Clinical trials: Very Premature Infants
Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome, PreTerm Neonate
MINImising Total Radiation EXposure in Preterm Infants
Being born too early (preterm birth) is the leading cause of death in children world-wide. In Australia, 97% of very preterm babies who are admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Units need breathing support after birth to survive.
- Trial name
- MINI T-Rex (NCT06975189)
- Testing
- Lung ultrasound group, Standard Care
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Western Health, Australia
Premature Birth
Video Recording in the Delivery Room in Very Preterm Infants (Video Apgar Trial)
A video of the delivery room management will be taken using standardized conditions. The video will be evaluated either locally by those directly involved in the delivery room care of this specific infant or anonymously at the…
- Trial name
- NCT01420107
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University Medicine Greifswald
Infant Premature, Growth and Development
NEOVIDEO : Impact of Monitoring Motor Activity by Video Analysis on the Sleep of Very Preterm Infants
Very premature birth and the necessary hospitalization expose to a risk of morbidity and mortality which impacts the neurodevelopmental prognosis. Sleep and behavior monitoring have not been developed in the neonatal units.
- Conditions
- Infant Premature, Growth and Development, Neurologic Disorder, Sleep Fragmentation
- Trial name
- NCT04624347
- Testing
- Access to video and movement curves
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- Rennes University Hospital
Influenza
Study of Live, Attenuated Influenza Vaccination in Preterm and Full-Term Infants
Severe influenza respiratory disease is increasingly recognized in children. Influenza hospitalization rates in high-risk infants, such as premature infants, are increased some five-fold over rates in other children.
- Trial name
- NCT01194297
- Testing
- Live attenuated influenza vaccine, Inactivated influenza vaccine
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Infant, Premature, Diseases
Multisensory Early Oral Administration of Human Milk (M-MILK) for Very Preterm Infants
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the multisensory early oral administration of human milk (M-MILK) intervention helps infants who are born younger than 32 weeks gestational age (very preterm infants).
- Trial name
- M-MILK RCT (NCT07216664)
- Testing
- Multisensory early oral administration of human milk
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 125 people
- Sponsor
- Loyola University
Very Preterm and Extremely Preterm Birth, Anemia
Clinical Characterization of Very and Extremely Preterm Infants Who Received Excess Erythrocyte Transfusions With Respect to HAS 2014 Recommendations
Prematurity affects around 60,000 births a year in France. Extremely premature babies are particularly fragile and require multiple erythrocyte transfusions to maintain an effective hemoglobin level for metabolism and continued…
- Conditions
- Very Preterm and Extremely Preterm Birth, Anemia, Erythrocyte Transfusion, Excess Transfusion
- Trial name
- CGR EXCESS (NCT06909487)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 201 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Encephalomalacia
Randomized Trial of Hydrocortisone in Very Preterm High-Risk Infants
The purpose of this study is to determine whether treatment of very preterm infants at high-risk for lung and brain injury with low dose hydrocortisone results in improved pulmonary and neurologic outcomes.
- Conditions
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Encephalomalacia, Premature Birth
- Trial name
- NCT00167544
- Testing
- Hydrocortisone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
Premature Infant
Effects Of Not Measuring Gastric Residual Content On Feeding Tolerance In Premature Infants iNFANTS
Omitting evaluation of gastric residual contents prior to feeding very premature infants will increase the feeding intake at 2 weeks, and total caloric intake and growth by 3 weeks, as well as decrease the time required for…
- Trial name
- NCT01965769
- Testing
- No gastric residual evaluation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure
Effect of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Delivered by Two Different Modalities on Breathing Pattern in Preterm Infants
In this study, the investigators want to observe how continuous positive airway pressure delivered by two different modalities affects breathing pattern in small preterm infants.
- Trial name
- NCT01326975
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Practice Guideline of Erythrocyte Transfusion in Preterm Infant
Red Blood Cell Transfusion in Very Premature Infants and HAS 2014 Guideline
The indications that motivated the decision to transfuse (or not) were analyzed to verify compliance with HAS recommendations. Medical records from 57 premature infants < 32 weeks hospitalized between 2016 -2017 were…
- Trial name
- RBCPREM (NCT03599167)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens
Trophic Feeding, Very Low Birth Weight Baby
Effect of Oral Colostrum Applications Every 2 Hours and 4 Hours In Order to Achieve Trophic Feeding in Preterm Infants
The goal of this clinical trial is aims to evaluate the effects of applying colostrum orally every 4 and 2 hours in order to achieve trophic feeding in preterm infants.
- Conditions
- Trophic Feeding, Very Low Birth Weight Baby, Preterm
- Trial name
- NCT06379178
- Testing
- Oral colostrum application 2 hours, Oral colostrum application 4 hours
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- Gadjah Mada University
Trans Epidermal Water Loss (TEWL)
Effect of Coconut Oil Application in Reducing Water Loss From Skin of Premature Babies in First Week of Life (TEWL)
The skin of newborn infants is immature and ineffective as a barrier. Preterm skin exhibits even more vulnerability to the environment due to poor self regulatory heat mechanisms, paucity of fatty tissue and its thinness.
- Trial name
- TopOilTewl (NCT01364948)
- Testing
- Coconut oil application, No oil application
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Very Low Birthweight Infants, Mother Child Interaction
Delivery Room Skin-to-skin Study
The first hours after birth are a sensitive period for promotion of optimal mother-child-interaction and secure attachment. Maternal sensitivity and responsivness are high in the first hours after birth due to high oxytocin…
- Conditions
- Very Low Birthweight Infants, Mother Child Interaction, Preterm Infant
- Trial name
- deisy (NCT01959737)
- Testing
- skin-to.skin-contact
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cologne
Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight
Observational Study of Surgical Treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolotis
The purposes of this study were: 1) to compare mortality and postoperative morbidities in extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants who underwent initial laparotomy or drainage for necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) or isolated…
- Conditions
- Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Infant, Premature
- Trial name
- NEC Surgery (NCT01223261)
- Where
- 17 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 156 people
- Sponsor
- NICHD Neonatal Research Network
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn
Efficacy of Combining Prophylactic Curosurf With Early Nasal CPAP in Delivery Room: the Curpap Study
The primary objective of this study is to compare two methods of post-delivery stabilization and subsequent early respiratory care for reducing the need for MV and related secondary complications, such as BPD, in premature babies…
- Trial name
- Curpap (NCT00501982)
- Testing
- Poractant alfa (Curosurf®)
- Where
- 5 sites in Czechia, France and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 208 people
- Sponsor
- Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.
Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight
Inhaled Nitric Oxide for Preterm Infants With Severe Respiratory Failure
This multicenter trial tested whether inhaled nitric oxide would reduce death or the need for oxygen in preterm infants (less than 34 weeks gestational age) with severe lung disease.
- Conditions
- Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Infant, Premature
- Trial name
- Preemie iNO (NCT00016523)
- Testing
- Inhaled nitric oxide
- Where
- 17 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 420 people
- Sponsor
- NICHD Neonatal Research Network
Impaired Psychomotor Development
Arachidonic Acid Supplementation in Very Preterm Infants
Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFAs), arachidonic acid (AA omega-6; 20:4ω-6), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA omega-3; 22:6ω-3), are required for the formation of non-myelinated cell membranes in the central nervous…
- Trial name
- NCT02503020
- Testing
- Preterm infants formula A, Preterm infants formula B
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Health Research Institute of Santiago
Very Preterm Infants, Zinc Deficiency
Higher and Standard Doses of Enteral Zinc Supplementation in Very Preterm Infants
The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to compare the effect of higher (10 mg per day) versus standard (1 mg per day) doses of zinc supplementation The main questions it aims to answer are: Growth velocities and delta…
- Trial name
- ZnVeryPT (NCT06219525)
- Testing
- Higher dose of enteral zinc, Standard dose of enteral zinc
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Prince of Songkla University
Infant, Premature
Metoclopramide Use in Very Low Birth Weight Newborns
During the first 7 days of life very small babies will receive the drug metoclopramide or a salt solution through an intravenous line.
- Trial name
- NCT00242450
- Testing
- Metoclopramide
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Very Preterm and Extremely Preterm Birth
Sodium and Milk Fortification Evaluation of Body Composition Among Very Preterm Infants
The goal of the trial is to learn if targeted sodium supplementation (including blood and urine sodium testing) versus standard milk fortification (including blood sodium testing) improves growth and body composition in very…
- Trial name
- SAFE (NCT07562997)
- Testing
- Urine sodium testing, Serum sodium testing, Milk fortification
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington