
- Trial name
- NCT02330887
- Testing
- Group Antenatal Care, Individual Antenatal Care
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 2,184 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Possible
Infant, Small for Gestational Age
SURF, Neurodevelopment, Growth Study in SGA Infants
The purpose of this study is to determine whether term SGA infants who are fed a nutrient-enriched pre-term formula will have a higher cognitive score, a more appropriate length-for-age Z-score (leading to a lower prevalence of…
- Trial name
- NCT04360967
- Testing
- Standard Formula, Nutrient-enriched Formula
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)
Micronutrients, Gestational Age
Longitudinal Zinc Intakes and Exchangeable Zinc Pool Sizes in Breastfed Small for Gestational Age vs Appropriate for Gestational Age Infants in Pakistan
Large-scale zinc supplementation studies have demonstrated highly significant positive effects on growth, morbidity and mortality in infants who are born small for gestational age (SGA).
- Trial name
- EZP (NCT01140256)
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight
Growth Observational Study
This study was a multicenter, prospective cohort study to define postnatal longitudinal growth for very low birth weight (VLBW) infants.
- Conditions
- Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Infant, Premature
- Trial name
- Growth (NCT01203475)
- Where
- 13 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,660 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Neonatal Research Network
Diastolic Dysfunction, Neonatal Encephalopathy
Assessment of Diastolic Function During the Transitional Period and Infancy Using Serial Echocardiography
The goal of this single-centre longitudinal observational study is to create reference values for diastolic function parameters in neonates born at 35 weeks' gestation or above, and to assess the influence of pre-defined…
- Conditions
- Diastolic Dysfunction, Neonatal Encephalopathy, Small for Gestational Age at Delivery, Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn
- Trial name
- DiFuSE (NCT06200519)
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 216 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College Cork
Small for Gestational Age at Delivery, Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
Umbilical Cord Abnormalities in the Prediction of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
The objective of our study is to investigate the association of umbilical cord abnormalities with adverse pregnancy outcomes. The umbilical cord parameters that will be investigated as part of this study include the umbilical…
- Conditions
- Small for Gestational Age at Delivery, Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy, Stillbirth, Admission to Neonatal Unit
- Trial name
- ULOOP (NCT05901688)
- Testing
- Umbilical cord measurements & observations
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Thrombocytopenia, Neonatal
Neonatal Platelet Transfusion Threshold Trial
The objective of the NeoPlaTT trial is to test whether, among extremely preterm infants born at 23 0/7 to 26 6/7 weeks' gestation, a lower platelet transfusion threshold, compared to a higher threshold, improves survival without…
- Conditions
- Thrombocytopenia, Neonatal, Platelet Transfusion, Infant, Newborn, Diseases
- Trial name
- NeoPlaTT (NCT06676904)
- Testing
- Higher Platelet Transfusion Threshold, Lower Platelet Transfusion Threshold
- Where
- 20 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,433 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Neonatal Research Network
Small for Gestational Age Infant, Large for Gestational Age Infant
"Fetal gRowth AbnorMality dEtection Trial"
The present trial intends to assess the diagnostic accuracy of symphysis fundal height (SFH) as opposed to SFH combined with point of care ultrasound to measure the fetal abdominal circumference (POC-US-AC) in identifying small…
- Conditions
- Small for Gestational Age Infant, Large for Gestational Age Infant, Oligohydramnios, Polyhydramnios
- Trial name
- FRAME (NCT05043753)
- Testing
- Point of care ultrasound to measure the fetal abdominal circumference (POC-US-AC)
- Where
- 3 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 1,566 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Modena and Reggio Emilia