Clinical trials: Very Premature Baby
Oral Colostrum Administration in Very Low Birth Weight Premature Infants
Analysis of the Effects of Oral Colostrum Administration in Premature Infants on the Breastfeeding
In the literature, it is emphasized that oral colostrum administration in very low birth weight infants supported the immune development of the premature newborn, contributed to the development of oral microbiota and reduced the…
- Trial name
- Oral colostrum (NCT04454502)
- Testing
- Oral colostrum administration
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sakarya University
Premature Infants, Nutrition Deficiency Due to Insufficient Food
Nutrition Protocol and Premature Infants' Growth
Nutrition is a major issue for premature infants. Inappropriate nutritional intake during the first weeks of life is responsible for postnatal growth restriction and adverse long-term outcomes.
- Conditions
- Premature Infants, Nutrition Deficiency Due to Insufficient Food, Growth Retardation
- Trial name
- Nutriproto (NCT03217045)
- Testing
- nutrition protocol introduction
- Volunteers
- 158 people
- Sponsor
- Central Hospital, Nancy, France
Procedural Pain, Pre-Term
Multimodal Approach to the Ontogenesis of Nociception in Very Preterm and Term Infants
The management of pain related to venipuncture remains insufficient in very preterm infants (VPI. The separation between the mother (father) and her(his) child can aggravate the short-term painful experience of the newborn.
- Conditions
- Procedural Pain, Pre-Term, Venipuncture
- Trial name
- NOCI-Prem (NCT05404594)
- Testing
- Maternal vocal contact
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Chronic Lung Disease of Prematurity, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Continuous Versus Intermittent Bolus Feeding in Very Preterm Infants - Effect on Respiratory Morbidity
Chronic Lung Disease (CLD) of Prematurity is a common yet challenging co-morbidity affecting extremely premature newborns. Multifactorial influences leading to this co-morbidity is known and targeted in various research studies.
- Trial name
- CONFER (NCT03961139)
- Testing
- Method of feeding; continuous feeding OR bolus feeding
- Where
- 2 sites in Malaysia, Singapore
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- National University Hospital, Singapore
Adrenal Insufficiency
Relative Adrenal Insufficiency in Preterm Very Low Birth Weight Infants With Shock
The objective of this study is to estimate the prevalence of relative adrenal insufficiency in preterm very low birth weight infants with and without shock.
- Trial name
- NCT00974337
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Very Low Birth Weight Infant, Very Preterm Maturity of Infant
USCOM Parameters in Preterm Infants: Reference Ranges
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the feasibility of hemodynamic measurement by the UltraSonic Cardiac Output Monitor (USCOM) in very preterm or very-low-birth-weight infants.
- Trial name
- NCT05961657
- Testing
- Hemodynamic measurements by USCOM
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori
Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)
Multi-strain Probiotics to Prevent Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Very Preterm Infants
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether multi-strain probiotics of lactobacillus and bifidobacterium can prevent necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in preterm infants born at less than 32 weeks of gestation.
- Trial name
- NCT06810154
- Testing
- Multi-strain probiotics
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 2,170 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
Efficacy of Prophylactic Glycerin Suppositories for Feeding Intolerance in Very Low Birth Weight Preterm Infants: a Randomized Trial
To evaluate the efficacy of prophylactic glycerin suppositories will accelerate the elimination of meconium from the large intestine and thus reduce the incidence of feeding intolerance in very low birth weight (VLBW) infants
- Trial name
- NCT01799629
- Testing
- Glycerin suppositories
- Where
- 3 sites in Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center
Premature Infant
Psychomotor Therapy for Very Premature Infants
Our current reflexion is that sensory dys-stimulations, including vestibule-proprioceptive disorders and unbalanced between brain and brainstem maturation of the neonatal period involve an early deviant development for immature…
- Trial name
- VPI (NCT03093337)
- Testing
- Early post hospital discharge psychomotor therapy
- Where
- 10 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 162 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Late Onset Neonatal Sepsis, Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Effects of Oral Probiotic Supplementation on the Clinical Status of Very-low-birth-weight Preterm Neonates.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety of a probiotic foodstuff and its influence on emergence and development of natural intestinal flora and the clinical status of premature very low birth weight neonates.
- Conditions
- Late Onset Neonatal Sepsis, Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
- Trial name
- NCT02073214
- Testing
- Probiotic
- Volunteers
- 182 people
- Sponsor
- IBSS Biomed S.A.
Preterm Infant, Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis
Utility of Placental/Umbilical Cord Blood in Early Onset Neonatal Sepsis in Very Low Birth Weight Infants
This study evaluates the utility of placental/umbilical cord blood (PUCB) to perform the baseline workup testing for EONS in Very Low Birth Weight Infants: CBC (Complete Blood Count) with differential, Immature/Total ratio (I/T…
- Conditions
- Preterm Infant, Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis, Umbilical Cord
- Trial name
- NCT03694613
- Testing
- Placental/Umbilical Cord Blood sample
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Very Low Birth Weight Baby
Developmentally Supportive Care on Neurobehavioral Outcome of Preterm Very Low Birth Weight Neonates
Enrolled neonates will be provided routine supportive care as per existing neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)protocols. This will be carried out in the initial 6 months (0-180 days) of study commencement.
- Trial name
- DSC (NCT02817022)
- Testing
- developmentally supportive care
- Where
- 2 sites in India
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Lady Hardinge Medical College
Respiratory Distress Syndrome (&Amp; [Hyaline Membrane Disease])
Early Surfactant Administration at FiO₂ >0.25 Under NIPPV for RDS in Very Preterm Infants
This multicenter randomized controlled trial investigates whether initiating pulmonary surfactant (PS) at a lower oxygen threshold (FiO₂ >0.25) during nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) for very preterm…
- Trial name
- NCT07100652
- Testing
- Threshold FiO₂
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 384 people
- Sponsor
- Jiulongpo No.1 People's Hospital
Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight
Single-Dose Intravenous Inositol Pharmacokinetics in Preterm Infants
This pilot study was a randomized, placebo-controlled, clinical trial to measure changes in blood and urine levels of inositol in premature infants at high risk for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) following a single intravenous…
- Conditions
- Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Infant, Premature
- Trial name
- INS-1 (NCT00349726)
- Testing
- Inositol lower volume, Inositol higher volume
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- NICHD Neonatal Research Network
Infant, Premature, Diseases
Novel Human Milk Based Human Milk Fortifier
The primary objective is to assess weight gain of VLBW infants fed human milk supplemented with a novel human milk-based fortifier, in comparison to use of other fortifiers (historic controls).
- Trial name
- MHMHMF (NCT04478487)
- Testing
- Medolac human milk based human milk fortifier (MHMHMF)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Northwest Health
Premature Birth, Perinatal Mortality
Assessing the Impact of Smoke-free Legislation on Perinatal Health in the Netherlands
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether there has been a change in perinatal outcomes following the phased smoking ban introduction (January 2004 for workplaces; July 2008 for bars and restaurants) workplaces in the…
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Perinatal Mortality, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Stillbirth
- Trial name
- NCT02189265
- Testing
- Smoke-free legislation
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 2,069,695 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
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
Pumping, Breast, Milk, Human
Reducing Disparity in Receipt of Mother's Own Milk in Very Low Birth Weight Infants
In the US, the burden of very low birth weight (VLBW; <1500 g) birth is borne disproportionately by black (non-Hispanic black/African American) mothers who are 2.2-2.6 times more likely than nonblack mothers to deliver VLBW…
- Conditions
- Pumping, Breast, Milk, Human, Infant, Very Low Birth Weight, Preterm Birth
- Trial name
- ReDiMOM (NCT04540575)
- Testing
- NICU Acquires MOM, Mother Provides MOM
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 362 people
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Prematurity Complications
Gut Permeability and Microbiome in Preterm Infants
NEC, a life-threatening, GI emergency characterized by increased IP, affects approximately 7 to 10% of preterm neonates, and typically occurs within 7 to 14 days of birth with mortality as high as 30-50%.
- Trial name
- NCT07667049
- Testing
- measurement of intestinal permeability
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Infant, Very Low Birth Weight, Metabolic Syndrome, Protection Against
Growth, Risks of Allergy and Metabolic Syndrome in 6 Year Old Children Born Preterm Compared to Postdischarge Nutrition
This is a follow-up cohort study of 6 years old children born preterm in Denmark from 2004-2008, and at four different neonatal units. During hospitalisation they received breast milk with fortification.
- Conditions
- Infant, Very Low Birth Weight, Metabolic Syndrome, Protection Against, Allergy, Dietary Modification
- Trial name
- NCT02078687
- Testing
- Enfamil HM fortifier, Mead Johnson, Enfalac Premature Formula, Mead Johnson Nutritionals, Mothers own milk
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 239 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern Denmark